Video: Perfectly Imperfect Parenting (+virtual event)
We’re not going to parent perfectly. That is impossible! But that doesn’t mean we don’t try. We still parent with excellence in mind. And we don’t have to do it alone! On this week’s Happy Home chat, find out what a movie I love (Ford...Video: Launch Day Screen Kids and Grandparenting Screen Kids
Wahoo! It’s book launch day for my latest books co-authored with Dr. Gary Chapman, Screen Kids and Grandparenting Screen Kids! Screens are part of life, but they shouldn’t be most of life…especially for kids! On today’s Facebook live Happy...
Screen Kids with Dr. Gary Chapman
Listen to the Happy Home Podcast on Access More or here: If you are feeling frustrated with the amount of time your kids are spending on screens these days… Or maybe you’re a little concerned because you’re NOT frustrated (because you’ve gotten...Video: 3 Social Skill Drills for Your Kids
On today’s Facebook live Happy Home chat, we’re talking about basic manners that aren’t as common as they used to be. For sure, kids are comfortable with screens, but are they comfortable and courteous in social settings? Here are 3 drills to...
Podcast: Ruth Schwenk Trusting God in the Storm
Listen to the Happy Home Podcast on Access More or here: Have you ever wondered…where is God when you or someone you love is suffering? Today’s guest Ruth Schwenk understands. When her husband Patrick was diagnosed with a serious form of cancer at age 43,...
Podcast: Erick Goss Safe Streaming for Kids
Listen to the Happy Home Podcast on Access More or here: Especially during the pandemic, we’ve been online more and so have our kids. How can we guide what our kids are watching on streaming services like Netflix? Do you worry about what your kids might stumble...Video: 5 Tips for Distance Learning
How can you make virtual learning more effective for your kids? In this week’s Happy Home Facebook live chat, I’ll explain five ways to improve your home environment for learning. Here are the five tips and I’ll expand in the video: Exercise daily...
Podcast: Lynn Donovan Praying for Your Unsaved Spouse
Listen to the Happy Home Podcast on Access More or here: https://emfdl.noxsolutions.com/emf/media/109/episodes/LynnDonovanPrayingforYourUnsavedSpouse_xx00.mp3 Do you go to church alone (or watch alone) because your spouse isn’t a believer? Are you in a...Video: Ask This Risky Question
What is the dominant question running through your mind throughout the day? I’ll talk about the power of asking questions and dare you to ask a family member this risky question: What is it like to be on the other side of me? Thanks to Pastor Mike Teixeira from...
Podcast: Joshua Rogers Confessions of a Happily Married Man
Listen to the Happy Home Podcast on Access More or here: This is one couple’s story. But it probably sounds a lot like yours. Joshua Rogers is here to share his honest account of the first ten years of marriage. It gives us the perspective of a man who went from...Video: Welcome to High School (Virtual That Is)
My two oldest kids started high school virtually yesterday!!! Not exactly what we expected, especially for my freshman as she enters high school. There wasn’t the anticipation of wearing a new outfit, the nervousness of finding someone to talk to, wondering...Video: Why I waited so long to get Lucy’s ears pierced
Please don’t misunderstand me. This is not a post condemning earrings for little ones! 🙂 This is just my WHY behind our WAIT. We decided we would wait until our girls were in 6th grade before giving them the option to get their ears pierced. I spill the beans...
Podcast: Lee Nienhuis Counter Cultural Parenting
Listen to the Happy Home Podcast on Access More or here: Pop culture, social media, video games, porn, streaming services – there is so much in the culture today that runs opposite to the Christian values you want to instill in your kids. Author and mom Lee...Video: Addictive vs. Non-Addictive Screen Time
We’ve talked about digital veggies vs. digital candy before. On today’s Facebook live, I explained another way to look at it… Is the screen time addictive by nature or non-addictive? Most of us haven’t had to pry our children away from Skyping...
Podcast: Ron Deal Building Love in Blended Families
Listen to the podcast on Access More or here: Blended families face unique challenges. What if your biological child doesn’t get along with your new spouse? What if step-siblings won’t even speak to each other? What if your step-kids avoid you? Bestselling...
Wall Street Journal Commentary
Here is my commentary that appeared in the Wall Street Journal on June 3, 2020, Save Your Kids from Covid’s Digital Deluge. I know some of you don’t subscribe to WSJ and weren’t able to read the commentary, so here it is: Parents used to feel guilty...
Podcast: David A.R. White Between Heaven and Hollywood
Listen to the podcast on Access More or here: https://emfdl.noxsolutions.com/emf/media/109/episodes/DavidARWhiteBetweenHeavenandHollywood_72kf.mp3 Are your kids streaming more shows than normal and watching YouTube for hours each day? Summertime + screens are...
Video: Masculinity is Not Toxic
This Father’s Day, I had the honor of hearing LTG (Ret.) William “Jerry” Boykin speak at our church Bonita Valley Community Church (online). He reminded us all of the immense value of MANHOOD and how good men are desperately needed. Our boys must be...
Podcast: Gary Chapman Stuck at Home Advice for Couples
Listen to the podcast on Access More or here: https://emfdl.noxsolutions.com/emf/media/109/episodes/GaryChapmanWhenCouplesareStuckatHome_nxmg.mp3 Have you been sheltering in place with your spouse for months like me? The COVID-19 pandemic has brought major...Video: Summertime Screen Time Help!
Need some summertime screen time help? Here’s my latest Facebook live chat with help to navigate through this coronavirus summer. Your kids are probably watching more TV and playing more video games than usual with camps and vacations canceled. How can you make...
Podcast: September McCarthy Motherhood Matters
Listen to the podcast on Access More or here: https://emfdl.noxsolutions.com/emf/media/109/episodes/SeptemberMcCarthyMotherhoodMatters_ldcf.mp3 Tired of mom guilt and feeling overwhelmed all the time? Complaining, arguing, and sibling rivalry don’t have to...Video: How to Stop the Digital Deluge
What invisible force is flooding into our homes – sometimes overwhelming us like a catastrophe, and other times seeping in while we are sleeping? A deluge of digital information! How can we shield our kids from too much tech? Let’s think about it…...
Podcast: Patrick Schwenk Crisis-Proof Faith
Same podcast…new network! I’m so excited that today is the launch of my partnership with the same good people that bring you KLOVE and Air1 Radio. This new podcast and streaming platform is called Access More. I’m thrilled to be a part and bring...Sign Up!
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