Between Sundays

This week on Between Sundays, McKenna Ardis kicks off a new four-part series, "How to Talk to Your Kids About Faith," with Lead Children's Pastor Damon Passons, starting with the foundation of it all: salvation. They discuss how to explain sin and salvation in age-appropriate language, why being vulnerable about your own faith journey opens the door for honest conversations with your kids, and how to use simple tools like the ABCs of salvation to guide the conversation. If you've ever frozen up when your child asked what it means to be saved, this episode offers real, practical language to help you explain it with confidence. For more resources, visit hopefellowship.net/hkresources.

In this episode, Makenna Ardis closes out the "Raising Emotionally Intelligent Kids" series with Megan Herron, sharing practical, grace-filled ways to shape your child's behavior one small step at a time.

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This week on Between Sundays, MaKenna Ardis wraps up the Raising Emotionally Intelligent Children series and kicks off a new conversation on behavior with Megan Herron, Director of our Seeds of Hope special needs ministry. They discuss why every behavior is a form of communication, how to look past a meltdown to find the underlying need or trigger, and why keeping instructions short and focused on the desired behavior works better than long explanations. If you've ever wondered why your child's behavior doesn't seem to match a lesson you've already taught them, this episode offers a practical, grace-filled way to understand what's really going on underneath.

This week on Between Sundays, MaKenna Ardis continues the Raising Emotionally Intelligent Children series with Kallie Henley, focusing on affirmation, grace, and understanding the needs behind our kids' emotions. They discuss how to celebrate the small wins when kids regulate well, why a "needs wheel" can uncover what's really driving a tantrum, and simple tools for helping younger kids who don't yet have the words to express what they're feeling. If you've ever wondered how to give your child grace while still holding boundaries around how they speak to you, this episode offers real, practical ways to do both.

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This week on Between Sundays, MaKenna Ardis continues the Raising Emotionally Intelligent Children series with Kallie Henley, moving from identifying feelings to knowing what to do with them. They discuss what healthy emotional regulation actually looks like for kids, how to give children safe physical outlets for big emotions like anger, and why it's okay for parents to set boundaries around their own emotional capacity too. If you've ever felt torn between letting your child feel their feelings and not letting those feelings run the show, this episode offers practical, grace-filled ways to navigate both. For more resources, visit hopefellowship.net/hkresources.

This week on Between Sundays, MaKenna Ardis continues the series on Raising Emotionally Intelligent Children with Kallie Henley, Groups Director at Hope Fellowship Frisco East. They discuss why emotions are "safe" to feel even when they aren't always truthful, how shutting down feelings like anger and sadness backfires for both kids and parents, and practical ways to help children name what they're feeling in everyday moments. If you've ever struggled with your own child's big emotions in the car or at bedtime, this episode offers real, gentle ways to sit with those feelings instead of rushing past them.

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This week on Between Sundays, MaKenna Ardis kicks off a new four-part series on Raising Emotionally Intelligent Children with Groups Director Kallie Henley. They discuss what emotional intelligence actually means for kids, why so many of us grew up with a limited emotional vocabulary, and practical ways to help children identify and name what they're feeling. If you've ever caught yourself boiling your child's emotions down to just happy, sad, or mad, this episode offers simple tools to help widen that vocabulary at home.

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This week on Between Sundays, MaKenna Ardis is joined again by Jaden Dorobek, an elementary teacher at Founders Classical Academy, to talk about helping kids navigate peer pressure. They discuss what peer pressure actually looks like for kids in kindergarten through fifth grade, how the fear of man shapes both kids and parents, and why grounding kids' identity in Christ frees them from needing to fit in. If you've ever worried about how to talk to your child about caving to peer pressure without shame, this episode offers a humble, honest way to walk through it together.

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This week on Between Sundays, MaKenna Ardis is joined by Jaden Dorobek, a third-grade teacher at Founders Classical Academy, to talk about anchoring faith into the busy rhythms of the school year. They discuss what a rushed morning does to a child's mind and heart, how parents can make the most of the nine key minutes of their child's day, and why God's mercy makes room for messy mornings and imperfect routines. If you've ever felt like you're failing at intentionality because your mornings are chaotic, this episode offers a simple, grace-filled way to reset.

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This week on Between Sundays, MaKenna Ardis is joined again by Kristen Gordon, assistant principal at Legacy Christian Academy, to talk about building a strong partnership between parents and teachers. They discuss why home and school function best as a team rather than opposing sides, how to teach kids healthy boundaries and discernment while still trusting the adults in their lives, and practical ways parents can encourage and support teachers throughout the year. If you've ever felt torn between trusting your child's perspective and trusting their teacher's, this episode offers a biblical, balanced way to hold both.

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