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Moving from Entitlement to Gratitude May 03, 2022

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In this week's episode, Saren and April (director of our sister-site, Power of Moms) share some of the great responses we received plus talk through some ideas that have really helped pump up gratitude and tone down entitlement in their own families. For full show notes, please visit poweroffamilies.com

Getting Real about Parenting Teens and Adults Apr 26, 2022

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As our kids grow up, parenting can become more complicated - and more lonely. Where should we let go? Where should we hold on? How should we hold on? And who can we talk to about the challenging and sometimes heart-wrenching issues we're facing?

In this week's epsisode, Saren and two of her dear friends, Tiffany Sowby and Allyson Reynolds, talk openly and honestly about the challenges involved in parenting teenagers and adult children.

For full show notes, please visit poweroffamilies.com

Balancing the Magic and Meaning of Christmas- Episode 54 Dec 07, 2021

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In this episode, Saren and Lynette Blood (Power of Families Social Media Manager) talk about how to balance the magic of elves and presents and Santa with meaningful discussions and activities that emphasize giving and celebrate the real meaning of Christmas.

This episode is chock-full of ideas for traditions that celebrate both the magic and meaning of Christmas and bring the two together wherever possible.

For full show notes, please visit poweroffamilies.com

Summer and Screens Jun 25, 2019

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Join Saren as she talks with her son Silas about screen time in the summer. For full show notes, please visit poweroffamilies.com

Creating a Tech-Healthy Family Apr 25, 2019

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So many parents view screen time and technology as a stressful conundrum that they need to solve for their children. But it works better if we view it as an opportunity to teach our children discernment as we work with them to develop guidelines for healthy technology use.

In this episode, Saren interviews Andrea Davis, founder of Better Screen Time, about how we can help our children learn to use technology in a positive and healthy way. For full show notes, please visit poweroffamilies.com

Celebrating the Real Meaning of Easter (Encore) Apr 10, 2019

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In this week's encore episode, Saren interviews her sister Saydi about the simple, kid-friendly Christ-centered Easter activities she does with her family each year. Gathering ideas from many sources, Saydi has created a plan for how families can celebrate Christ's miracles, teachings, Atonement, death and resurrection in tangible and beautiful ways. Please visit poweroffamilies.com for full show notes.

Big Things are Made out of Little Things Mar 29, 2019

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Do you sometimes wonder whether you're really making a difference? Do you see your dreams of doing big things fading away as you deal with all the little things that the little people around you need, day in and day out?

In this audio post, Saren shares an "a-ah" moment that helped her to see that all those seemingly little things we do every day as moms add up to be really big and beautiful things in the end.

For full show notes, please visit powerofmoms.com

What Weekly Challenges Do For Us Mar 05, 2019

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There are so many things we want to do and be as parents and sometimes we can feel overwhelmed. So we decided to start issuing a really simple and super do-able weekly challenge at Power of Families. It's been wonderful to see so many parents participate in this easy way to work on one small aspect of our parenting at a time.

In this week's episode, Saren talks about the effect the challenges have had on her and her family and shares experiences other members of our community have had as they've participated.

How to Make a Family Travel Dream into Reality Feb 05, 2019

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In this encore episode, Saren interviews Stephanie Langford from Entrefamily.com about her amazing and budget-friendly around-the-world family travels and how every family can help their children become "citizens of the world."

For full show notes, visit poweroffamilies.com

Creative Schooling Solutions Jan 16, 2019

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Join Saren and her two youngest sons as they discuss the creative schooling solutions they've come up with for this year. They've worked hard to find what will work best for her sons and best meet their needs. I think you'll be intrigued. For full show notes, please visit poweroffamilies.com

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