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Jimmy and Kristin Scroggins on How to Have Crucial Conversations With Your Kids

Parenting isn’t for wimps. We get this sense right from the very start when we bring our first child home and realize it’s not exactly as we imagined. It’s not always easy because there are no fail-safe formulas. It can be frustrating, fun, heartbreaking and full of joy. We can weather these ups and down when we remind ourselves that no matter where we find ourselves, parenting it is a God-given privilege.

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What is Your Family Known For?

Helping you create a family culture is the heart of what we do here at Build Your Best Family. Each time I interview a new guest on this podcast I ask them, “What is your family known for?” I love hearing about what makes each family unique and special. What they share gives me and us a small glimpse into their family culture.

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Alana Kuwabara on Critical Thinking - Why We Need it and How We Can Teach it to Our Kids

We live in an age when an overwhelming amount of information is available. The upside of that is that we can get the information we want easily. The downside is that it’s not just facts that are available at fingertips, but tons of other people’s opinions are too. As parents, it’s important that we teach our kids how to navigate this crazy world of information overload with critical thinking.

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Crystal Paine on The Transforming Power of Love-Centered Parenting

As a mom, it is natural to want to measure how we are doing by the results we get from our kids. It’s easy to get caught up in whether or not they get good grades, make the right choices, or act appropriately in public. Sure, we want to raise good kids and be a good mom, but it will lead to spending too much time correcting and not enough time connecting if we are not careful.

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Jaclyn and Brendan Weidner on Successfully Having Hard Conversations in Marriage

Good communication in marriage helps you grow. But there are often “hard” conversations that neither you nor your spouse wants to have. They may be conversations about annoying or difficult issues. They may be the topics that you dodge because they make you both angry, defensive, sad, and hurt. However, engaging in these talks shows you care about your spouse and your marriage.

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Joel Hawbaker on Secrets of a Successful Blended Family

When two people get married they bring together 2 different cultures. The beautiful part of this new relationship is sorting through and combining those things together to establish a new family. But what happens when your blending families? It can be tricky. Today's guest talks to us about blended families and how to overcome the obstacles they often have.

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What Worked and What Didn't Work for Us in 2020

It’s that time of year again when many of us set goals and identify the things we want to change in our life. Goal setting and lifestyle shifts, especially when it comes to our family, can feel overwhelming but guess what, it doesn’t have to be. We are sharing with you a simple practice we like to do each year that helps us set our sights on the upcoming year with less dread and more enthusiasm.

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Laura Hernandez on A Simple Way to Make Your Home Run Smoothly

In the workplace, there are systems for almost everything that needs to get done. Which ultimately frees up time for business owners and employees to do the things that they really want to do, like serving their customers. What if we can do that in our homes too? What if we could get everyone on the same page, eliminate confusion, and prevent decision fatigue so we can do more of the things we love together?

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