Extraordinary Parenting Episodes

Oct. 23, 2025

Guiding vs. Controlling: Routines that Raise Self-Directed Kids

If you’re feeling stretched thin, start with your family vision. When you clarify where you’re going, it’s easier to replace control with connection, set boundaries you actually honor, and install simple routines (like a morning checklist) that make kids more self-directed. With quality and quantit…

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Guiding vs. Controlling: Routines that Raise Self-Directed Kids

Oct. 21, 2025

The Truth About Gentle Parenting — Why Extraordinary Parents Are Using Something Better

This episode reveals how kind but firm parenting outperforms gentle (often permissive) approaches by pairing empathy with clear boundaries. Greg and Rachel show how to co-regulate big emotions, set respectful limits without yelling or shaming, and use intuition with the right tools so kids feel saf…

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The Truth About Gentle Parenting — Why Extraordinary Parents Are Using Something Better

Oct. 16, 2025

Why Homeschooling Alone Isn’t Enough (And What To Do Instead)

If you’ve ever wondered what worldschooling really is, this video shows how expanding education into the real world creates curious, capable, emotionally healthy kids. Greg & Rachel reveal how to replace convenience with connection, turn lessons into experiences, and light a fire for lifelong learn…

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Why Homeschooling Alone Isn’t Enough (And What To Do Instead)

Oct. 14, 2025

Why ‘Teens Launching = Moving Out at 18’ Is a Modern Psyop Ruining Generations

If you’re struggling with 'failure to launch parenting', this video redefines what real independence looks like—without forced separation. Greg & Rachel reveal how teaching life skills early, mentoring teens through ages 16–25, and creating a strong intergenerational family culture helps you raise …

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Why ‘Teens Launching = Moving Out at 18’ Is a Modern Psyop Ruining Generations

Oct. 9, 2025

Results Don’t Lie: Become the Parent Your Kids Believe

If you want grit for kids, stop forcing and start anchoring. In this video, Greg & Rachel show how trust + modeling beats pressure every time: help your child stretch to the “next rock,” keep your promises, and make discomfort enjoyable so identity—not willpower—drives lasting habits. When you lead…

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Results Don’t Lie: Become the Parent Your Kids Believe

Oct. 2, 2025

How to Stop Yelling and Stay Calm as a Parent

If daily conflicts are wearing you down, this video shows emotional regulation for parents step-by-step: how to stop masking, process triggers, and use quick resets—breathing, movement, gratitude, and future journaling—to raise your family’s emotional thermostat. You’ll see why sleep and nutrition …

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How to Stop Yelling and Stay Calm as a Parent

Sept. 30, 2025

Stop Doing These Things If You Want Happy, Well-Adjusted Kids

Creating a strong family culture doesn’t come from punishments or yelling—it comes from the small, intentional things you refuse to allow. In this video, Greg and Rachel Denning share the “never-do’s” that shaped their home into a place of love, connection, and confidence for their 7 kids. Learn ho…

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Stop Doing These Things If You Want Happy, Well-Adjusted Kids

Sept. 9, 2025

The Comfort Crisis: Why Today’s Teens Are Soft, Squishy an Unprepared to Launch

In today’s age of comfort and convenience, ordinary challenges leave kids overwhelmed—which is why teen resilience is essential. In this episode, Greg and Rachel Denning share how parents can micro-dose discomfort through daily habits and macro-dose challenge with travel, service, and adventure. By…

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The Comfort Crisis: Why Today’s Teens Are Soft, Squishy an Unprepared to Launch

Aug. 28, 2025

How to Prevent Teenage Rebellion (Without Yelling or Control)

Prevent teenage rebellion by focusing on congruence, respect, and long-term influence instead of short-term control. In this episode, Greg and Rachel Denning explain how unmet needs, double standards, and forced obedience create resentment that leads to rebellion. Instead, discover how giving your …

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How to Prevent Teenage Rebellion (Without Yelling or Control)

Aug. 26, 2025

Protect Your Teens from Porn (Without Shame): What Every Parent MUST Know

Parents searching for help with teen porn addiction are often overwhelmed, ashamed, or unsure where to begin. This episode explains the real science of how porn hijacks the brain, rewires dopamine, and damages relationships. More importantly, it gives parents the tools to open honest conversations,…

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Protect Your Teens from Porn (Without Shame): What Every Parent MUST Know

Aug. 21, 2025

Stop Ignoring the Signs: Helping Teens Overcome Anxiety & Depression with Habits

When it comes to teen mental health habits, most parents don’t realize just how much daily routines and behaviors shape long-term happiness and resilience. In this episode, we reveal why positive habits are the foundation of mental health for teens (and adults!)—and how parents can guide without co…

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Stop Ignoring the Signs: Helping Teens Overcome Anxiety & Depression with Habits

Aug. 14, 2025

Why Habits Matter More Than Grades for Your Teen’s Lifelong Success

The habits for teens they develop now will determine the quality of their future. In this episode, we explore the essential daily practices that build a foundation for success, from cultivating positive self-talk to improving sleep, movement, and eating habits. You’ll discover why focusing on grade…

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Why Habits Matter More Than Grades for Your Teen’s Lifelong Success

Aug. 12, 2025

The Secret to Getting Your Teen to Do Chores Without Nagging

Getting your teen to pitch in at home doesn’t have to be a constant battle. When you understand how to motivate teens using privilege-based accountability, chores become a natural part of their daily routine—not a source of stress or conflict. By linking personal responsibilities to the privileges …

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The Secret to Getting Your Teen to Do Chores Without Nagging

July 29, 2025

Strategies to Help Your Teen Launch Into Adulthood

This episode dives deep into failure to launch, explaining why so many young adults struggle to achieve independence and what parents can proactively do to guide teens toward launched, thriving adulthood.

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Strategies to Help Your Teen Launch Into Adulthood

July 24, 2025

What Every Parent MUST Know to Stop Discipline Battles for Good

Effective parenting skills are the foundation for raising well-behaved, confident children and preventing discipline problems before they start. In this episode, Greg and Rachel Denning explain how parenting is a learnable skill, much like tennis, and why building daily trust with your child create…

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July 23, 2025

Help!! My Teen Feels “Controlled” and “Different”! How to Hold Standards Without Resentment or Rebellion

When teens push back on rules or feel "different" from their peers, the solution isn’t lowering your standards—it’s building a better life. In this episode, we share how to stop controlling your kids and start creating a family culture so exciting and meaningful that they want to choose it for them…

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Help!! My Teen Feels “Controlled” and “Different”! How to Hold Standards Without Resentment or Rebellion

July 17, 2025

How to Raise Kids Who Actually WANT to Make Good Decisions

If you’ve ever wondered how to help kids make good choices without turning parenting into a power struggle, this episode is for you. We’ll show you how to teach your children to think critically, make decisions, and learn from natural consequences—so they grow into resilient, independent adults who…

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How to Raise Kids Who Actually WANT to Make Good Decisions

July 15, 2025

Raising Spiritually Resilient Kids in a Chaotic & Confused World

Are you worried you’re “not spiritual enough” to lead your kids in faith? Do you wonder if you’ve messed up too much to guide them in hearing God’s voice? The truth is—y ou don’t have to be perfect to raise spiritually confid...

Guest: Jennilee Samuel

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Raising Spiritually Resilient Kids in a Chaotic & Confused World

July 10, 2025

How to Create the Life You Really Want for Your Family

Are you sacrificing family life balance just to keep up with what society says you “should” do? In this episode, we explore how choosing to live deliberately—rather than conforming to traditional expectations around work, school, and success—can lead to a more fulfilling and united family life. We …

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How to Create the Life You Really Want for Your Family

July 3, 2025

6 Things You MUST Do to Raise Responsible, Respectful Teens

Parenting teens can feel like walking a tightrope—balancing rules, trust, and emotional connection. But it doesn’t have to be a battle. In this insightful episode, we share 6 proven strategies for parenting teens that help you build a deep, lasting bond with your child. From earning respect to givi…

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6 Things You MUST Do to Raise Responsible, Respectful Teens

July 1, 2025

Science Shows: Your Kids Are NOT Adults at 18!!! How to Parent and Prepare ‘Emerging Adults ages 18-25'

Are you wondering why your 18-year-old still acts like a teenager? Science confirms it—they’re not fully adults yet. So how do you parent emerging adults ages 18–25 with wisdom, influence, and connection? In this powerful epi...

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Science Shows: Your Kids Are NOT Adults at 18!!! How to Parent and Prepare ‘Emerging Adults ages 18-25'

June 26, 2025

7-Strategies for Finding Daily Happiness and Meaning in Family Life

Finding happiness in family life doesn’t happen by accident—it requires intention, strategy, and daily practice. In this episode, we share 7 powerful tools we use as a couple and family to reconnect with joy and meaning, even during stressful or exhausting seasons. From using mundane chores as emot…

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7-Strategies for Finding Daily Happiness and Meaning in Family Life

June 18, 2025

#317 How Sexual Frustration (or Porn) are Causing Dad’s to Be Grumpy & Disconnected

Building healthy relationships at home starts with deep emotional and physical connection between spouses. In this honest conversation, we explore how unmet sexual needs, porn, stress, and lack of intimacy silently erode connection, leading to grumpiness, frustration, and disconnection in both marr…

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#317 How Sexual Frustration (or Porn) are Causing Dad’s to Be Grumpy & Disconnected

June 11, 2025

#316 How to Step Out of the Family Drama Triangle in 3 Simple Steps

This episode centers on improving communication to transform recurring patterns of family conflict. By exploring the Family Drama Triangle and the emotional triggers that fuel it, listeners learn how reactive roles—like victim, villain, or rescuer—undermine connection. Through three simple steps an…

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#316 How to Step Out of the Family Drama Triangle in 3 Simple Steps