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Understanding Parenting Differences: Balancing Empathy and Discipline

Understanding Parenting Differences: Balancing Empathy and Discipline

In this episode, Jonathan and Emerson discuss the parenting differences between mothers and fathers, specifically the tension between empathy and discipline. They acknowledge that while there are clearly exceptions, traditionally mothers tend to lean towards empathy while fathers lean towards discipline.

Understanding Parenting Differences: Balancing Empathy and Discipline

Understanding Parenting Differences: Balancing Empathy and Discipline

Understanding Parenting Differences: Balancing Empathy and Discipline

In this episode, Jonathan and Emerson discuss the parenting differences between mothers and fathers, specifically the tension between empathy and discipline. They acknowledge that while there are clearly exceptions, traditionally mothers tend to lean towards empathy while fathers lean towards discipline.

Understanding Parenting Differences: Balancing Empathy and Discipline

Embracing Diverse Parenting Styles: The Strengths of Mothers and Fathers - Part 2

Embracing Diverse Parenting Styles: The Strengths of Mothers and Fathers - Part 2

In Part 2 Emerson and Jonathan provide a checklist for effective parenting, including openly discussing parenting strengths, acknowledging and appreciating each other's strengths, and working together to find the best approach.

Embracing Diverse Parenting Styles: The Strengths of Mothers and Fathers - Part 2

Embracing Diverse Parenting Styles: The Strengths of Mothers and Fathers - Part 1

Embracing Diverse Parenting Styles: The Strengths of Mothers and Fathers - Part 1

Emerson and Jonathan discuss the topic of embracing diverse parenting styles and the strengths of mothers and fathers. They highlight the distinct strengths that mothers and fathers bring to parenting, such as intuition and empathy for mothers and analytical problem-solving for fathers in many cases.

Embracing Diverse Parenting Styles: The Strengths of Mothers and Fathers - Part 1

Parenting: Chronic Anger or Chronic Appeasement? Part II

Parenting: Chronic Anger or Chronic Appeasement? Part II

Emerson and Jonathan continue this important topic in part 2 this week, including adding a third component of apathy. What is the Issue? Children need to honor parents and show this in their respectful attitude and obedient actions. However, many parents do not always feel respected nor obeyed so they seek methods that will motivate the child to be respectful and obedient. How do we deal with this Issue? There are right ways of dealing with this and wrong ways.

Parenting: Chronic Anger or Chronic Appeasement? Part II

Parenting: Chronic Anger or Chronic Appeasement? Part I

Parenting: Chronic Anger or Chronic Appeasement? Part I

What is the Issue? Children need to honor parents and show this in their respectful attitude and obedient actions. However, many parents do not always feel respected nor obeyed so they seek methods that will motivate the child to be respectful and obedient. How do we deal with this Issue? There are right ways of dealing with this and wrong ways. Join Emerson and Jonathan in Part I this week as they explore this topic.

Parenting: Chronic Anger or Chronic Appeasement? Part I

What is so Unique About Emerson's Message to Mothers?

What is so Unique About Emerson's Message to Mothers?

Join Emerson and Jonathan this week as they discuss Emerson's most recent book, Mother & Son: The Respect Effect, a book that Emerson sees as an encyclopedia of information that a mom can turn to during various moments of conflict with her son. In this episode three topics are discussed: The Message of Respect is unique compared to the message of love; The Outcome of Respect is unique according to mothers; and The Thirst for Respect is unique in boys compared to girls.

What is so Unique About Emerson's Message to Mothers?

Parenting God's Way - Part 2

Parenting God's Way - Part 2

Listen to Emerson this week as he wraps up his message on parenting. Through three points Emerson will again help listeners understand how to parent God's way.

Parenting God's Way - Part 2

Parenting God's Way Part 1

Parenting God's Way Part 1

Hear Emerson speak on the topic of parenting this week. A powerful two part sermon on why we parent God's way, this topic will be enlightening and freeing to many people. Whether a parent in crisis, a parent who has it all together right now, a parent with grown children, or someone who is not even a parent yet, this will impact you.

Parenting God's Way Part 1

When Parenting: The Punishment Must Fit The Crime - Part 2

When Parenting: The Punishment Must Fit The Crime - Part 2

Emerson and Jonathan continue the discussion of discipline when parenting in part 2 of this series. In this episode, the unintentionally bad but morally reckless child and the intentionally bad and morally rebellious child are discussed. Through looking at intent and discussing never disciplining above or below the "crime," two difficult categories of discipline are examined.

When Parenting: The Punishment Must Fit The Crime - Part 2

When Parenting: The Punishment Must Fit The Crime - Part 1

When Parenting: The Punishment Must Fit The Crime - Part 1

When disciplining our kids, we can learn something from the court system. The punishment must fit the crime. In Part 1 of a two part series, Emerson and Jonathan look at how society handles punishment and how parents can use similar ideas in approaching and dealing with their children, not to punish or be punitive in parenting, but to correct in love.

When Parenting: The Punishment Must Fit The Crime - Part 1

A Righteous Father Falls Seven Times, And Rises Again

A Righteous Father Falls Seven Times, And Rises Again

In this Father's Day message, Emerson and Jonathan encourage fathers to focus on Proverbs 24:16 which says, "A righteous man falls seven times, and rises again." There is hope. Failings are not final. You can begin again.

A Righteous Father Falls Seven Times, And Rises Again

The Impact of Seeking A Child’s Forgiveness

The Impact of Seeking A Child’s Forgiveness

Following a blog post written by Sarah Eggerichs on the topic of parenting, Emerson and Jonathan discuss forgiveness in the context of the parental relationship and what impact it has on children.

The Impact of Seeking A Child’s Forgiveness

How Do You Seek to Empathically Understand Your Kids?

How Do You Seek to Empathically Understand Your Kids?

In this week’s episode, Emerson and Jonathan discuss ways of seeking to empathically understand your child without compromising your calling as a parent. They will take a glimpse at the parenting style of Mary and Joseph and share six principles of understanding as described in the book Love & Respect in the Family.

How Do You Seek to Empathically Understand Your Kids?

What is the #1 Paradox When Parenting God’s Way?

What is the #1 Paradox When Parenting God’s Way?

Parenting is for adults only because it's difficult. A sense of self-worth as a parent is often based on a child's performance or how they turn out, but this is not healthy. This week, Emerson and Jonathan discuss the #1 paradox in parenting and give hope to many parents.

What is the #1 Paradox When Parenting God’s Way?

Five Ways To Provoke Your Kids Without Really Trying

Five Ways To Provoke Your Kids Without Really Trying

In today’s episode, Jonathan and Emerson talk about how easily parents can provoke their children, sometimes intentionally, but often unintentionally through sheer exhaustion and frustration. Together, they discuss five ways that parents provoke or exasperate their children and some things they can do to prevent that.

Five Ways To Provoke Your Kids Without Really Trying

The Family Rewarded Cycle

The Family Rewarded Cycle

Emerson and Jonathan discuss the Family Rewarded Cycle, the final cycle from Love and Respect In The Family. When parenting, what ultimately matters is an individual's relationship with God. Emerson explains how to see and relate to one's children apart from their response or performance, all in the context of an eternal view.

The Family Rewarded Cycle

The Family Crazy Cycle

The Family Crazy Cycle

Emerson and Jonathan transition from the Love and Respect marriage book to Love and Respect In The Family, a book on parenting that came out in the fall of 2013. This episode focuses on the Family Crazy Cycle: without love children react with disrespect and without respect parents react without love. Emerson also unpacks the definition of love and respect from a biblical perspective as it pertains to parenting.

The Family Crazy Cycle

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