Mark sits down with Chelsea Chipman to discuss the challenges teenagers face today, and how parents can support them and respond to them when their teens confide in them. Chelsea has been an educator in seminaries and institutes, she was a seminary principal, and now works as a trainer for seminary and institute teachers at BYU. She has a passion for working with the youth and helping them stay on the covenant path. Here insights and resources in this episode are extremely helpful for any parent with teenagers.

Mark and Janie share the importance of being intentional parents and grandparents. They discuss the importance of having a plan and a vision for your family. They share one of their family mottos that has become deeply meaningful to the Ogletree family.

Mark and Janie discuss the challenges and benefits that come with having children, and maybe even grand children who need time and attention, and also having elderly parents who need attention and love as well. This situation falls on the age groups of 40-70 and they are called the “Sandwich Generation”

Mark sits down with the co-author of his new book, Brayden McFadden, to express the reason for writing this book, and give some insights from the book to help anyone “surviving” anxiety to start “thriving” in their anxiety.

Find the book here:

https://www.amazon.com/Anxiety-Can-Be-Your-Superpower/dp/1462149421

(This is a repeat episode)

Mark and Janie dive into what parents can do to help their children feel confident in deciding to get married. Mark and Janie are joined by their 7 daughters toward the end of the episode to give their 2 cents on what can be done in the home to prepare our children for marriage and adulthood.

You may here crying at foot steps in this episode! Grandkids galore when our kids are in town.

Mark and Janie dive into why so many of our young adults find it hard to make the marriage decision, and what could be causing the decline of marriage rates in America.

Mark and Janie discuss societal issues such as casualness, incivility, irreverence, and disrespect. They speak as to why reversing these issues would do so much good, and why it is important to teach our kids to have respect and reverence for things that the world takes so lightly.

Mark sits down with colleague and professor, Dr. Rick Miller to discuss the dynamics of parenting adult children. Navigating the changes in parenting once our children become adults can be tricky, Dr. Ogletree and Dr. Miller give amazing tips and insights on how we can keep our connections strong, with out overstepping.

Mark and Janie discuss ways we can fortify our homes and our children against the gathering evil around us.