PART 1 started a discussion about giving our children an honest childhood--which is more than simply a good chance at success.  We can manipulate our children to work and perform, but manipulation damages trust instead of builds it.  Trusting relationships are necessary if our children are going to grow up, instead of simply meet traditional performance standards for college admissions.

Join Janet and Doug in PART 2 as they continue to offer practical ways to relate with our children--instead of manipulating them.  PART 2 offers these take aways:

• Experiencing life as a parent is more than simply having a toolbox full of good parenting strategies.  There is no formula for loving bravely--and there are sound principles we can trust.
• We can find time for real conversations about our habits of responding to cultural influences instead of personal convictions.  These conversations can be more powerful when we are vulnerable enough to say, "Me, too."
• This kind of honest conversation is happening in homes where families are building habits of engagement--rather than simply habits of evaluation.

Follow this link to listen now--and share BRAVE LOVE with your community.  Let us know what questions you'd like us to address on a future episode.  We'd love to hear from you.  There is great hope.