Sign up to save your podcasts
Or
Share Overscheduling Is Quietly Disconnecting Your Family (Here's What to Do)
Share to email
Share to Facebook
Share to X
Share to email
Share to Facebook
Share to X
Or
Overscheduling Is Quietly Disconnecting Your Family (Here's What to Do)
Do you ever feel like your family is constantly running from one activity to the next and you can't remember the last time you all actually sat down together? Your schedule might be the thing silently destroying your family's connection.
This episode unpacks how the overscheduled family trap steals your connection and what you can do this week to start getting it back. From rethinking club sports to protecting family dinner to turning your daily car ride into the most important 15 minutes of your day, this conversation will change how you look at your calendar.
0:48 - Welcome to Our House
1:37 - How the overscheduled trap starts
7:48 - Why we chose one sport and one instrument
10:30 - Protecting family dinner and the Happy Crappy ritual
17:10 - No devices at the table and what to do instead
18:18 - Adding faith to your family routines
21:13 - Turning car rides into real connection
23:41 - Daily prayer with your kids on the way to school
30:07 - Why your marriage can't wait for the schedule to slow down
31:31 - Date nights and the shared family calendar
39:42 - The Faith-Filled Family Meeting framework
46:02 - How to get started with the free guide
50:45 - You don't have to change everything at once
FREE RESOURCE Download the Faith-Filled Family Meeting Startup Guide for free at ourhouse.faith. It walks you through a simple weekly meeting that keeps your family connected and your schedule in check.
CONNECT WITH US Instagram: https://instagram.com/ourhouse.faith
Website: https://ourhouse.faith
ABOUT OUR HOUSE We're Jason and Malia, married parents of four boys. We help families build the rhythms and rituals to bring God to the center of their home. Everything we share comes from our own living room, not a textbook. This podcast is for any family that's tired of surviving and ready to start thriving together.
LISTEN TO THE FULL SERIES This is Episode 2 in our series on the 5 Silent Killers of a Peaceful Home, our original framework called SAFES: Spiritual Misalignment, Avoiding Issues, Financial Separation, Emotional Disconnection, and Scheduling Chaos.
Episode 1: The 5 Silent Killers of a Peaceful Home (Be Emotionally Intimate with Your Spouse) Upcoming: Avoiding Issues, Financial Separation, and Spiritual Misalignment
View all episodes
By Jason Smylie and Malia SmylieDo you ever feel like your family is constantly running from one activity to the next and you can't remember the last time you all actually sat down together? Your schedule might be the thing silently destroying your family's connection.
This episode unpacks how the overscheduled family trap steals your connection and what you can do this week to start getting it back. From rethinking club sports to protecting family dinner to turning your daily car ride into the most important 15 minutes of your day, this conversation will change how you look at your calendar.
0:48 - Welcome to Our House
1:37 - How the overscheduled trap starts
7:48 - Why we chose one sport and one instrument
10:30 - Protecting family dinner and the Happy Crappy ritual
17:10 - No devices at the table and what to do instead
18:18 - Adding faith to your family routines
21:13 - Turning car rides into real connection
23:41 - Daily prayer with your kids on the way to school
30:07 - Why your marriage can't wait for the schedule to slow down
31:31 - Date nights and the shared family calendar
39:42 - The Faith-Filled Family Meeting framework
46:02 - How to get started with the free guide
50:45 - You don't have to change everything at once
FREE RESOURCE Download the Faith-Filled Family Meeting Startup Guide for free at ourhouse.faith. It walks you through a simple weekly meeting that keeps your family connected and your schedule in check.
CONNECT WITH US Instagram: https://instagram.com/ourhouse.faith
Website: https://ourhouse.faith
ABOUT OUR HOUSE We're Jason and Malia, married parents of four boys. We help families build the rhythms and rituals to bring God to the center of their home. Everything we share comes from our own living room, not a textbook. This podcast is for any family that's tired of surviving and ready to start thriving together.
LISTEN TO THE FULL SERIES This is Episode 2 in our series on the 5 Silent Killers of a Peaceful Home, our original framework called SAFES: Spiritual Misalignment, Avoiding Issues, Financial Separation, Emotional Disconnection, and Scheduling Chaos.
Episode 1: The 5 Silent Killers of a Peaceful Home (Be Emotionally Intimate with Your Spouse) Upcoming: Avoiding Issues, Financial Separation, and Spiritual Misalignment