This week on In the Arena we're discussing how to have deep conversations with your kids. This can be hard, especially with certain stages and personalities, but it's also important! In this episode, we share how our parents fostered deep connections with us growing up, as well as key elements of deep conversations and ways we've found to foster those deep discussions. We hope you find this discussion helpful. We also would love to hear from you! What do you do to encourage deep conversations with your kids? Come share with us on Instagram @eyresisters! 

 

Show Notes:

Father Greg Boyle

https://71toes.com/how-to-foster-deeper-discussions-with-your-family/

https://amzn.to/43AzzbQ

https://a.co/d/howyXZV

In this week's episode Saren, Shawi, and Saydi talk about the importance of letting our kids fail. This is a hard one! It's in our nature as mothers to take care of our kids, but letting them experience failure is key to growing resilience and confidence, so we have to let it happen. In this episode we discuss how it was in our home growing up, reasons we struggle to let our kids fail, and a few ideas to help you. We would love to hear your experiences with letting your kids fail! Share with us on Instagram! 

 

Show Notes:

The Gift of Failure by Jessica Leahy

Parenting Breakthrough by Merrilee Browne Boyack

This week's episode is pretty low key, but we hope you find it as fun to listen to as we did recording it. For the episode we've chose to answer four questions we've received from listeners: 1) How do you stay close with siblings, especially when you're in different stages? (And help your kids stay close?) 2) What do you do for family scripture study and personal scripture study? 3) How do you find stillness? 4) What do you do for exercise? 

We've shared our answers, but we'd also love to hear yours! Come share with us on Instagram! 

 

Show Notes: 

Shawni's favorite scripture study app: We Believe (https://www.thewebelievefoundation.org/) Saren's 7-Minute Workout App: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.popularapp.sevenmins&hl=en_US Shawni's workout timer app  Saydi's favorite online yoga: Boho Beautiful (on YouTube) Saydi's meal-planning app: Meal Lime Saren's home exchange program: homeexchange.com (use code saren-7906e to get a bonus)

Do you ever worry about what your kids will remember when you send them off into the wild world? This week, we discuss how to be intentional with your kids. They grow up so fast - it can feel like they're slipping through our fingers. In this episode, we talk about what it was like in our home growing up and then give ideas for things we're doing. How do you teach values to your kids? What intentional things are you doing in your home? Please share with us on Instagram! 

 

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New Serenity Prayer from Saydi 

In this week's episode, we get to talk about one of our favorite topics - traveling! We have already done two other episodes on travel (see below), so be sure to check those out! In this episode, we dive into answering some other thoughts we have about traveling. We discuss a variety of topics, including: how to be intentional with the purpose of a trip, successes and challenges we've had on recent trips, some ideas for how to handle who pays for what as kids get older, and how to split the load with who plans what. Most importantly, we hope you feel our enthusiasm and love for all things travel! 

Do you have any questions for us about traveling? Or, do you have any tips to share? Join us on Instagram and let us know your thoughts! 

 

Previous travel episodes: 

5. Citizens of the World: Embracing "Different"

20. Making Family Travel Happen (if you want to)

This week's topic is one we have received several requests for - making and keeping friends as moms. Whether you have good friends or you're yearning for friends, we hope you find this episode helpful! We share ideas for how to create meaningful friendships and share our own experiences. How do you make friends as a mom? Share with us on Instagram! 

Show Notes: 

• Mayo Clinic about Friendships
• The Culture Code by Daniel Coyle
• How to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie
• How to Know a Person by David Brooks
• Ralph Waldo Emerson Quote: The only way to have a friend is to be one
• Power of Families Learning Circles, Discount Code: FRIENDSHIP

 

 

This week we talk about how much or how little we should try to control various aspects of our kids' lives. It can be tough! We want to protect and guide them but we also want to help them become confident and independent as they make their own decisions. Join us as we discuss our parents' approach to control in our family growing up examine the approach we each take in our mothering. Do you lean more towards helicopter or lawnmower parenting? Or do you tend to be more permissive? What tips do you have for striking the balance? Hop onto Instagram and let us know your thoughts! 

 

References:

Country Bunny and the Golden Shoes

Destiny of the Republic - Candice Millard

Parents.com - Why the Best Parenting Style isn’t one style at all, but many

In this episode, we share a variety of ideas for how you can focus on renewal and realistic change, discuss the goal-setting culture of our family as we grew up, and also how we approach goals in our personal and family lives now. We would love to hear your thoughts on renewal, change, and resolutions! Come share with us on Instagram @eyresisters!

Show Notes:

• The Stages of Change
• Shawni's One Word List
• Atomic Habits by James Clear
• Tiny Habits: The Small Changes that Change Everything by BJ Fogg
• Victor Hugo Quote: "Have courage for the great sorrows of life and patience for the small ones; and when you have laboriously accomplished your daily task, go to sleep in peace. God is awake."

 

 

 

 

Do you have adult kids? If so, today's episode is for you! We are focusing on how to foster enduring relationships with our adult kids. We focus specifically on how to help our adult kids feel seen, safe, and free. How do you foster enduring relationships with your adult kids? We'd love to have you share with us on Instagram! Join us @eyresisters. 

 

 

 

Show Notes: The previous episode that goes with this episode: Parenting Adult Kids (This link is for Spotify, but you can find this episode on any app you use for podcast listening!)  Joseph Grenny: The Honest Truth About Our Messy Families Saren's Group Coaching Program (recent session all about parenting adult kids and individual help with parenting older kids and adults)

In today's encore episode, we talk about how to get our kids (and ourselves!) excited about giving during this holiday season. We share our ideas and we'd love to hear yours! Come share what you've done in your family with us on Instagram @eyresisters.   

Show Notes:

• Christmas ad

• The Three Trees by Angela Elwell Hunt

• Christmas Day in the Morning by Pearl S. Buck

• I Got a Robe SNL skit