Are You Selfish?
Being a parent should cause you to stop thinking about yourself.
Setting Expectations
What do you want your child to accomplish in life?
Wrecking the Career
If you had to give up either your family, or your career, which one would you give up?
Welcome to Preschool
Series Title: Birth to Five (Day 3 of 3)
Guests Include: Brenda Nixon
How are you going to raise your preschooler? Parent educator Brenda Nixon talks about the two questions all children want their parents to answer: "Do you love me?" and "Are you going to let me do whatever I want?" Brenda gives parents practical suggestions for setting boundaries and helping their children make good choices.
Enjoying Your Toddler
Series Title: Birth to Five (Day 2 of 3)
Guests Include: Brenda Nixon
What issues are you most likely to face with your toddler? Author Brenda Nixon, a long-time parent educator, talks with Dennis Rainey about bonding, attachment disorders and separation anxiety. Find out what to do when your toddler throws a fit or bites another child, and what age you should begin potty-training.
Getting it Right From the Start
Series Title: Birth to Five (Day 1 of 3)
Guests Include: Brenda Nixon
What do you wish someone had told you when you were first a parent? Parent educator Brenda Nixon gives new parents some practical tips for understanding and enjoying their newborn. Find out what a parent's objective should be in those first precious six months of life.
Discipline from Three to Five Years
Series Title: Right from the Start: A Biblical Approach to Early Childhood Discipline (Day 5 of 5)
Guests Include: Dennis and Barbara Rainey
Is your kindergartner starting to push back on your correction? Dennis and Barbara Rainey give parents some helpful advice for loving and correcting their three to five-year-old children. Find out what to do about sassiness, lying, and bullying.
Discipline from Three to Four Years
Series Title: Right from the Start: A Biblical Approach to Early Childhood Discipline (Day 4 of 5)
Guests Include: Dennis and Barbara Rainey
The toddler years are often considered some of the most difficult. Dennis and Barbara Rainey talk to parents about the best ways to discipline children who are just beginning to walk and talk.
Discipline from Zero to Two Years
Series Title: Right from the Start: A Biblical Approach to Early Childhood Discipline (Day 3 of 5)
Guests Include: Dennis and Barbara Rainey
What does your newborn really need from you? Dennis and Barbara Rainey, parents of six and grandparents of more than a dozen, reminisce about their early years of parenting and what they wanted to communicate to their children from day one.
The Fine Art of Discipline
Series Title: Right from the Start: A Biblical Approach to Early Childhood Discipline (Day 2 of 5)
Guests Include: Dennis and Barbara Rainey
How will you correct your child when he misbehaves? Dennis and Barbara Rainey explain why disciplining a child is a loving act and why spanking is an effective means of correcting a child if done in an appropriate manner.
The Goal of Parenting
Series Title: Right from the Start: A Biblical Approach to Early Childhood Discipline (Day 1 of 5)
Guests Include: Dennis & Barbara Rainey
What is your game plan for parenting? Dennis and Barbara Rainey, parents of six grown children, offer some practical steps you can take to help you and your spouse decide what your parenting goals are going to be.
A Father's Role: Providing Boundaries
Series Title: Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters (Day 2 of 2)
Guests Include: Dr. Meg Meeker
Is your daughter questioning the household rules? Well-known pediatrician and mother of six, Dr. Meg Meeker, talks to fathers about the necessity of providing appropriate boundaries for their daughters. Meeker fondly remembers her own father's attempts to protect her, and exhorts parents to affirm a daughter's character rather than her performance or physical beauty.
Strengthening the Father Bond
Series Title: Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters (Day 1 of 2)
Guests Include: Dr. Meg Meeker
Of all the relationships a girl may have, the one with her father is the most critical. Pediatrician Dr. Meg Meeker talks about the powerful influence of a father and recalls how her own father's belief in her at a low point in her life inspired her to believe in herself and become who she is today.
What Fathers Need to Do
Series Title: Boys Should Be Boys (Day 2 of 2)
Guests Include: Dr. Meg Meeker
How will my son learn to be a man? Best-selling author and pediatrician, Dr. Meg Meeker, tells parents why it's important to teach their sons about the power of virtues like self-control. Meeker tells parents that if they set the bar high for their sons, they'll most likely see them rise to that level of character and behavior.
Appreciating the Essence of Your Son
Series Title: Boys Should Be Boys (Day 1 of 2)
Guests Include: Dr. Meg Meeker
Are you expecting your son to behave like a girl? You might, and not even realize it. Boys are under attack, according to pediatrician and mother of six, Dr. Meg Meeker. Dr. Meeker tells how boys, who are naturally attracted to activity and motion, are being reprimanded for acting like boys. Hear Dr. Meeker share her concerns about too many boys being misdiagnosed with ADHD, and advises Dads to reach into their sons' lives by doing something with them.
Connecting with Your Kids
Series Title: Parent Fuel: For the Fire Inside Our Kids (Day 3 of 3)
Guests Include: Barry St. Clair
Have you ever felt like your parenting tank was low? Youth expert Barry St. Clair tells parents how they can build a bridge from their hearts to their children's hearts. Barry recalls how difficult it was to connect with his grieving daughter after the death of his wife and encourages parents to continue reaching out to their children even when they push back.
The Prayers of a Helpless Parent
Series Title: Parent Fuel: For the Fire Inside Our Kids (Day 2 of 3)
Guests Include: Barry St. Clair
Sometimes when all your safety nets are broken you have no choice but to fall into the arms of God. That's where Barry St. Clair, found himself when his wife of 28 years died suddenly after a short illness, leaving him as a single father of four. Barry recalls how he leaned on God in those early months to help his children process the loss.
Helping Your Children Love Jesus More
Series Title: Parent Fuel: For the Fire Inside Our Kids (Day 1 of 3)
Guests Include: Barry St. Clair
Are you worried your children won't turn out right? Then maybe you're worried about the wrong thing. Barry St. Clair, founder of Reach Out Youth Solutions, calls parents to focus less on their children's achievements and more on their children's love for Jesus. Barry gives parents practical ways to build into the next generation and to help their kids answer the question "Who Am I?" by pointing them back to God.
Grounding Your Kids in the Truth
Series Title: Teaching Your Kids God's Law (Day 2 of 2)
Guests Include: Al Mohler
You'd never think of teaching your kids to spell before first teaching them their ABCs. Why then would you try to teach your kids life skills before first introducing them to the Life Giver, God himself. Al Mohler, exhorts parents to protect and bless their children by teaching them God's law.
Knowing God's Truth
Series Title: Teaching Your Kids God's Law (Day 1 of 2)
Guests Include: Al Mohler
You have a lot of things to teach your children before they reach adolescence. Shouldn't God's law be one of them? Al Mohler, tells parents why teaching their children the Ten Commandments is vital to their children's spiritual and emotional health.
Modeling Matters
Guests Include: David Jeremiah, Terrance Zuerlein, Dennis Rainey
What is the best way to teach your children? This weekend on the broadcast, Dennis Rainey joins pastor David Jeremiah and father of four, Terrance Zuerlein, M.D., to talk about the importance of modeling appropriate behavior in front of children.
Understanding the Four P's
Series Title: What He Must Be (Day 4 of 4)
Guests Include: Voddie Baucham, Jr.
Is the young man pursuing your daughter worthy of her? Dennis Rainey talks with pastor Voddie Baucham about the qualifications of a married man, which includes being a priest, prophet, provider and pastor of his family.
Chores
How do you get your children to do their chores?
Discovering Biblical Leadership
Series Title: What He Must Be (Day 3 of 4)
Guests Include: Voddie Baucham, Jr.
Will the young man who marries your daughter know how to lead her? Pastor Voddie Baucham explains why a young man must be able to lead in love, righteousness, and intimacy in order to be a good husband.
Building a Son-in-Law
Series Title: What He Must Be (Day 2 of 4)
Guests Include: Voddie Baucham, Jr.
Sometimes if you can't find the right man you have to build him. Pastor and author Voddie Baucham equips fathers to ask the right probing questions of the young men who are pursuing their daughters.
Step Up Young Man
Series Title: What He Must Be (Day 1 of 4)
Guests Include: Voddie Baucham, Jr.
What does it mean when a young man asks a woman's father for her hand in marriage? Pastor Voddie Baucham talks with Dennis Rainey about the significance of the hand-off from a bride's father to her fiancé, as well as the characteristics a young man must have that show he is ready to marry.
Benjamin's Card
Did your kids ever give you something you could never throw away?
Haughty Eyes
What do you do when your child rolls his eyes at you and announces, "Whatever!"?
Sleepovers
Do you trust your young child to spend the night at a friend's house?
Q & A with Barbara Rainey
Series Title: Q & A with Barbara Rainey (Day 1 of 1)
Guests Include: Barbara Rainey
On today's broadcast, popular author and speaker, Barbara Rainey, answers your most perplexing questions about parenting.
Seasonal Pressures
Are the pressures in your life the same as they were ten, or even 20 years ago? Think about it.
Showing Affection
Simply because your child outgrows their fireproof pajamas, doesn't mean they outgrow their need for affection.
A Child's Impact
Come on now, be honest, has it ever felt to you like you're failing as a parent?
Silver Bullets
What are the silver bullet issues in your home?
Modeling
Have you ever heard the phrase "Do as I say, not as I do?"
Ten Ways to be a Better Mother
Series Title: (Day 1 of 1)
Guests Include: Karen Loritts
Today Karen Loritts, a wife and mother of four grown children, shares ten practical ways to be a better mother.
What Every Child Needs to Know
What are the most important things your parents taught you?
I Love It When …
What do you enjoy most about being a parent?
They Won't Run Away
From time to time, I think every parent worries that they're being too strict.
Bear Hugs
Have you seen any good bumper stickers lately?
Spreading Wings
Teach your children that rules and boundaries exist, not to restrict us, but also to protect us.
Manners Night
I think there's something today that's become a lost art…it's manners.
Wrong Way Riegels
I know it's hard to believe, but every parent makes mistakes.
Finding Rest in God's Boundaries
Series Title: Little House on the Freeway (Day 3 of 3)
Guests Include: Tim Kimmel
Jesus promised to give us rest. Listening to Him will energize our souls and give us peace, even in the hectic pace of the 21st century. Author Tim Kimmel tells us tells why listening to God and doing what He says, including forgiving those who've hurt us, will energize our souls and give us peace.
Finding Rest in the Midst of Hurry
Series Title: Little House on the Freeway (Day 2 of 3)
Guests Include: Tim Kimmel
Your life is busy- find out how slowing down can benefit the entire family. Little House on the Freeway author Tim Kimmel talks about the "Mach 2" years of raising their four children.
Examining a Hurried Lifestyle
Series Title: Little House on the Freeway (Day 1 of 3)
Guests Include: Tim Kimmel
Learn the seven characteristics that indicate your family lives a hurried lifestyle. Little House on the Freeway author Tim Kimmel tells you what to look for and how to make time for rest.
Saying 'Thank You'
Guests Include: June Moore, Dennis Rainey, Bill Barber
Manners teach us to show preference to others. This weekend on the broadcast, learn a few tips about being grateful from etiquette consultant June Moore, author Dennis Rainey, and grateful son and father, Bill Barber.
More Recipes for Successful Family Fun
Series Title: Just Add Family (Day 2 of 2)
Guests Include: Kurt and Olivia Bruner
If family devotions make you yawn, it's time to cook up some fun! FamilyLife's Just Add Family recipe tin makes family devotions a quick and easy treat, and authors Kurt and Olivia Bruner will tell you how. Family fun is cooking at meal times, bed times, or anytime at all... just add family!
Rousing Recipes for Fun Family Devotions
Series Title: Just Add Family (Day 1 of 2)
Guests Include: Kurt and Olivia Bruner
Building a strong spiritual heritage can start with simple recipe cards! Kurt and Olivia Bruner (parents of four!) tell parents how to whip up fun family devotions with FamilyLife's Just Add Family resource. Grab a card and go for new ideas to make family times fun, appealing, and fruitful.
Jordan's Instructions
Children can teach adults a thing or to about the way to show love.
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