Focus On The Family Parenting Podcast

It might not be the most fun part of our jobs as parents, but John and Danny explain that like it or not, we should stay current on what our kids are looking at and listening to especially during their teenage years. Receive the book Understanding Your Teen with your gift of any amount!

If you're not the superwoman who can hold a 9-5 job, cook, clean and get the kids to bed on time every single day, don't worry, you're not alone. John and Danny provide encouragement for the mom who wants to do it all, but finds that's not always possible. Receive the book The 10 Habits of Happy Mothers with your gift of any amount!

If mom’s upset, chances are others in the house will be upset as well. John and Danny discuss ways for moms to stay happy and enjoy themselves at home, which will help keep the kids happy. Receive the book The 10 Habits of Happy Mothers with your gift of any amount!

Rebellious kids can keep parents in an on-going cycle of conflict. John and Danny discuss ways to break that cycle when a pre-teen or teenager is acting out. Receive the book Boundaries With Kids with your gift of any amount!

Often, the problem is not what your child says, it's his or her tone. John and Danny discuss ways to nip that creeping disrespect from your child in the bud. Receive the book Boundaries With Kids with your gift of any amount!

If you ever daydream as a mom about what your son will be like at 25 years old, it might be time to start letting go of him starting in his teens. John and Danny discuss how overmothering him now, might make you resent your son when he's still sticking around at 25. Receive the Strong Mothers, Strong Sons Bundle with your gift of any amount!

If you ever daydream as a mom about what your son will be like at 25 years old, it might be time to start letting go of him starting in his teens. John and Danny discuss how overmothering him now, might make you resent your son when he's still sticking around at 25.

When there's no dad in the picture, boys start to become acutely aware of that absence at a certain age. John and Danny explain that dad's absence can cause problems for both moms and their sons, and warn moms against trying to fill dad's role. Receive the Strong Mothers, Strong Sons Bundle with your gift of any amount!

While there are things in the Bible that we won't be able to understand until we get to heaven, we don't have to make the things of God too horribly complicated for our kids. Receive the book 10 Commitments for Dads with your gift of any amount!

Working parents often struggle with whether they're spending enough time with the kids, but at the end of the day, time is really what kids want most from their parents, even if they don't know it. Receive the book 10 Commitments for Dads with your gift of any amount!

John and Danny challenge parents to keep from comparing their kids to their siblings or other kids and just allow children to be themselves. Receive Kathy Koch's book Start With the Heart with your gift of any amount!

If we take the time to really listen to what our kids want to do, be, have or how they want to help, we might be surprised. John and Danny explain why We have to be careful as parents not to put down our kids, but to generally encourage their dreams. Receive Kathy Koch's book Start With the Heart with your gift of any amount!

Little kids learn early on what it takes to get Mom and Dad to jump on command. John and Danny discuss ways to calm a toddler who just won't stop screaming. Receive the book Boundaries With Kids with your gift of any amount!

John and Danny discuss how to stay in control as parents when a child is disobedient despite constant repetition, and it gets tempting to let anger boil over. Receive the book Boundaries With Kids with your gift of any amount!

Dads have a tendency to back off when a mom is super strong, especially when dealing with their sons. John and Danny discuss why Dad sometimes gets jealous of mom and son’s relationship and warn against retreating because of it. Receive the Strong Mothers, Strong Sons bundle with your gift of any amount!

Mom trains her little boy to say please and thank you but John and Danny explore why it's important to let the son speak for himself as he gets older. Receive the Strong Mothers, Strong Sons bundle with your gift of any amount!

Many parents think they need to do a lot of things for their kids, but that can hurt, not help them. John and Danny explain why it's important to remember that parents should be responsible to their kids, and not for them. Receive Josh McDowell's book 10 Commitments for Dads with your gift of any amount!

John and Danny explain how to teach our kids about sexuality properly to help keep them from terrible repercussions like getting hooked on pornography later on. Receive Josh McDowell's book 10 Commitments for Dads with your gift of any amount!

John and Danny explain how thinking about and implementing consequences may sometimes be more effective in parenting than just handing out rewards and punishments.

Parents who listen to Focus on the Family and the Parenting Podcast may try to implement some of the advice they hear and that's great! But John and Danny explain that because kids are always watching our actions, these parents should be consistent with the new parenting tools they pick up.