First, let us start by explaining what we're NOT saying in this episode. EVERY family should not homeschool. But *most* families should (we explain what that means). And NO, homeschooling does not automatically guarantee cert...
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#246 Why 'Every' Family* Should Homeschool Their Kids if They Want EXTRAORDINARY Outcomes
Before we had kids, we all had idealized visions of what we *thought* it would be like. For me, it included images of perfectly dressed and pressed children with clean faces sitting on a picnic blanket in the sunshine, enjoyi...
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#243 Why You Don't Enjoy Parenthood As Much As You'd Hoped You Would
"What would I actually do if I spent more time with my wife and kids? What does that look like? " "I went on a getaway with my husband and I was bored . I couldn't wait to get back to the kids." "I've been going on more dates...
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#242 HOW to (Enjoy) Spending More Time with Your Spouse & Kids
Do you want to develop a parenting style and family culture that nurtures instilling values through individual autonomy INSTEAD of through parental control? Parents face many challenges -- and the temptation to control their ...
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#241 Stop Controlling Your Kids & Instead Gain Their Love, Respect & Admiration
Are your kids picky eaters? Are you concerned about their short and long-term health because of a lack of nutrition? Then listen to this episode where we discuss the importance -- and strategies -- for instilling good dietary...
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#240 Dealing with Picky Eaters & Empowering a Lifetime of Healthy Food Choices
Would you love to know how to EFFECTIVELY & correctily discipline your kids? (There is a wrong and right way.) Would you like to be able to discipline without the drama, yelling, punishing, or nagging, AND do it in a way that...
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#239 Stop Punishing. Learn How to (Effectively) Discipline Your Kids
If you've been a parent long you know that parenting often feels like a series of problems to solve. This is accurate. So it only makes sense that if you become a better problem-solver, you will become a better parent. Contin...
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#236 Creating Stability: Become a Better Problem Solver to Become a Better Parent
In this very important episode, Greg and I discuss first-hand knowledge we have about the growing industry of human trafficking . We also talk about sexual abuse, how it happens, and how to protect your kids. If you think it ...
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#232 PROTECT Your Kids NOW from Traffickers & Sexual Abusers
We've never told any of our 7 children there is a Santa Clause or a Tooth Fairy. That's because we always wanted to be seen as people our children can believe and trust -- NO MATTER WHAT -- especially when it comes to discern...
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#231 Stop Lying to Your Kids — Speak ONLY Truth to Gain More Influence
"Do you have a podcast episode or advice somewhere where you talk about how you instilled a love of reading in your children ? As parents love reading and have read a lot to our children when they were young. Sometimes we sti...
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#228 How to Help Your Kids LOVE 'Reading' (aka Stories, Learning, & Growing)
No matter if you homeschool or send your kids to public or private school, YOU are responsible for the outcomes of their education. The first step is for YOU to define what EDUCATION means to you . Is it academic learning? Gr...
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#225 How to Help Your (Public or Homeschool) Kids Get a World-Class Education
"I'm feeling sooooo burnt out of motherhood... My kids are fighting so much . Last week we did a 'no fighting' challenge for 7 days. They did pretty well and each got a prize. This week has been a total dumpster fire . I keep...
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#220 "My Kids Are Fighting So Much!" How to Put and End to Fighting -- For Good
We received a great question from a mom which we answer in today’s episode. Just a reminder — we love receiving questions. Feel free to ask us anything by visiting podcast.extraordinaryfamilylife.com where you can leave us a ...
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#219 How to Get Your Kids to Do What They Should (Homework, Chores, the 'Right' Thing) WITHOUT the Battle
In this episode, it seems as though we start talking about one subject and end with another. Yet, they are connected. We begin discussing how to deal with children who are ‘high spirited’ with minds of their own (which can so...
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#216 Why Encouraging Your Kids to 'Talk Back' Develops Critical Thinking & Decision Making Skills
We truly love receiving emails and questions from followers, clients, and listeners because it gives us specific situations and challenges to address. We’ve learned that even though we (as humans) often feel that we’re the ‘o...
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#210 A Message (with a Strategy) for Swamped, Overwhelmed Moms (and Dads)
We received another question from a mom who was interested in joining my Family Charts & Systems course and community . In an email I sent out, it said: As a mother of seven children, my life seriously changed forever once I ...
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#209 How to Get Your Kids (& Husband) on Board with Charts & Systems (+ Why You NEED Systems Even if You Think You Don't)
Welcome to today’s episode, we’re coming to you from Vienna, Austria this time. We just finished leading a WWII trip where we learned about the start of the war with the invasion of Warsaw, visited Auschwitz & Birkenau concen...
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#208 How to Respond to, Stop, & Prevent Misbehavior in Young (& Old) Children -- Strategies that WORK!
Welcome to the podcast! We’re coming to you from Warsaw, Poland. Our kids are on the other side of town in an Airbnb and we’re spending the weekend at a luxury hotel to celebrate Greg’s 45th birthday. (Please excuse any sound...
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#206 Inspire, Not Require... Sounds Ideal, But Does it Actually Work?
We spent the New Year in Tallin, Estonia! We’re keeping the Denning family dream alive with family adventures . In December, we traveled through NYC, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, & Estonia. We’ve had some questions about...
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#204 Family Travel is an Investment in the Development of Yourself & Your Children + Logistics, Tips & FAQs
Hey everybody! Greg and I are in Oslo, Norway with our family, recovering from jet lag. In a few hours, we fly to Tromsø, 220 miles north of the Arctic Circle . Tomorrow begins our first Norway trip where 18 other people will...
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#202 Video Games & Virtual Worlds -- How to Get Our Sons & Husband's Back
This content is taken from a recording of a live coaching session with our Extraordinary Family Life Formula coaching group. It is member-only content. If you would like to access it you can join The Formula or you can subscr...
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COACHING SESSION: Boys Adrift: Why Boys & Men Turn to Video Games and What to Do About It
We like to get our podcast topics from issues that really ‘fire us up’ (it makes for better discussions). This week, I was fired up by some comments left on an Instagram Reel I created about allowing ‘boys to be boys’ with au...
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#201 Toxic Masculinity & the Epidemic of Gaming Addictions & Unmotivated, Underachieving Boys & Young Men
"My husband and I have been struggling a great deal in our marriage, mostly over parenting issues . We have specifically been struggling with our 13 year old daughter who told us she is gay ." Many emails and questions we rec...
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#200 Disagreements in Parenting Approaches Around LGBTQ Issues
We’ve been asked several times over the years by coaching clients and others regarding masturbation . Specifically, they want to know how to approach masturbation in general — with their children or teens , and in their marri...
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#198 Masturbation & Cheap Sexual Acts Are a Poor Substitute for Real Connection — A Message for Teens AND Spouses
