Embrace the Crazy

How can parents better shape their kids’ friendships? Making friends is an important aspect of every kid’s sense of connection and development. Dan and Kristy talk about how to help your kids be and make good friends from before they start school, at school and as young adults. They talk about the importance of being good friend to each other and the affect that can have on their kids.

Do you stand in the way of your child learning and connecting with others? Working out when to get involved in your child's interaction with others is an important part of parenting but, how do you improve awareness and get good at it? Dan and Kristy open up and laugh with what they have learned over more than a few bad examples.

Are you the 'yes' or 'no' parent? Either way, you need to deal with the consequences which can appear to be soul destroying for your kids and sometimes yourselves. Dan and Kristy look at why parents need to say no, the benefits to their kids and themselves, and how it can assist creativity, resilience and contribute to many other positive outcomes.

Conflict is a part of everyone’s every day, whether we like it or not. How we manage and deal with disagreements can have a big impact on our own and our family’s quality of life. Dan and Kristy look at some of the areas of their lives such as school, sport, and home life where they experience and need to deal with confrontation. They talk about what qualities help, tactics and strategies they use to avoid conflict altogether. They also take the dive and look at some of the mistakes they and others have made to resolve conflict.

In this episode Dan and Kristy talk about why they invest time and effort in cultivating good family relationships and how to make family members some of your best friends. They look at how to involve different generations within the family to draw closer and built strong connections and the benefits of successfully interacting with your immediate and extended family.

Big change is afoot as Kristy returns to her first career love. Dan and Kristy talk about how they transition into this new role that has implications individually and as a family. Kristy talks about the journey and how support and belief in her has helped her embrace the sometimes uncomfortable journey back into her first career.

Getting things done can take over from some of the more important aspects of parenting. Dan and Kristy talk about how they ignite the spark in their children by getting involved in their children's interests and games.

How do you feel about creativity? Many of us don’t think of ourselves as creative however this episode looks at Dan’s passion for the importance and power of creativity, its diverse applications, and its integral part in learning. We look at the Mark’s family way of applying and driving creativity, the activities that encourage different ways of thinking and working, why it’s so important, ideals versus reality, the fun and discomfort of it and how creativity plays into developing every one of us.  

Dan and Kristy talk about the healthy lifestyle choices they have chosen and implemented for their children. They explore the value of each activity and how it aligns with their families view of health and recreation. Dan explains why sport plays such an integral part of their day-to-day life and how they managed to put into action schedules that reflect their values and the benefits they have experienced from doing so.

Dan and Kristy reveal how they manage their family’s household finances. Dan dives into his insights around healthy financial planning and healthy relationships while Kristy talks about prioritising, drawing on lessons learned from childhood and how it can shape each of our personal view of money and what we do with it.