Kids & Family
**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!

Latest Episodes:

#18 Overcoming Conflict In Sibling Relationships - Featuring Madeline & Macy Manning Jun 18, 2019

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In this podcast, we have a great discussion with Madeline and Macy, our second and third kids. They are a brief eighteen months apart and did a lot together growing up. We invite you to listen to the podcast and hear in their voices their struggles, but more importantly, how they overcame those struggles.

We also hope this podcast will encourage you to inspire the little people of your family to see their siblings with love and adoration (as the apple of their eye) and choose to protect and nurture (in the shadow of their wing) those key sibling relationships.

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What If Your Kids Pursued Each Other? Jun 12, 2019

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What does it look like for siblings to pursue each other?

Listen to McKenzie and Michael Manning tell the story of their relationship and how she PURSUED him even in the face of daily rejection.

This month we are talking about Siblings as Best Friends. At Crazy Cool Family, one of our core beliefs is that siblings can and should be best friends for life. We have fought to unite each sibling for their entire lives, and we have been rewarded with children who truly love each other, look out for each other, and want to spend time together.

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#16 How To Encourage Your Oldest Child To Take Ownership in Their Role Jun 05, 2019

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Mollie and Suzanne were the beginning of this Crazy Cool Family, and one-by-one, starting with Don (since Mollie and Suz were a pair before Don entered the picture) they built a family of nine. Mollie felt the burden and responsibility of being a big sister when Madeline was barely sitting up.

The role of the oldest sibling is a powerful and influencing role in your family!

When you get the oldest on your team, the other siblings will follow. Be aware, and make them aware of the responsibility, honor, ownership, and value of being the oldest. God has set them apart and hand-picked them to be the oldest. And God knows exactly what He is doing!

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#15: 3 Mindset Shifts to Build an Amazing Childhood For Your Kids May 29, 2019

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Often in CCF, we talk about flipping your thinking as a parent. Today we give you 3 mindset shifts to help build an amazing childhood for your kids.

Do you want your kids to have an amazing childhood?

Listen as Don and Suzanne share snippets of conversations with their kids that will help you shift your mindset to building an amazing childhood for your kids.

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What Does an Awesome Sibling Relationship Look Like? - Featuring Maddox & McCade Manning May 22, 2019

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Do your kids loving each other?

Do you believe they can be best friends?

Listen as Don and Suzanne are joined by Maddox and McCade, the last two of the Manning clan, as they share how their childhood was built on their relationship with each other.

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How To See The World Like Your Kids See It - Featuring Madeline, Macy, & Mckenzie Manning May 15, 2019

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We all want our kids to have an awesome experience growing up. We encourage parents to be intentional and present in their kids’ lives to create a childhood for them that’s full of laughter, excitement, and purpose.

How do we do it? What is life like for the seven Manning kids? We want to show you and allow you to get to know them! What better way to learn about their childhood than to hear it directly from the source!

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How to Save Your Kids from the World- Featuring Mollie and Michael Manning May 08, 2019

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How do we save our kids from the world?

This week our oldest daughter, Mollie, and our oldest son, Michael, share about their upbringing and how parents are a pivotal part in navigating the world.

Do your kids need help understanding the world? How are you, as a parent, supposed to help them without being controlling?

Listen and find out ways you can save your kids from the world!

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Three C's to a Crazy Cool Marriage Apr 30, 2019

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Do you need a marriage boost? What do you do if your marriage feels stagnant or off?

Listen as Don and Suzanne talk about how Pursuing God helps us to have a Crazy Cool Marriage. This month we have been talking about Pursuing God and how it relates to creating a Crazy Cool Family.

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How to Stop Being a Nagging Parent Apr 24, 2019

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What does a "nagging parent" look like in todays' world?

Listen as Don and Suzanne talk about how pursuing God changes us from nagging parents into inspiring parents.

In the month of April, we are talking about how Pursuing God, which is at the top of our Crazy Cool Family diagram, helps you become an amazing parent. To view the the diagram referenced in this podcast, go to basecamp and start learning more about how God made your family!

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Embarrassed By Your Child? Apr 17, 2019

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Do you ever feel embarrassed of your child?

Like maybe when you are in public place and the toddler has a meltdown...

Or you're in a public place and the teenager has a meltdown...

Or when you're in a public place and you have a meltdown...

Listen to Podcast #9 as we unpack what to do when your family is embarrassing! Stop seeing your kid's as embarrassments and start seeing opportunities to build culture within your family.