Episode 206: “Purposeful Parenting: How Do I Look?”
Download the podcast as an .mp3 by clicking here.Access from Apple Podcasts. FURTHER RESOURCES Resources, links, or other helpful tools mentioned in the podcast: CPYU’s Ad Filtering Questions: The Simple SevenGrounded in Grace: Helping Kids Build Their Identity in Christ…
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The Word of God and Parenting
Now that I’m older, I’ve got enough of a history to know that life is a journey that can be pretty intimidating and confusing. Having kids brings that reality home. As one parent once half-seriously said to me, “There are…
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Opening Your Home to Kids
Life for teenagers is difficult. When their hands hit the doorknob at your house, do they feel like they are stepping out of a difficult world into a place of even greater heartache, brokenness, and difficulty? Or are they able…
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Episode 205: “Purposeful Parenting: The Gospel and Teen Anxiety”
Download the podcast as an .mp3 by clicking here.Access from Apple Podcasts. FURTHER RESOURCES Resources, links, or other helpful tools mentioned in the podcast: Episode 101: “Turning to Christ with Our Anxiety” with Ed WelchWhen Parents Feel Like Failures: How…
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Should I Tell My Kids about My Past?
“How much should I tell my kids about my life as a teenager?” Ever wonder about that one? You have if you’re conscious about the mistakes you made during your teenage years and you’re dreading the day one of your…
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The Parenting Power of Good Questions
I’ve become known around my house as the guy who asks too many questions. To be honest, I think I get a little annoying. One thing I’ve learned is that I need to ask good questions. Our tendency is to…
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The Power of Reckless Words
As a dad, I’ve learned over and over that I need to choose my words care-fully. I’m usually reminded after moments of being very careless with my words. Proverbs 12:18 tells us that “Reckless words pierce like a sword, but…
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Who Teens Hope Will Listen on Mental Health
Late last year, the Pew Research Center conducted a survey of almost fourteen hundred teens, ages thirteen to seventeen, to come to an understanding of our teenagers’ experiences and attitudes around social media and their mental health. One of the…
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