Raising Bigs

Raising Bigs

By Marci Lynn HawkinsonParentingKids & Family
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Raising Bigs episodes

  • Episode 34 - LBGTQ+ Identities

    With guest BIG Sawyer Barragan, we are tackling the topic of LGBTQ+ Identities and how families might navigate this sometimes challenging situation. If you are in it yourselves or you just want to understand more, give it a listen. Like always, please message us with any questions, comments, concerns or future show ideas! Thanks for tuning in.

    41 min
  • Episode 33 - Traditions

    What traditions are their favorites and what will they carry forward? Will they start new traditions or take on new roles in the old ones? No matter what special holidays you celebrate, there are many nuggets in this episode of RAISING BIGS - featuring Big Sister Kynzi. Old memories shared and new memories created, it can all start with a tradition!

    56 min
  • Episode 32 - Our Favorite Things

    Need something to spur some gift giving inspiration this holiday season? This episode of Raising Bigs has exactly what you need! Thank you for listening, commenting and sharing our podcast.


    31 min
  • Episode 31 - Disagreements & Apologies

    Sometimes interactions can be tension inducing between parents and their bigs. If you have found yourself arguing and/or leaving interactions with hard feelings, tune into this episode of RAISING BIGS where we talk about how to move forward and repair the relationship after a bumpy patch. Please leave us comments and future topic ideas - it's much appreciated!

    33 min
  • Episode 30 - Ten Things We Don't Want to Hear

    We've talked about what Parents and Bigs want to hear from each other and now we flip the script! In this episode, we talk about 5 things that Parents and BIGS each don't want to hear as we all do life together! Save yourself some heartache and listen in. As always, likes/follows/shares would be great and comments/questions/topic ideas are welcome!

    38 min
  • Episode 29 - Hope

    The release of this episode comes at exactly the right time, as even Cayd and I needed to hear it! Hope is something we have to dig deep to find sometimes - join us to hear how we do it and why it works for us. As always, we'd welcome any feedback, questions or future episode ideas. Thanks for listening and sharing our pod!

    28 min
  • Episode 28 - We are Grateful

    We each share 7 things we are thankful for in this, the season of gratitude. Walking through life looking for things to be thankful for will change your life! No more focusing on what you don't have or what isn't going right all day long. Join us in this heartwarming episode of RAISING BIGS - it might just help you make a shift. Oh, and by the way, we are very grateful for our listeners!

    28 min
  • Episode 27 - Supporting Your College Student

    We have a guest on this episode of RAISING BIGS. Sawyer, my oldest big, is here to talk about how arriving at mid-semester can be tough, for both bigs and their parents. Listen in to hear about how we can support each other from the student, parent and college professional staff perspectives. Thank you for tuning in and for passing our podcast on to anyone who you think could benefit from hearing it!

    1 hr 5 min

About Raising Bigs

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A middle-aged mom and her twenty-something son talk about the beautiful, and sometimes complicated, relationship between parents and their young adult children. Join us as we share our journey, how…