If you’re a parent, Kurt Johnston, Liza Gant, and the Parent Skills Podcast want to help you win! Parenting is tough stuff and it often feels like you’re all alone, but the reality is every parent has experienced the highs and lows, ups and downs, speed bumps, pot holes and pit falls that come with raising kids. Whatever stage of parenting you find yourself in, The Parent Skills Podcast has something for you!
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BONUS New Series: Making Time - Chapter 1
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12:04Introducing a new series: Making Time! DIGITAL GROUP GUIDE How are you at making time? Do you feel like you have enough time in the day? Do you know if you have enough time in the day? Is there a difference between how you feel about time and what you think about your time? This is the first of a 6 part series on Making Time. Everyone has the same …
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BONUS EPISODE: Friend of God series from Simple Faith With Rusty George
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4:58Check out the Simple Faith podcast with Rusty George, the lead pastor at Crossroads Christian Church. Rusty and the Simple Faith podcast are doing a brand new limited experience in the month of June called, "Friend of God" This is a sneak peek at the first of the 40 episode series, for the full series, look for "Simple Faith With Rusty George" on y…
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BONUS: Parents, Start Here! (New show from On Purpose Parents)
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42:40Hey Parents! Saddleback has a new show for parents like you! Featuring hosts, Kurt Johnston and Grace Yoon, we introduce and breakdown the goal of an On Purpose Parent. To raise your children to become…interdependent, life-long followers of Jesus, who desire to make a Kingdom contribution. Subscribe and follow "On Purpose Parents" today! 1. Help Us…
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Walking Through Times with Your Children with Melody Garrison
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23:48For more great parenting resources, check out SaddlebackParents.com or follow us on Instagram @saddlebackparentsBy Kurt Johnston and Liza Gant
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Family Faith Adventures with Tom and Lori Wheeler
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25:49For more great parenting resources check out saddlebackparents.com or follow us on Instagram @saddlebackparents.By Kurt Johnston and Liza Gant
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Parenting the College Years with Mike Brook
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21:33For more great parenting resources, check out SaddlebackParents.com or follow us on Instagram @SaddlebackParents.By Kurt Johnston and Liza Gant
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Parenting the Teenage Years with Johnny Montgomery
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19:13For more great parenting resources, check out SaddlebackParents.com or follow us on Instagram @SaddlebackParents.By Kurt Johnston and Liza Gant
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Parenting the Junior High Years with Matt Heer
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23:45For more great parenting resources, check out SaddlebackParents.com or follow us on Instagram @SaddlebackParents.By Kurt Johnston and Liza Gant
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On Track Parenting- Elementary Years with Elaine Roberts
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22:15For more great parenting resources, check out www.saddlebackparents.com or follow us on Instagram @SaddlebackParents.By Kurt Johnston and Liza Gant
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On Track Parenting- Birth through Kindergarten with Rachel Cho
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15:05- For more great parenting resources, check out SaddlebackParents.com and follow us on Instagram @saddlebackparentsBy Kurt Johnston and Liza Gant
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- For more great parenting resources, check out SaddlebackParents.com and follow us on Instagram @saddlebackparentsBy Kurt Johnston and Liza Gant
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Growing Up in a Divorced Family with Megan Wessberg
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19:56For more great parenting resources, check out SaddlebackParents.com.By Kurt Johnston and Liza Gant
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Helping Your Child Overcome Disabilities with Amy Kendall
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18:41For more great parenting resources, check out www.saddlebackparents.comBy Kurt Johnston and Liza Gant
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Caring For Your Mental Health with Colton Harker
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25:34For more great parenting resources, check out saddlebackparents.comBy Kurt Johnston and Liza Gant
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When Parenting Gets Hard with Kalya Harker
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17:15You’ve probably rarely if ever heard that parenting is easy. In fact, more like the exact opposite in that it is hard. Kayla Harker joins us again to share how she and her husband intentionally navigated and adapted in the transition from husband-wife into dad-mom. Put in the work and it will be well worth the hard stuff to get to the good and grea…
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Single parents be it moms or dads are simply unbelievable. The undertaking of raising kids, period, is daunting. But then compound the realities if you are navigating it as a single parent. But you do not and you should not do it alone. Join us as Solange Pike shares her own experiences and passions to raise up an army of strong single parents who …
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Life with a newborn or toddler is quite the undertaking. Then compound it with multiple littles. Join us with special guest Kayla Harker as she shares the in vivo realities of raising 2 under 2 years of age. Tune in if you are parenting littles, share with others in your same phase of parenting or glean some timeless lessons as a parent in whatever…
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Summer is wrapped up or already wrapped up. August & September mean back-to-school for most of our Saddleback Parents. Let’s get back into this season of school with some back-to-school basics, especially in the intentional use of your time and decisions. - For more great parenting resources, check out SaddlebackParents.com…
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More grandparents are involved, invested in and invited into the parenting journey today. Join us as Cynthia Petty shares from her personal wealth of experiences as a parent AND grandparent. Whether your kids’ grandparents are present or absent, the power of a grandparent-type figure is important. Check out what grandparenting gold we mined this we…
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Help! My Kids Are Growing Up with Katie Edwards
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21:06One thing is inevitable, your kids are growing up. And one day, be it literally in a few days or farther down the road of 18+ years, they will be full-fledged adults. Parenting adult children is a whole different level of parenting. Katie Edwards joins us as a special guest as she shares what she has learned, or better stated is currently and ongoi…
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Leaving a Legacy of Blessing with Cynthia Petty
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15:38In her more than 40 years of ministering to children as a volunteer and then a pastor, Cynthia Petty has ministered to hundreds and thousands of families. While she could share for an entire series, there is one powerful piece of parenting gold that you cannot miss. Join us in this legacy-leaving conversation! - For more great parenting resources, …
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We were once children too. You probably have a mix of lessons learned from your own upbringing that you have decided to pass on in your own parenting OR maybe it’s better you simply pass on some of those lesson, too. Join us as we share some of the lessons we have learned in our parenting from our parents’ parenting of us. - For more great parentin…
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Intentionality Starts Early with Kelly Clevenger
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19:35We hear this buzz word a lot – “intentionality”. Find out just what that looks like in practice in your parenting. AND be challenged to implement it from the beginning as our dear friend, Kelly Clevenger, shares her intentional parenting with her littles. It’s never too late to be more intentional in your parenting. - For more great parenting resou…
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Saddleback Parents’ mission statement is just that – to help parents win. Join us as we take a tour of the plethora of resources available to you 24/7 to help you win as a parent as you raise lifelong interdependent followers of Jesus who make a Kingdom difference. - For more great parenting resources, check out SaddlebackParents.com…
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every little thing you say and do teaches your child something. Wow, no pressure. But don’t put undue pressure on yourself in parenting. Rather, find out how you can increase your awareness to more intentionally teach your children in all you say and do. - For more great parenting resources, visit SaddlebackParents.com…
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Simple Ways to be an Epic Dad with Justin Batt
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20:27As you gear up for Father’s Day, make sure the dads, papas, daddies and fathers tune in to this one. Special guest, Justin Batt, shares his heart and passion for this generation to be fathered and fathered WELL. Happy Father’s Day! Enjoy this encouragement and inspiration to be the best dad God made you to be. - For more great parenting resources, …
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3 Unproven Tips For Raising Teens with Dustin Tappin
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29:20Parenting teens comes with a whole new set of opportunities both good and bad, easy and difficult. Dustin Tappan, Next Gen Pastor @ Christ’s Church of the Valley, share three powerful and unproven tips for raising tips. Learn alongside him as he navigates raising teens with you! - For more great parenting resources, check out SaddlebackParents.com…
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Navigating the Younger Years with Shawn Hyde
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24:20Children are a gift from God. And with each gift there are unique parenting wins and losses, struggles and victories. Shawn Hyde, our Lake Forest Children’s Pastor, joins us in a candid conversation as a dad of little ones and infusing his years of children’s ministry experience into this beginning phase of parenting. - For more great parenting res…
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Mother’s Day truly should be EVERY day! Join Kurt & Liza as they both celebrate and share honestly about the goods, the bads, and the realities of being a mom, raising kids and living the life God intended. And guys, you too can learn some great insights into how to best partner with and support the moms in your lives. - For more great parenting re…
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As the school year winds down, it is time for summer FUN! Move beyond the screens and the same-old same-old in order to make this summer the best one yet for you and your kids. Summer, here we come! - For more great parenting resources, check out SaddlebackParents.comBy Kurt Johnston and Liza Gant
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Saddleback Parents exists to help you win in raising lifelong interdependent followers of Jesus who make a kingdom difference. It goes well beyond taking them to church and/or small group. It starts with the seeds you are planting and growing at-home. Get ready to start planting spiritual seeds! - Check out more great parenting resources at Saddleb…
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Now that you know WHAT to talk about (if not, tune in to the Part 1 podcast before proceeding), let’s talk about HOW to have those conversations. Where on Earth do you begin? Let’s join together and share ideas on how to get your kids talking about these crucial things. - Find more great parenting resources at SaddlebackParents.com…
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The list seems endless with topics of critical discussion and things to talk about with your child. Tune in to hear the top four things that Kurt and Liza believe need to be at the top of your list. Every parent, no matter how old your child, needs to have these crucial conversations at some point. Get more great Parenting Tips at SaddlebackParents…
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How to Help Your Child Bounce Back After a Setback
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17:38We can guarantee that your child has had, is going through and/or will continue to face setbacks. Thankfully, children are highly resilient. But they are not simply made that way. Children grow and develop resilience, the ability to bounce back, through the conversations and opportunities they face. Join Kurt Johnston and Liza Gant as they discuss …
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Survival Skills for a Screen-Driven Society
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15:29It's simply a fact, we live in a day and age driven by screens in many different forms. We cannot turn a blind eye or ignore it. Instead, let's band together with some basic survival skills for a screen-driven society. Kurt Johnston and Liza Gant will provide some basic survival skills for raising kids at any age and stage in the world of screens. …
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Join Kurt Johnston and Liza Gant as they get real and real vulnerable with one of their biggest parenting wins and fails. We can best learn from one another in such honest conversations of reflection and evaluation. And may you rise up to experience some of your biggest parenting wins moving forward! Check out more great parenting content at Saddle…
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Parenting Lessons Learned During the Lockdown
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17:29If nothing else, lockdown has taught us a LOT about ourselves and our families. We could each write some hefty books about the lessons we have learned in parenting, especially. Join us as we scratch the surface of some key lessons Kurt Johnston and Liza Gant learned over the past year plus of the COVID-19 pandemic. Check out more great parenting co…
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Your Role In Your Child’s Spiritual Growth, Part 2
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17:35Helping our children grow in their faith...the conversation continues with Kurt and crew from the Doable Discipleship podcast.By Kurt Johnston and Liza Gant
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Your Role In Your Child’s Spiritual Growth, Part 1
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19:20Kurt is a guest on Saddleback’s Doable Discipleship podcast where they cover a range of parenting topics all revolving around how parents play a vital role in the spiritual growth of their children.By Kurt Johnston and Liza Gant
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In the second of two episodes, Kurt and Liza discuss 3 more frequently asked parenting questions. The questions discussed phase-specific in this episode are: 1) How do I help my child navigate friendships and bullying? 2) When should I let my child have a cell phone? and 3) When do I let my child start dating and/or talk to them about sex?…
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In this first of two episodes, Kurt and Liza discuss 3 frequently asked parenting questions. The questions discussed phase-specific are: 1) How do I connect and communicate with my child? 2) What's appropriate discipline for my child? and 3) How do I help my child struggling in his/her faith?By Kurt Johnston and Liza Gant
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Teenagers and Technology...What's a Parent to Do?
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28:40Technology and teenagers...some parents fear it, while others ignore it all together. Both strategies are a mistake, and on this episode Kurt is joined by parent and co-worker, Julie Chung to talk about raising teenagers in a world of technology and smart phones that provide limitless information at the swipe of a finger.…
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Sometimes You Get it Wrong and Sometimes You Get it Right
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20:22On this episode, Kurt is joined by his friend and teammate, Mike Brook. Mike, the father of two young girls, shares a few things he's done right and a few things he's done wrong along the way. This is a very practical episode full of little nuggets of wisdom for any and all parents.By Kurt Johnston and Liza Gant
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Fanning the Flames of Your Child's Passions
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30:09It happens to every child. At some point along the way, they discover what (at least for the moment) is a new passion. But what if that passion isn't your passion? What if that passion scares you? What if that passion is ill-advised? In this episode, Kurt and his guest, Johnny Baker, will discuss ideas to help you fan the flames of your child's pas…
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The roles and responsibilities that we carry as parents are countless. Join Kurt Johnston and Liza Gant as they discuss the highs, the lows, and the balance in being a working mom. Learn how to be intentional in your parenting, your career, your marriage, and more.By Kurt Johnston and Liza Gant
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Making the Most of the Transitional Years
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23:48How can parents not merely survive, but thrive during their child’s pre-teen years? Kurt is joined by friend and fellow Youth Pastor, Matt McCage and they discuss some tips to make the most of these important transitional years our children find themselves in.By Kurt Johnston and Liza Gant
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Our youth often leave camps and retreats with a "spiritual high" that slowly but surely dies out over time. How can you, as a parent, engage with your child after they step off that bus and back into day-to-day living? Join John Luzadder, CYI youth camp specialist, as he shares with Kurt some keys to connecting with your teen.…
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In this episode, Kurt is joined by therapist Tasha Levert as they discuss helicopter parenting and how over parenting our kids hinders their development and ability to cope with life’s challenges.By Kurt Johnston and Liza Gant
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Youth Pastor and parent Scott Rubin joins this episode to talk about the importance of intentional parenting; developing certain practices that set you and your kids up to win!By Kurt Johnston and Liza Gant
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