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**Crazy Cool Family**

Want home to be your favorite place in the world? Want to see siblings get along like best friends? Want to send your kid off to college with hope instead of fear? At Crazy Cool Family, we can help you answer all of those questions with a resounding “YES!”

We have one simple mission: To show parents how to create amazing families by building their lives around Jesus and helping their kids to do the same. In Matthew 22, Jesus tells us that what is most important in life is our relationship with God and our relationships with one another. We believe that families are our most important relationships and their strength will determine the strength of your family. You will Rethink the Way You Do Family when you see God’s incredible relational design for your families.

God wants a Crazy Cool Family for you and we want to help you get there!

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Being Intentional With Your Spouse While Raising Kids Aug 28, 2019

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No matter how long we've been married, we are called, by God, to continually strive to pursue our spouse.

This is usually the most challenging when you are parenting babies or young children. Maybe it's because the days become routine, or we believe that since we're married we don't need to pursue each other anymore, or most likely because we're just so exhausted!

In this week's Crazy Cool Family podcast, Mollie and Madeline join Suzanne to share what they've learned about pursuing their spouse in the midst of caring for young children.

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Maintaining A Healthy Work/Home Balance Aug 21, 2019

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Parents often feel overwhelmed with the amount of responsibilities that pull at our time and attention. We desperately want a balanced life that includes quality time with family and friends and doing things we enjoy.

But how do we do that while taking care of all the things?

In this week’s Crazy Cool Family podcast, Don shares a few tips to help you maintain a healthy work/home balance.

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Car Time With Your Kids Aug 14, 2019

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What if car-time became one of the best places to deepen your relationships with your children?

Time in the car with your kids is an ideal opportunity that you can use to your advantage!

In this week's Crazy Cool Family podcast, Don and Suzanne give you incredible ideas to transform your own thinking about car-time and how to use it to grow the relationships in your family.

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How to Connect Your Kids to God this School Year Aug 07, 2019

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Connecting your kids to God is the most important thing you will do as a parent... so how do we do it well?

In this week's Crazy Cool Family podcast, Don and Suzanne give inspiring and practical tips to help you connect your kids to God this school year.

What if at this time next year, your kids have had a leap in their relationship with Jesus?

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Sending Your Kid To College Jul 31, 2019

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Whether you're preparing to move your child into their dorm room in a few weeks, or trying to get your toddler to just fall sleep in their own room, "The Day" is coming! The day your child leaves your home!

In this week's Crazy Cool Family podcast, Don and Suzanne give tips to help prepare you and your child for the day he/she leaves home. They speak candidly to two different sets up parents - those of you who have a child leaving home soon, and those of you whose "day" is approaching further down the road.

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Adjusting To New Parenthood with Mollie & Damian Torres and Madeline & Larry Jones Jul 24, 2019

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New to parenting? Need help?!

In this week's podcast, we are joined by our two oldest daughters and their families. Mollie and her husband, Damian, and son, Sebastian ("Bash"). And Madeline and her husband, Larry, and son, Truett.

Having a newborn brings many changes and challenges. Mollie, Damian, Madeline, and Larry share openly about the struggles and victories they've had in this short season of learning to be parents. Listen as they offer great insight and much humor with how to handle this stage of first-time parenting.

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How To Handle Fits Jul 17, 2019

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Do your kids throw fits? What's your parenting strategy to help them work through it?

In this episode, Suzanne and Don talk about how to handle kids throwing fits. Listen in to learn their best tips! If your approach to parenting a child who throws fits isn't working, then this podcast is for you!

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How To Navigate Technology With Your Kids Jul 10, 2019

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We get asked all the time, “How do you handle technology?” It’s like its a bad word!

Social media, blogs, and articles out there are all about putting restrictions on our kids but we wanted to talk about our approach on this topic and how you can help your child adopt a healthy mindset with technology.

Listen in to these tips to help you navigate technology with your kids.

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How To Make Family Vacations Memorable Jul 03, 2019

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This week's episode is all about vacation!

It's the week of the 4th of July and we know that many of you have some fun vacations planned for the summer. Research shows that kids who have the opportunity to go on vacation remember those as anchor points and highlights with their family. Studies show that kids value vacation over toys! So while you're on vacation this year and you've got intentional time together as a family, we hope this conversation encourages you to create some fun memories together.

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What to Do When Our Kids Hurt Each Other Featuring Michael & Maddox Manning Jun 26, 2019

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Do your kids have a difficult relationships? Are they in a season of hurting each other?

Every sibling dynamic is unique and goes through seasons.

Listen as Michael and Maddox talk about siblings being hurtful or helpful. They grew up close in age, similar in hobbies, but very different in personalities. We share their struggles and hope to give parents insight into sibling dynamics.

If your kids are struggling to get along, listen to this together and talk about the changes you may need to make in your family's sibling culture.

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No matter how long we've been married, we are called, by God, to continually strive to pursue our spouse.

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Parents often feel overwhelmed with the amount of responsibilities that pull at our time and attention. We desperately want a balanced life that includes quality time with family and friends and doing things we enjoy.

But how do we do that while taking care of all the things?

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What if car-time became one of the best places to deepen your relationships with your children?

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Connecting your kids to God is the most important thing you will do as a parent... so how do we do it well?

What if at this time next year, your kids have had a leap in their relationship with Jesus?

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New to parenting? Need help?!

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Do your kids throw fits? What's your parenting strategy to help them work through it?

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We get asked all the time, “How do you handle technology?” It’s like its a bad word!

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This week's episode is all about vacation!

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Do your kids have a difficult relationships? Are they in a season of hurting each other?

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No matter how long we've been married, we are called, by God, to continually strive to pursue our spouse.

Crazy Cool Resources:

Parents often feel overwhelmed with the amount of responsibilities that pull at our time and attention. We desperately want a balanced life that includes quality time with family and friends and doing things we enjoy.

But how do we do that while taking care of all the things?

Crazy Cool Resources:

What if car-time became one of the best places to deepen your relationships with your children?

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Connecting your kids to God is the most important thing you will do as a parent... so how do we do it well?

What if at this time next year, your kids have had a leap in their relationship with Jesus?

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New to parenting? Need help?!

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Do your kids throw fits? What's your parenting strategy to help them work through it?

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We get asked all the time, “How do you handle technology?” It’s like its a bad word!

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This week's episode is all about vacation!

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Do your kids have a difficult relationships? Are they in a season of hurting each other?

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