Hey friends! Today we get to tackle a topic I have wanted to cover for a long time! I get asked about kids and video games, a lot, and have never felt qualified to give a comprehensive answer. Our family has not used video games very much, but I am not fully anti-video game, either. So, I have always wanted to bring someone on who has an educated, balanced approach. Boy did this conversation exceed my expectations!! Liz Busby, a researcher and writer for the
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What Most Parents Don’t Know about Internet Filters {Episode-111, with Sean Clifford}
If your kids are on devices of any kind, then this is one episode you DO NOT want to miss. We continue our summer mini-series, “Boys and Technology”, with a chat that had me on the edge of my seat. Sean Clifford, CEO of Canopy, shares some eye-opening statistics, and also helps us understand what most internet filters do…as well as what they do NOT do (hold on, this might surprise you!) He also shares a new type of filter that uses cutting edge technology (artificial intelligence!)
All Q & A: From Homeschooling to the Vaccine, to Parenting A-Z! {Ep.109 with Jonah}
A Q&A episode and last week's giveaway winner announced at the bottom! Aloha Friends! For the past few months I have been saving up questions sent in from blog readers and podcast listeners, and this week I finally get to tackle a bunch of them! I wish I could have covered more, but it already got long! 😜 Not sure if I need to do more of these (in shorter segments perhaps!?) or how I can respond better, but I do enjoy these episodes, and my listeners tell me they do,
End of Spring Coffee Date, 2021
Join me today for coffee, photos, updates, and a giveaway! Oh and some pretty stars, too... Happy June, my friends... And Wow...look how 2021 is flying by! I seriously just looked at my own website trying to remember when exactly I published my "End of Winter Coffee Date" post...only to find that...I didn't. 😌 Nope. My last Coffee Date post was last fall, and I just don't have a good explanation for that. After years of blogging 3-4 times a week (I REALLY DID THAT!) I
Where the (Character) Magic Happens. And Happy Podcast Birthday! {Episode 108}
Aloha! This week we celebrate TWO YEARS of the Boy Mom Podcast! (how could that be!?) And this week's short, solo episode feels like the perfect way to celebrate... You hear me talk about character a lot around here, but some of you may feel like I did when I was a younger mom: I heard so many of the more seasoned moms talking about "just focus on your child's character" and oftentimes it seemed so vague and confusing. What did that even mean? 😉 Did it mean don't
Timeless Parenting Wisdom {Episode-107 with Chrys Howard}
Do you ever wish you had a wise mentor -- someone with life experience that might pour into you and your family? It seems like whenever I am gathered with a group of young moms, the topic of mentors come up...And while some women are blessed to have a wise mentor in their life, oftentimes I hear them say how they only WISH they had someone like that. I would love to see more connecting between the generations, and that is something I think we can all work on -- in our churches
Help for Overcoming Destructive Mommy Anger {Episode 106 with Natalie Hixson}
There is no doubt: Mommy anger was my biggest struggle in my early years of parenting. Like a lot of women, I didn't know I had an anger problem until I became a mom. 😉 My anger made me feel ashamed and alone. Though I overcame this pattern of parenting, I will always regret the times it hurt my relationship with my kids. After years of writing and getting to know moms all over the world, I realize that this is a common issue...even if it is one that is hard it is to talk
Creating Family Adventures – Around the World or Around Your Table! with Liz Yeboah {a free download and a book giveaway included!}
Talking about Family Adventures and giving away a book to inspire you! If you've been around me long, you know that I love to talk about adventure...How boys truly need adventure. How families bond through shared adventure. How I believe God made all of us for adventure! When I got to know Liz Yeboah through an instagram roundup (thanks, Em) I knew she was the perfect person to join me for this conversation! Liz, her husband, and their four boys and one
