Celebrating our first year at TPP, we're going to take a little fall break. We'll be back in a few weeks. Great time to binge on missed episodes. See you next month!

The TPP  Team Opens up and admits that we all originally thought WE were a gift to our children; yet on this episode, we share how parenting our children is a gift that changed US! Listen in and be encouraged how the mundane, the failures, the imperfections, and the hard things have been amazing tools in our lives and how we are better people because of it all. Oh and how we quit being Perfect-holics! 

We all wish we could just have smooth easy responses in life and in our families but as the TPP Team shares, sometimes it is anger that blocks that dream. Listen in as they discuss their own struggles and move on to explore some root sources of anger, as well as suggestions for dealing with this emotion - in our children and more importantly in ourselves. 

How do I continue to connect and have a relationship with our older teens and grown children? The TPP Team, all experiencing this age themselves, discuss the struggle of a healthy balance in this rather under-discussed stage of parenting. Join the conversation about the shift of focus and roles and how to cultivate conversations with your burgeoning adults. 

 Following up on Dr. Stephens' episode, the TPP Team jumps into adolescence. Listen in as they discuss the reality of parenting in this unique season of life – what helped them, what blindsided them, and some suggestions for deciding when you might and might not push the Alarm Button. 

 Sometimes the Middle Ages of 4-8 might be a little overlooked, so listen in as the TPP Team addresses this important season of training and relationship. Don't miss hearing them actually role-play how to talk with an emotional child and share some practical tips for this special but fleeting time with your children. 

 TPP friend and pediatrician Dr. Stephens joins Cheryl again at the microphone to talk about the often challenging years of adolescence.  You aren’t going to want to miss hearing Dr. S as he demystifies this season and brings reality but also encouraging information and experience to equip and encourage all parents but especially those of teens. 

With a lot of transparent honesty, the Recording Team shares some of their individual struggles with lies in their parenting. You may be in a hard season yourself, or battling lies of your own, so listen in to get some insight into fighting for Truth to conquer those Lies, as well as some encouragement to move towards more freedom and hope.

The Team addresses some of our listeners' questions. First, we're offering some practical ideas for how to handle evenings so that bedtimes are easier and flow better. Then these seasoned parents address a regularly asked question about what we would go back and change if we could. So listen in and maybe get a dose of encouragement for your day.

​Boredom has gotten a bad rap. In fact, many parents and groups work overtime trying to erase that word from their kids' lives. However, science and the TPP team make a case for why creating a space for boredom in a child's over-structured and entertaining life is not only mentally healthy, it is a power-packed surprising friend that can bring creativity, peace, initiative, and fun to the entire family. Make the space to join in on the conversation.