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Tonight, I found myself hiding in my car in the Walmart parking lot eating one too many sea-salted caramels. 

We all have moments of overwhelm as moms and sometimes it’s good to bare our souls and be honest about it.

In Episode 64, I share five confessions as a mom with a child on the spectrum and how God loves to show up in the middle of our fear and vulnerability. 

Full Spectrum Parent is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network.

To find practical and spiritual guidance to help you grow into the perfectly imperfect parent you want to be visit www.ChristianParenting.org

In the Spring of 2014, I had my first panic attack. I was caring for five kids at the time, three of them were still in diapers. But it wasn’t just the demand of parenting that brought me to the brink of a mental breakdown. It was my backward thinking when it came to topics like self-care and self-denial. 

In Episode 63, we share candidly how we have learned to lay down our lives for our kids while also taking care of ourselves. 

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Full Spectrum Parent is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network.

To find practical and spiritual guidance to help you grow into the perfectly imperfect parent you want to be visit www.ChristianParenting.org

The smell of fresh sharpened pencils is in the air…

We all know what that means, BACK TO SCHOOL!

Back-to-school season is stressful for every family, but special needs parenting takes it up a notch.

In Episode 62, we share five back-to-school tips for parents to consider if they have kids on the spectrum.

Also, make sure you enter our $200 Back-to-School Giveaway. We are giving away $200 worth of gift cards to help alleviate the financial strain so many parents are facing during this season from awesome stores like Target, Children’s Place, TJMaxx, and Amazon as a way to say thank you to all our listeners. 

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Full Spectrum Parent is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network.

To find practical and spiritual guidance to help you grow into the perfectly imperfect parent you want to be visit www.ChristianParenting.org

In Episode 61, we answer a listener's parenting question.

This episode's question: How do I teach my soft-hearted child to be tough when people are mean?

Full Spectrum Parent is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network.

To find practical and spiritual guidance to help you grow into the perfectly imperfect parent you want to be visit www.ChristianParenting.org

Back when my daughter was first diagnosed with autism, I would have never admitted that I struggled with depression. I would just say I didn’t want to get out of bed in the morning. But as a parent, that was never an option. 

In Episode 60, we wrap up our 4-part series titled, “Anxiety, Depression, Grief, and Keeping the Faith” by candidly sharing our struggles with depression and how we have learned to fight back. 

Full Spectrum Parent is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network.

To find practical and spiritual guidance to help you grow into the perfectly imperfect parent you want to be visit www.ChristianParenting.org

In Episode 59, we answer a listener’s parenting question.  

This episode’s question:  
How do you parent multiple kids when they have such a variety of needs when all you hear from them is “that is not fair!”

Full Spectrum Parent is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network.

To find practical and spiritual guidance to help you grow into the perfectly imperfect parent you want to be visit www.ChristianParenting.org

In Episode 58, we continue our 4-part series titled: Anxiety, Depression, Grief, and Keeping the Faith.

In this episode, we discuss grief with Lisa Appelo, a mom of seven, regarding the unexpected loss of husband.

Lisa Appelo inspires women to deepen faith in life’s storms and is an ECPA best-selling author of Life Can Be Good Again: Putting Your World Back Together After It All Falls Apart. 

A former litigating attorney, Lisa is passionate about rich Bible teaching. She writes at LisaAppelo.com, founded a team of writers at hopeingrief.com, and serves on the Executive Team for COMPEL with Proverbs31Ministries.

As a single mom of seven, Lisa’s days are filled with parenting, ministry, and long walks to justify lots of dark chocolate. 

Connect with Lisa on Instagram 
@lisaappelo

Full Spectrum Parent is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network.

To find practical and spiritual guidance to help you grow into the perfectly imperfect parent you want to be visit www.ChristianParenting.org

In Episode 57, we answer a listener’s parenting question.  

This episode’s question:  

“What is your opinion on the rest of the family doing something—like a vacation—that your child on the spectrum is unable to do? Is it wrong to leave them behind?”

Full Spectrum Parent is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network.

To find practical and spiritual guidance to help you grow into the perfectly imperfect parent you want to be visit www.ChristianParenting.org

Admitting you struggle with anxiety is hard—especially in Christian circles. 

Oftentimes, people give cliche answers like “trust God” and “pray more.” 

But the Bible doesn’t tell us to hide our anxiety, rather we are reminded to cast our worries upon Jesus. (1 Peter 5:7)

In Episode 56, we continue our  4-part series titled: Anxiety, Depression, Grief, and Keeping the Faith.

In this episode, we discuss anxiety candidly with Becky Keife.

Becky is an author, speaker, Bible teacher, mom of three loud boys, and the Community and Editorial Manager for (in)courage. 

To find out more about Becky and her books and Bible studies visit www.beckykeife.com

Full Spectrum Parent is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network.

To find practical and spiritual guidance to help you grow into the perfectly imperfect parent you want to be visit www.ChristianParenting.org

In Episode 55, we answer a listener’s parenting question.  

This episode’s question:  

“How do you inspire your special needs kids to own their faith?
My husband and I have two boys with autism, and we want nothing more than for them to know that their true hope is in Jesus.”

Full Spectrum Parent is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network.

To find practical and spiritual guidance to help you grow into the perfectly imperfect parent you want to be visit www.ChristianParenting.org