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A Family Chat episodes
- Going Slow: What kids learn when we stop rushing
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In this episode, Becky talks about how kids benefit from parents going slow, and how parents find joy in parenting by seeing the nobility in the small moments.
7 min - Books as Fuel: Unity in parenting in a second marriage by expanding your knowledge
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In this episode, Becky discusses the importance of seeking knowledge to fuel innovative parenting.
10 min - A Chinese Foot Massage: Unity in parenting in a second marriage by prioritizing the marriage
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In this episode, Becky discusses ways to prioritize your marriage. This is a critical foundation and the first in a series of episodes on creating unity in parenting in a blended family.
11 min - A Borrowed Christmas Tree: Involving children in family councils
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In this episode, Becky shares stories that illustrate how family councils can create family unity and curb contention.
10 min - Talk it Out: Making your feelings visible to calm anxiety and build emotional resilience
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In this episode, Becky talks about daily conversations that reveal helpful thinking routines so children can build emotional resilience and social confidence.
14 min - The Tennis Shoes Blunder: Getting curious to avoid false assumptions
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In this episode, Becky talks about the importance of staying open and curious so we don't make false assumptions about our kids.
4 min - Take a Photo: Maintaining your child's support network
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It can be particularly challenging to maintain extended family relationships in a blended family. In this episode, Becky gives recommendations for how to nurture your children's support network so they can feel grounded and secure.
9 min - Monsters or Friends: The power of words
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In this episode, Becky shares principles of communication that show how words can unify or divide.
7 min - The Gift of Charity: How personal healing supports parenting
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In this episode, Becky discusses how her search to understand charity led her on a path to healing after her divorce. She emphasizes the role that her faith in Jesus Christ played in this healing, and how that healing helped her in parenting.
10 min - The Value of a Dime: Teaching money skills to young children
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In this episode, Becky discusses foundational questions to consider as you decide how to approach teaching money skills to young children. She shares a story about her children and how they learned to "change the world" through a charity fund.
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About A Family Chat
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Explore parenting principles through vivid and honest family stories of a blended family with eight children. The host, Becky Olsen, shares stories of divorce, step parenting, and mothering…
that she has learned from two and a half decades of parenting.