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Everyday Dadding episodes

December 02, 2020 #11 - Expectation vs. Reality - can anything prepare you for being a Dad?
Robin and Ben respond to a question from listener Phil discussing how their expectations of fatherhood match up to the lived reality of the day to day experience.
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24 min
November 25, 2020 #10 - How Should We Discipline Our Kids?
Robin and Ben tackle the thorny issue of discipline - what does it actually look like to discipline our kids from the place being a loving Father as opposed to being a grumpy Dad?
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21 min
November 18, 2020 #9 - Should We Pray With Our Kids?
Robin and Ben chat about what prayer is and why it is so important in the context of raising our kids. In today's world prayer is so counter-cultural, but is essential for pointing our kids away from us as dads and towards their perfect heavenly Father who they should build their lives upon.
Open Doors family resources here: https://www.opendoorsuk.org/resources/families/
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18 min
November 11, 2020 #8 - So what are Family Devotions? with Ed Drew
Ben and Robin are joined by Ed Drew, Director of Faith In Kids, to talk about why family devotions are the best thing you will do with your kids on any given day, and what they actually look like. The discipline and routine may be hard, but the pay off is totally worth it!
Ed is the author two books of family devotions:
"The Wonder of Easter" https://www.thegoodbook.co.uk/the-wonder-of-easter available now,
"Meals with Jesus" https://www.thegoodbook.co.uk/meals-with-jesus available for pre-order
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22 min
November 04, 2020 #7 - Engaging in Popular Culture with Ted Turnau
Ben and Robin are joined by a very special guest to talk about how we as Dads can engage in the popular culture our kids are consuming. Following on from thinking about WHAT our kids can watch, read, and listen to; how can we help them to engage with what they consume, enjoy what is beautiful, and critique what is fallen.
Ted is the author of "The Pop Culture Parent" available from 10ofthose here: https://www.10ofthose.com/uk/products/25921/the-pop-culture-parent
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25 min
October 28, 2020 #6 - Raising Kids In A Porn Saturated World
The scary reality is that by the time most kids hit High School they will have seen (deliberately or unwittingly) pornographic images. How do we navigate that as Dads when we can't necessarily stop it happening - how can we prepare our kids to react well in those situations?
"Not If But When: Preparing Our Children For Worldly Images" John Perritt

"Raising Kids In A Screen Saturated World" Eliza Huie

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21 min
October 21, 2020 #5 - Should We Homeschool Our Kids?
In the middle of lockdown many of us were suddenly faced with the task of homeschooling our kids - but is it something that we should be considering long term? What are the pros and cons of homeschooling vs. the school down the road? Ultimately how do we maintain the responsibility we've been given to raise our kids if we just drop them at the school gate 5 days a week?
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19 min
October 14, 2020 #4 - Should We Protect Our Kids From The World?
We want our Kids to grow up to know and love the Lord Jesus, but there are so many things in the world that might harm them - do we just wrap our kids up in cotton wool and never let them out? How can we help them to grow in to mature Christian Adults whilst engaging with the world around them?
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20 min
October 07, 2020 #3 - When Can You Let Your Kids Watch A 12a Movie?
Robin and Ben try to think through the challenges of working out what's suitable for our kids to watch and when. How much should we protect our kids? Is the TV just a good way to get some peace and quiet?
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22 min
September 30, 2020 #2 - Do You Make Your Kids Read The Bible?
Of course you do! Or . . . do you? Ben and Robin chat about the dangers of creating a ritualistic approach to reading God's word, and talk about how to encourage a love of reading scripture that will carry on into adulthood.
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20 min