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How to Make a Family Travel Dream into Reality Apr 10, 2018

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In this week's 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."

Involving Kids in Housework (without a lot of whining) Mar 13, 2018

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In this week's episode, Saren talks with her mom and sisters, Shawni and Saydi, about how hard it can be to involve our kids in basic housework and go on to brainstorm concrete ideas for how we can get our kids to participate in housework in a positive and effective way.

Technology and Our Kids Feb 27, 2018

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In this week's brand new episode, Power of Families Director Saren and her sisters, Shawni and Saydi, and her mom, Linda Eyre discuss their thoughts, ideas and experiences about technology and screentime in today's world and in their own families. Some of the issues addressed are:

How to keep from using phones as a crutch too often with our youngest children
How to manage our own screen time and model good phone use for our children
What we can do to keep phones from undermining real interpersonal connections
When children should get their own smart phone
How to help older children adopt appropriate boundaries once they have phones

How Housework Can Build Relationships Feb 06, 2018

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The word "housework" is often corrected to "drudgery," "whining," "nagging," and "necessary evil."

But housework can actually be a fun and meaningful relationship-building activity.

Saren and April share practical and simple ideas for how we can get our children effectively and positively involved in keeping up our homes.

Creating A Strong Family Identity Jan 30, 2018

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When we begin with the end in mind, we have a much better chance of helping our family become all the wonderful things it can be. In this episode, April and Saren offer concrete ideas to help you:

decide together who you want to be as a family
come up with fun family mottos, mission statements, cheers, and/or songs to help you support that vision

Helping Our Children Be More Grateful Jan 23, 2018

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In this 25-minute episode, Saren and her sister Shawni (who runs the popular blog, 71 Toes), discuss simple ways to help our children:

Feel and express gratitude for every-day things that are easy to take for granted
Focus on what they have rather than what they feel that they lack
Work for what they get so that they will more fully appreciate it
Learn about those who are less fortunate so they can see how blessed they are while developing compassion and understanding for others

Organizing Our Stuff Jan 16, 2018

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Feeling overwhelmed by the stuff in your home?

In this episode, April and Saren offer practical tips for streamlining and organizing the toys, clothes, dishes and furnishings in our homes. They focus on ideas to help you:

Make sure you've got the right things in your home (and get rid of the wrong things)
Make those right things easier to find and enjoy
Sort and donate regularly
Learn to view clothes, toys and furnishings as consumables
Be more mindful about what we bring into our homes in the first place

Discipline + Fun = Success Jan 09, 2018

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"Discipline" and "fun" may not seem like they belong in the same sentence. But they actually work very nicely together.

In this 20-minute episode, Saren and April share three fun and simple ideas for making discipline in your home more fun and more effective - at the same time!

Listen and learn about how an "angry hat," a "gunny bag," some puppet shows or role plays, and the chance to "start over" can really teach and inspire positive behavior.

Simple Everyday Traditions Jan 02, 2018

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Paying a little extra attention to the positive "rituals" and "traditions" of our every-day lives can really build relationships and enhance the love in our homes.

In this podcast, Saren and April share great ideas for enhancing your family's:

morning routines
after school snack time
family dinner time
tuck-in time
weekend activities

Building Strong Relationships With Teenagers Jan 02, 2018

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Parenting teenagers is a whole new ball game!

Power of Families Founder, Saren, and her sister, Shawni, who runs the popular blog, 71 Toes, have three teenagers between them plus a couple of pre-teens. They share what they're learning about building and maintaining strong relationships with teenagers.

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