We all have hopes and dreams for our kids, but what if we are expecting too much? Could we be putting too much pressure on our kids to be perfect? Author and marriage coach Jill Savage joins us to talk about her book, No More Perfect Kids. Get ready to breathe a sigh of relief as we talk honestly about: 

2:37 Do you have the perfection infection?

9:00 How to appreciate your kids individually for who they are

13:57 Excellence is different than perfection 

20:07 How to fight perfection infection in yourself and your kids 

25:39 Managing expectations for your children

Jill Savage is an author of several books and international speaker who helps moms and marriages be the best they can be. She is the founder of Hearts at Home, a mother of five, and has been featured on KLOVE and Focus on the Family just to name a few places. She and her husband Mark serve as marriage coaches. 

Learn more about Jill Savage here: https://jillsavage.org/

Get Jill Savage's book, No More Perfect Kids https://www.amazon.com/No-More-Perfect-Kids-Love/dp/0802411525/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&qid=1487697432&sr=8-1&keywords=no+more+perfect+kids&linkCode=sl1&tag=jilsav0c-20&linkId=31a159c7ea4880717a7fce880161b282

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