Your systems are perfectly suited to give you the life that you now have.  Your children’s routines are perfectly suited to give you the current level of chaos or order that you’re currently experiencing.  All of us have routines with our children.  Some of those routines weren’t designed, they just happened.  And most of the ones that just happen put the extra burden on mom and dad.  On this week’s Let’s Parent on Purpose Podcast I talk with my good friend Sheila Hoadley, who is one of the most organized people I know.  Sheila shares some of her challenges and victories in helping her three boys develop habits and systems that have made her home life much easier.

What happens when we tell our children that Jesus will fix all of their problems?  How do we damage their faith by not preparing them for adversity?  This week we talk about the danger of presenting the gospel as a tool for life enhancement rather than salvation from our sin.

We want God to transform all of the frustrating things in our family and lives in an instant. But Scripture shows that God is in the habit of driving out enemies from the Promised Land little by little.

A parent recently asked me to address the topic of contentment with children.  That’s the source of this week’s podcast.  Listen to hear my thoughts.  I’ll give you a hint: it’s not going to come by giving them everything they want!  Listen and share with any of your friends who might be struggling with the same issue.  I talk about how we can

• Create perspective
• Take responsibility for others
• Live more by having less

The good news for moms and dads – the steps to encourage contentment in our children’s lives are the very same steps for being happy in our own lives!

Some kids are miraculous makers of mountains out of molehills.  It can be incredibly frustrating as a parent.  In my podcast this week I share how to create some emotional resiliency using a tool called a Drama-meter.

I learned about the Drama Meter from a book I highly recommend by Sissy Goff, David Thomas, and Melissa Trevathan called Are My Kids on Track.  You should definitely pick up a copy.

Listen to the podcast and let me know how the Drama Meter works for your family! And if you like the concept, you’ll love the rest of Are My Kids On Track as well!