Embracing Your Season: Raising Littles and Understanding Teens with Paige Clingenpeel

Today on Embracing Your Season, Paige shares a message with parents as they enter the chaotic season of back-to-school. With encouragement and actionable items to equip your kids, this episode is the boost your family needs as they enter a new school season. 

Paige’s Takeaways:

Teach your kids that words DO hurt.

• Words do have power and they can shape our identity. We can equip our kids to choose what words have power over them. 
• When your kids are hurt or upset about something that was said to them or about them - validate their feelings. 
• Help your kids be critical about what they hear and receive. Ask them “Do you think that’s true?”. This is where we can empower our kids to own or discard things they hear.

Combat bullying by helping your kids find community

• If they aren’t finding friends at school, create opportunities for them to connect with kids at a youth group, 4H, sports program, with family members, etc. Their community doesn’t have to revolve around school - and when they have solid friends who speak into their character outside of school, they’ll feel more confident inside of school. 

Parents: Filter what your child says

• When kids relay a story, they don’t necessarily intentionally lie, but they do tend to exaggerate. They view the world through a lens of BIG emotions. Make sure to validate the way they feel, but ask more questions so you can learn more about the actual reality of the situation. Once you have more data, you can walk alongside your child to navigate the circumstances.

Growth Mindset

• We need to have the perspective that we aren’t going to know things off the bat! If your kid comes home frustrated that they don’t get a new math formula, encourage them that learning takes time - and that’s the case outside of school, too. 
• We can do hard things! They have to build up their resilience to get to where they can stay consistent, and engaged, and ultimately lead to success.
• School is going to be boring sometimes. But boredom is necessary in order to continue working hard. Help your kids understand that putting in the effort (and knowing that it won’t always be easy or fun!) will lead to success and accomplishment - something we get to feel proud of throughout our lives.

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Joining Paige on this week's episode of Embracing Your Season, is the amazing Elizabeth Urbanowicz. Elizabeth is a Christ follower who is passionate about equipping kids to understand  the truth of a Biblical worldview. She has always had a zeal for working with kids as evidenced by a previous career teaching in a Christian elementary school. Elizabeth is the founder of Foundation Worldview which is a Christian organization that helps adults equip kids in understanding a Biblical worldview. This conversation with Elizabeth is packed with lots of good tips on how to walk alongside our kids as they grow in their relationship with Christ.

Takeaways:

1. Truth is what is real. Our feelings don’t dictate reality and can sometimes trick us into thinking it’s true. Always ask yourself, what is truth and what is reality?
2. It’s important to help our kids engage in scripture. Read through the scriptures with them and help them recognize the context of those scriptures.
3. We need to have grace for ourselves as parents. We need to realize that our kids have free will and make decisions and choices that sometimes aren’t good. There are consequences but also grace when we mess up. Pray that God leads them down the right path.

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Join Page Clingenpeel on this week's episode of Embracing Your Season, as she invites special guest, Tiffany Gardner to join her on the show. Tiffany is the Engage Director at Pine Hills Church in Fort Wayne, IN. With a bachelors in Ministry and Bible and a Masters in Business Administration, she is very passionate about walking alongside people and leading them into a relationship with Jesus. Together they talk about the deconstruction of faith and how it applies to christianity today.

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Book: Gospel Fluency

Book: After Doubt

Book: Reaching for the Invisible God

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On this week's episode of Embracing Your Season, Paige has an amazing guest on the show. Courtney Joseph Fallick is a best-selling author of the book: Still Standing as well as the founder of Women Living Well Ministries and Good Morning Girls. Listen and be inspired as Courtney shares how after 19 years of marriage and ministry, her world was upended due to infidelity. Having children, navigating through divorce, and raising littles was intense but she shares how Jesus was with her during the whole process. Courtney’s story is a true testament to how God can use hard times in life to bring us closer to Him and bring Him glory.

Takeaways:

1. We need to offer grace and forgiveness to others that may have hurt us but we also need to have boundaries to build back trust in the relationship.
2. Be open and honest by coming to our spouse to talk through things that may have happened. This can be a confession of sin or just communicating about events on the calendar. 
3. Sometimes things like divorce can happen in families but make sure we are respecting and honoring the other person to our kids. Don’t say things to make the kids feel like they have to pick sides. Be kind and say kind things.

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Women Living Well Ministries Website

Book: Still Standing

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As a mother, have you ever struggled with fear and anxiety when it comes to your kids safety and protection? On this week's episode of Embracing Your Season, Paige welcomes Jessica Landmon on the show. Jessica is the founder of Women Get Real Ministries where she empowers women by helping them get free from the bondage of fear and encourages them to find their calling and boldly walk in it. She is also the author of the book, She Who Dwells: Overcoming Fear and Finding Peace. Listen as they encourage listeners to go to the Word of God to overcome the fears that we all have.

Takeaways:

1. Fear can dominate our lives if we let it. God is good and He loves us but we live in a fallen, broken world and bad things can still happen. God walks with us and never leaves us through these tough times.
2. Surrendering our fears to God. He takes care of us in all things so we can rely and trust Him with the fears and anxieties we have.
3. How do we walk with our kids when they are fearful? We can help them understand their value and God’s love for them. This sets a good foundation for them to know they have purpose and identity in their lives.

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Women Get Real Ministries

Book: She Who Dwells

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What are we going to do with the rest of our lives? Have you lived your life to the fullest? On this week's episode of Embracing Your Season, Paige welcomes Sarah Bragg, a fellow podcaster and author of the book Is Everyone Happier Than Me?  The book is a snapshot of the last several years of Sarah’s life as she has stepped into the “mid-life” phase. She discusses wrestling with issues like identity, worth, purpose, and value. For all the mamas listening, this is one you don’t want to miss. 

Takeaways:

1. Happiness is rooted in connection. Learn to play or have hobbies with enjoyment.
2. Just be present in each season of life.
3. It’s hard to make friendships as an adult. Take initiative and take steps to meet others.

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Book: Is Everyone Happier Than Me?

Podcast: Surviving Sarah

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How often do we neglect ourselves as parents and then not have enough or much to give out because of it? On this week's episode of Embracing Your Season with Paige Clingenpeel, is an amazing guest and advanced certified rolfer, Jason Snell. He is passionate about his practice in Fort Wayne, Indiana and helping as many people as possible learn to listen to their bodies in order to live life in balance. There is so much information packed into this podcast, you won’t want to miss it.

Takeaways:

1. Let’s listen to our bodies. Our bodies tell us when things are wrong or not working correctly. Pain gives us an indication that something is out of balance.
2. Doctor’s are amazing but when you go to a doctor, keep in mind that they have a very narrow focus and consider looking at other options as well. If you feel you aren’t being heard, get a second opinion.
3. Everything about your body is tied together. From what you hear, how much you sleep, what your stress level is, and what your physical movement is like throughout the day. All of these things are connected-body, mind and soul.

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On this week's episode of Embracing Your Season with Paige Clingenpeel, author Gary Thomas joins Paige to discuss his book, Sacred Marriage. Married for over 40 years, Gary credits his devotion to loving his wife well to his faith in God. Recognizing that even the best marriages face challenging moments is key to a successful marriage! While no marriage is perfect, if we surrender our imperfections to God, He will shape us to become more like Christ.

Takeaways:

1. Marriage is hard. Even the best marriages have difficult moments. You can seek counsel or therapy and advice from mature married couples that can speak into your lives and marriage.
2. Romanticism in our culture - where sometimes we are made to think that our partner isn’t made for us and that when marriage gets tough, we should just give up. We have to be realistic and give each other grace because nobody is perfect and it takes a lot of work to make marriage last.
3. Good marriages aren’t something that you find, they are something that you make. We are constantly growing and changing so give yourself and your spouse grace.

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How do we talk to our kids about pastoral moral failure? And why do we put pastors and leaders on a pedestal? On this week’s episode of Embracing Your Season, Paige Clingenpeel answers some tough questions on this topic and gives tips for talking through these issues happening in the church. This episode is a great conversation starter with your kids about responsibility, sin, consequences, and redemption. 

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How do we answer some of the tough questions our kids ask about Christianity? How do we equip and encourage our kids in the world we are living in? On this week’s episode of Embracing Your Season, Paige Clingenpeel has a phenomenal speaker, author, and Christian apologist, Alex McFarland on the show.  Together, they discuss his book: The 21 Toughest Questions Your Kids Will Ask About Christianity. Kids are so curious about what we believe and sometimes ask really hard questions, but Alex breaks down how we can help our children understand who God is, why we believe in Him, and how to live a godly life.

Takeaways:

1. It is good that our kids are asking questions. We want them to come to us. Kids can be curious and with that curiosity their faith tends to become their own.
2. Parents need to be able to answer these three questions: 

-Why are you a Christian? 

-What makes Christianity so unique?

-How has it changed your life?

1. Talk about the Christian worldview. Your purpose is a key question in our kids lives. Knowing that they have been created with a purpose and for a purpose can set our kids up for success knowing that they are uniquely designed.

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Alex McFarland

Book: The 21 Toughest Questions Your Kids Will Ask About Christianity

Podcast: The Alex McFarland Show

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