Ep. 117 | Allowances, Chores and Money Manage...

Do your children obey when you give instructions, or only after you warn them about the consequences? Do you see a difference between warning and threatening? Would you like to know how to guide your children toward obeying out of love for God rather than a fear of punishment? Jo ...  Show more

Are you kids getting to the age where you know you need to have “the talk,” but you just aren’t sure where to start? Do you worry that you’ll rob your children of their innocence and over-expose them if you talk to them about sex? Does it feel like you’ve already missed the boat ...  Show more

How do you teach your kids about money? A recent survey from Thriving Wallet found that 90% of Americans say money impacts their stress level. How do we change this? It starts by raising kids comfortable with money and giving them the tools to make smart money decisions. Our gues ...  Show more

When kids are disrespectful, it can feel like a very personal attack leaving us wondering if our child will grow up to be an unkind and immoral adult disrespecting everyone they know. In this episode, I’ll be walking you through all the ways we can alleviate their behaviour witho ...  Show more

There are going to be many times while raising our kids that they come to us with their problems, and we as parents might feel the need to immediately jump in as Mama Bear and tell them exactly what they need to do. But what if that isn’t what they really need? In this episode, I ...  Show more

This week on the podcast I describe how I have tried to make repairs when I have behaved in ways that I know are not acceptable. We are all human and making mistakes is inevitable and also part of how we learn to do better. Modeling effective apologies and making amends is the be ...  Show more