Dr. Shannon Warden is a licensed professional counselor and a counseling educator who is currently applying her expertise as a professor of counseling at Piedmont International University. She is also a public speaker and the author of several books including Taming Anger: A Guide for Moms Who are Tired of Feeling Angry and Worry Rehab: Where Worry Takes a Break. Shannon and her husband, Stephen, have three children. Learn more about Shannon at her website, shannonwardencom.
Using home improvement as a fun and easy-to-remember metaphor, Drs. Gary Chapman and Shannon Warden offer insights for creating a family blueprint that will help build up faith and godly character in a discussion based on their book The DIY Guide to Building a Family That Lasts: 12 Tools for Improving Your Home Life. (Part 2 of 2)
Dr. Gary Chapman and Dr. Shannon Warden compare family life to renovating a home — you need a good “blueprint” or plan for how you want your family to grow, and a solid foundation of godly character traits like kindness, love, forgiveness, building trust, building connection, and having fun together. Parents and kids need to be “all in” and working as a team to instill these traits into their relationships. Dr. Chapman also talks about the 5 Love Languages, and Dr. Warden shares several stories about parenting her own children.
