Do your kids struggle with tantrums, power struggles, or emotional meltdowns—and you’re not sure how to stop the cycle without yelling or harsh discipline ? After posting on Instagram about how we raised our 7 kids without ye...
Feeling torn between your big dreams and the tiny humans in your care? Do you ever wonder if you’ll ever have the time, energy, or space to pursue the big dreams in your heart — while you're still night nursing, co-sleeping, ...
Do your kids constantly bicker, tattle, or compete for attention? Are you tired of breaking up fights and wondering if sibling rivalry is just normal ? In this episode, we dive deep into how we've navigated sibling dynamics w...
This episode explores the critical role of psychological safety in parenting, highlighting how well-meaning strategies can unintentionally harm a child’s sense of trust and connection. Using a listener’s painful experience as a springboard, the discussion clarifies that true attachment parenting re…
This episode highlights the core principles of attachment parenting, especially for parents feeling overwhelmed by their child’s emotional intensity. Responding to a listener’s struggle with burnout and clinginess, Rachel and Greg unpack how behaviors like tantrums or constant reassurance-seeking a…
Are you struggling with finding the balance between 'guiding' your kids' choices and empowering them with real (but frightening) agency? In this episode, we answer a listener’s thoughtful question about how to support their k...
This episode focuses on how to raise emotionally resilient children by avoiding common parenting habits that unintentionally undermine trust, confidence, and connection. Drawing from their experience raising seven kids, Rachel and Greg share what they never do—like using sarcasm, harsh discipline, …
In this episode, Greg and Rachel Denning highlight the importance of Emotional Awareness in transforming family dynamics and improving parenting. They explore why changing our emotional state can feel unnatural and difficult, and how to make those changes authentically rather than masking our true …
In this episode of the Extraordinary Family Life podcast, Greg and Rachel Denning share powerful new year motivation for parents seeking to inspire and guide their children. They discuss the importance of setting goals, embra...
In this episode of the Extraordinary Family Life podcast, hosts Greg and Rachel Denning dive into practical strategies for managing resistant children and helping them develop positive routines and habits . If your child stru...
In this episode of the Extraordinary Family Life podcast, hosts Greg and Rachel Denning explore the challenges parents face when encouraging their children to practice musical instruments , emphasizing the role of music in pr...
In this episode of the Extraordinary Family Life podcast, hosts Greg and Rachel Denning delve into the complexities of the parenting journey , emphasizing the critical nuances that can shape vastly different outcomes for chil...
In this episode of the Extraordinary Family Life podcast, hosts Greg and Rachel Denning share powerful insights on Proactive Parenting , revealing how to raise kids who develop into responsible, confident teens—teens you not ...
In this compelling episode, Greg and Rachel Denning reveal a crucial insight: being a good person does not automatically make you a good parent. They argue that effective parenting requires a specific set of skills that can b...
Welcome to "Raising Teens Today," where Greg and Rachel Denning challenge the norms of parenting teens in today's world and give you strategies for thriving, not just surviving. The Dennings share personal anecdotes that unra...
If you're NOT a new parent, you still want to listen to this episode -- because it may help you to understand WHY you have the current relationship you do with your children and/or your spouse because of things that happened ...
RESOURCES: Let us help you in your extraordinary family life journey. How We Raised 7 Well-Adjusted Kids - Without Yelling, Tantrums, Punishments or Power Struggles (+ get THE CHECKLIST: Things We Do Every Day to Raise Well-A...
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 ...
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...
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...
"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...
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 ...
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...
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...
