Life Parenting Podcast

The words echoing around our homes have profound influence on the emotional and relational health of our children, echoing either a message of life or death. Speaking Life flows from the virtuous character of Christ and communicates worth and potential, promoting beauty and encouragement to our children. The life message is one of the most compelling forces in the universe. The patterns of words we use and the attitudes that are reflected by those words have a measured effect on a child’s immediate behavior and a cumulative effect on a child’s long term emotional disposition. But what does ‘Speaking Life’ look like? Is it just speaking ‘positive words’ and no cursing? Listen as we dive into the origins of Speaking Life and what it can look like in your home. Accenting virtue over vice is not a slogan, it is a lifestyle of choice.

Rich & Julie Young, hosts

Gary & Anne Marie Ezzo, founders

Check out Episode 1 // Spotify // Apple // YouTube

Virtue/Vice Contrast List // https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ab23f82c3c16a2c72ac497f/t/5ca1dca09140b743d36924ef/1554111653460/GF+Virtue+Values+Contrast+-+US+letter.pdf

Want to dive deeper into this episode’s topic? Here are a few articles & videos to get you started!

→ Introducing a Culture of Life // https://growingfamilies.life/blog/2018/12/13/introducing-a-culture-of-life?rq=speaking%20life

→ What Does it Mean to Speak Life? // https://growingfamilies.life/parenting-from-the-tree-of-lifeblog/2018/6/1/lsv1-05s-what-does-it-mean-to-speak-life

→ A Life Give Home Environment // https://growingfamilies.life/parenting-from-the-tree-of-lifeblog/2018/6/1/lsv1-03s-a-life-giving-home-environment-introduction

→ Do You Speak Life or Death? // https://growingfamilies.life/parenting-from-the-tree-of-lifeblog/2018/6/1/lsv1-06s-do-you-speak-words-of-life-or-death?rq=speaking%20life

→ The Message of Life // https://growingfamilies.life/life-in-the-middle-years-blog/2018/5/31/myv2-01s-middle-years-children-and-the-message-of-life-introduction

→ The Life-Death Paradigm // https://growingfamilies.life/life-in-the-middle-years-blog/2018/5/31/myv2-02s-the-life-death-paradigm

→ Virtue, Vice, and Parenting Messages // https://growingfamilies.life/life-in-the-middle-years-blog/2018/5/31/myv2-03s-virtue-vice-and-parenting-messages

→ The Amygdala and Sensory Data // https://growingfamilies.life/life-in-the-middle-years-blog/2018/5/31/myv2-04s-the-amygdala-and-sensory-data

→ The Amygdala and Physical Threats // https://growingfamilies.life/life-in-the-middle-years-blog/2018/5/31/myv2-05s-the-amygdala-and-physical-threats-explained

→ The Amygdala and Toxic Memories // https://growingfamilies.life/life-in-the-middle-years-blog/2018/5/31/myv2-06s-the-amygdala-and-toxic-memories

→ “No” is not a “Death” Word // https://growingfamilies.life/life-in-the-middle-years-blog/2018/5/31/myv2-08s-no-is-not-a-death-word

→ The Challenge of Peer Pressure and Group-Think // https://growingfamilies.life/life-in-the-middle-years-blog/2018/5/31/myv3-01s-the-challenge-of-peer-pressure-and-group-think

→ Benefits of a Like-Minded Community // https://growingfamilies.life/life-in-the-middle-years-blog/2018/5/31/myv3-02s-benefits-of-a-like-minded-community

→ Family Identity - How to Build It // https://growingfamilies.life/life-in-the-middle-years-blog/2018/5/31/myv3-03s-the-middle-years-child-and-family-identity-how-to-build-it

The Growing Families Website // www.growingfamilies.life

Register for a Class // www.growingfamilies.life/find-a-class

Our Courses // www.growingfamilies.life/parenting-courses

The Bookstore // www.growingfamilies.life/bookshop

Contact Mom Ministry // www.contactmom.life

Instagram // www.instagram.com/growingfamilieslife

Facebook // www.facebook.com/GrowingFamiliesLife

YouTube // www.youtube.com/@GrowingFamiliesLife

Email questions or topic suggestions to [email protected]

What if there was “one thing” parents could do for 10 minutes a day that would: help their child  become smarter, help decrease behavior problems, and help their child sleep better (which means the parents sleep better, too!)? In this episode we discuss one of the most reliable predictors of a child’s emotional security and cognitive success: the husband-wife attachment and how parents can easily provide a necessary visual and tangible representation of their love for each other. We believe that the greatest overall influence parents have on their children is not as mom or dad but as husband and wife. Does this exclude single parents? No! We also specifically discuss how single parents can provide security for their children and a healthy life-giving home environment in which to raise their children.

Rich & Julie Young, hosts

Gary & Anne Marie Ezzo, founders

Want to dive deeper into Couch Time? Here are a few articles to get you started!

→ https://contactmom.life/blog/questioning-couch-time?rq=couch

→ https://contactmom.life/blog/couch-time-on-the-road?rq=couch

→ https://contactmom.life/blog/couch-time-secure-children?rq=couch

→ https://contactmom.life/blog/couchtime?rq=couch

Or watch a few videos on the topic:

→ https://growingfamilies.life/parenting-from-the-tree-of-lifeblog/2018/6/1/lsv13-04s-reviewing-the-basics-the-neuroscience-of-security?rq=couchtime
→ https://growingfamilies.life/life-in-the-middle-years-blog/2018/5/31/myv4-07s-proactive-training-strategies-principles-of-basic-security?rq=couchtime

The Growing Families Website // www.growingfamilies.life

Register for a Class // www.growingfamilies.life/find-a-class

Our Courses // www.growingfamilies.life/parenting-courses

The Bookstore // www.growingfamilies.life/bookshop

Contact Mom Ministry // www.contactmom.life

Instagram // www.instagram.com/growingfamilieslife

Facebook // www.facebook.com/GrowingFamiliesLife

YouTube // www.youtube.com/@GrowingFamiliesLife

Email questions or topic suggestions to [email protected]

Welcome to the Life Parenting Podcast, hosted by Growing Families. It is our desire to help you, as parents, create a life-giving home environment in which to guide, nurture, and train your children in a God honoring way.

Keep an eye out for our official launch of the podcast coming November 4th, 2024!

The Growing Families Website // www.growingfamilies.life

Register for a Class // www.growingfamilies.life/find-a-class

Our Courses // www.growingfamilies.life/parenting-courses

The Bookstore // www.growingfamilies.life/bookshop

Contact Mom Ministry // www.contactmom.life

Instagram // www.instagram.com/growingfamilieslife

Facebook // www.facebook.com/GrowingFamiliesLife

YouTube // www.youtube.com/@GrowingFamiliesLife

Rich & Julie Young, hosts

Gary & Anne Marie Ezzo, founders

Email questions or topic suggestions to [email protected]