John and Danny explain why it’s smart to deal with issues or points of conflict that come up sooner rather than later.
Parenting
Author Carol Barnier offers practical suggestions for how parents can help their children learn and succeed in school. (Part 2 of 2)
Author Carol Barnier offers practical suggestions for how parents can help their children learn and succeed in school. (Part 1 of 2)
Kids don’t have the same coping mechanism as adults, so parents need to help them learn those tools.
Recognizing three types of contributors to children’s lives.
Children need to discover an ability or a skill they can be good at and achieve competence. And it’s our job as parents to help them find it.
Anger in kids may be confusing, because parents don’t always understand where it’s coming from or how to resolve it.
Representing three generations of prodigals, Pastor Bill Putman and his son, Pastor Jim Putman, candidly discuss the difficult challenges they and their families have experienced, and offer practical advice and encouragement to families with prodigals. (Part 1 of 2)
Representing three generations of prodigals, Pastor Bill Putman and his son, Pastor Jim Putman, candidly discuss the difficult challenges they and their families have experienced, and offer practical advice and encouragement to families with prodigals. (Part 1 of 2)
Dr. David Clarke offers parents proven, time-tested strategies for raising children to become healthy, well-adjusted adults in a discussion based on his intriguingly titled book Parenting is Hard and Then You Die: A Fun But Honest Look at Raising Kids of All Ages Right. (Part 2 of 2)
Dr. David Clarke offers parents proven, time-tested strategies for raising children to become healthy, well-adjusted adults in a discussion based on his intriguingly titled book Parenting is Hard and Then You Die: A Fun But Honest Look at Raising Kids of All Ages Right. (Part 1 of 2)
Sometimes parents want to take every opportunity to teach and lecture their kids, but as John and Danny discuss, that’s not always the best approach. One-on-one time just listening, especially with daughters, can make a big difference too. Featuring Dr. Meg Meeker. Find us online at focusonthefamily.com/parentingpodcast or call 1-800-A-FAMILY
A terrible accident showed the Bainter family how to help their son through tragedy and live with hope in a world where life isn’t fair.
Understanding neurological differences between boys and girls can lead to stronger parent-child communication.
Father-daughter relationships can be very different than father-son relationships. Danny and John chat about how fathers can be protective of their daughters and make them feel special. Featuring Dr. Meg Meeker
When the internal and external voices whisper the lies You’re insignificant, You’re not enough and You don’t measure up, we want our children to know, deep in their souls, that the only One who gets to define them is the One who created them and calls them beloved.
When life doesn’t go as planned, you can help your child gracefully move past setbacks and embrace the path God provides.
As we work at following God and becoming better parents, we’ll often draw our kids, like a magnet, to follow us and the God we serve.
Author Jennifer Polimino, a stay-at-home mother with a ministry to moms, describes how she’s experienced God’s grace and healing from a past characterized by abuse and emotional pain.
Father-daughter relationships can be very different than father-son relationships. Danny and John chat about how fathers can be protective of their daughters and make them feel special. Featuring Dr. Meg Meeker