The Parent Pivot Podcast

By Steve and Julia Cummings

We are Steve and Julia Cummings and we are empty nesters who desire to maintain healthy relationship with our adult children. We have found that something needs to change in us, the parent, when our c... more

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The podcast currently has 182 episodes available.

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August 22, 2023 Pay It Forward If You Can: Creating a Legacy of Generosity
Every day it seems it's getting harder and harder to make it in this world. If you have hard-working adult kids struggling to get sustainable jobs and housing, you're not alone. What can we do as partners to help them?
On this edition of The Parent Pivot Podcast, Steve and Julia Cummings share their own story of being struggling newlyweds and having kids and how they were able to survive only to now watch their own adult kids struggle. Be listening as they share some trends they are seeing that will provoke your thinking and bring hope.
Contact Steve & Julia on Facebook at The Parent Pivot Podcast, or via email at:
[email protected]
www.meadowbrookcounselingga.com
www.bringingkingdom.org
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22min
August 15, 2023 Summertime Check: How Are You Doing?
Summertime is a good time to watch a good movie and laugh with your mate. Sometimes laughing at other people can bring home some valuable messages to evaluate how you are doing.
On this episode of The Parent Pivot Podcast, Steve and Julia share about some recent events they went through, and how a popular movie they watched again can help you as a partner of an adult child.
Videos to watch mentioned in this podcast:
Jamilyn tell her husband she's pregnant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDyMUAwH_TI
Jamilyn tells her family and friends:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UT2IHsEDtt0&t=1s

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21min
August 08, 2023 ”Why is This Taking SO Long?” - The Emerging Adult
Many young adults today are in no hurry to grow up. They are meandering toward responsibility and life's most important decisions, while wearing t-shirts jokingly complaining about "adulting."
Does that sound like your adult child?
On this edition of The Parent Pivot Podcast, Steve and Julia shed some light on how you can come alongside your "emerging adult" with curiosity and how creating a safe space for them with you will strengthen your relationship.
Contact Steve & Julia on Facebook at The Parent Pivot Podcast, or via email at:
[email protected]
www.meadowbrookcounselingga.com
www.bringingkingdom.org
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20min
August 01, 2023 Their Perception is Their Reality:
It's bound to happen. Your adult child is hurt by something they see their grandparents do for their sibling and not for them. Do you get involved? Ignore it? Take sides? Explain it away?
In yet another "real time" episode of The Parent Pivot Podcast, Steve and Julia walk through a situation that just happened that involved their adult child and their grandparent. How do you navigate this one when there's so many paths to take? Be listening for some practical, loving counsel that will strengthen your relationship with your adult child.
Contact Steve & Julia on Facebook at The Parent Pivot Podcast, or via email at:
[email protected]
www.meadowbrookcounselingga.com
www.bringingkingdom.org
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14min
July 25, 2023 You’re Not Responsible for Your Spouse’s Relationships
Your husband's relationship with your adult child is heading south fast and causing tension in the family. Or maybe it's your wife's relationship. Your adult child comes to you because you're safe and now you're in the middle. Now what?
If this resonates with you, you'll want to be sure to listen to this episode of The Parent Pivot Podcast. Steve and Julia Cummings provide some helpful counsel and wisdom to navigate this scenario as you pivot from parent to partner with your adult children.
Contact Steve & Julia at:
[email protected]
www.meadowbrookcounselingga.com
www.bringingkingdom.org
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23min
July 18, 2023 Partnering As Grandparents
An estimated 2.7 million grandparents in the United States are taking the lead in raising their grandchildren. More than 6.1 million children under 18 live in their grandparents' households.
On this episode of The Parent Pivot Podcast, Steve and Julia bring some helpful insights and counsel to help you have healthy partner relationships with your adult children as grandparents.
Contact Steve & Julia at:
[email protected]
www.meadowbrookcounselingga.com
www.bringingkingdom.org
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30min
July 11, 2023 Relationships 201: The Three B’s
Pivoting from parent to partner requires intentional action. If you're reacting to your adult child all the time, chances are your relationship is struggling. It's only a matter of time before it completely fractures.
What can we do in the moment when our heart is racing, our gut is tense and worry, anxiety and fear are overwhelming us?
On this edition of The Parent Pivot Podcast, Steve and Julia have just the thing you need: The Three B's to healthy communication.
Contact Steve & Julia at:
[email protected]
www.meadowbrookcounselingga.com
www.bringingkingdom.org

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15min
July 04, 2023 We See You, Sandwich Generation!
Pivoting from parent to partner is hard enough on its own. But what happens if you have an adult child away at college, a high schooler at home, AND your elderly parent living with you? That a LOT to handle day in and day out. How do you navigate all of that when it can be so overwhelming?
On this edition of The Parent Pivot Podcast, Steve and Julia recount a recent situation and with grace and wisdom walk you through some ways to get the help you need.
Contact Steve & Julia at:
[email protected]
www.meadowbrookcounselingga.com
www.bringingkingdom.org
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18min
June 27, 2023 ”I’m Going to the Sidelines” - When It’s Time to Take a Step Back: Interview with Jackson Cummings
There’s a moment every dad faces when your child doesn’t need you the way they used to.
And if you’re not careful, you can start to feel unnecessary… sidelined… even replaced.
But what if stepping to the sidelines isn’t rejection. What if it’s actually your next assignment as a father?
In this episode of The Parent Pivot Podcast, we talk about the quiet transition no one prepares dads for and how to move from controlling the game to coaching from the heart.
Because your role isn’t over. It’s just changing.
And how you respond in this season might shape your child more than anything you did before.
Contact Steve & Julia at:
[email protected]
www.meadowbrookcounselingga.com
www.bringingkingdom.org

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46min
June 20, 2023 When It Seems Hopeless: Interview with Jamilyn Upchurch
Your adult child is battling depression, thoughts of suicide, and has rejected your faith. That's enough to send any parent into high anxiety, control and worry.
On this edition of The Parent Pivot Podcast, Steve and Julia faced this exact situation with their young adult daughter, Jamilyn. This is a podcast you dare not miss! Hear her story of God's faithfulness and the joy that came out of the ashes.
Enjoy some encouragement and laughter and check out Jamilyn Joy's YouTube channel: Joyful Entertainment and Encouragement
Watch the EPIC Father/Daughter Wedding Dance Battle: Boomer vs. Millennial

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46min

FAQs about The Parent Pivot Podcast:

How many episodes does The Parent Pivot Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 182 episodes available.