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Want home to be your favorite place in the world? Want to see siblings get along like best friends? Want to send your kid off to college with hope instead of fear?
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Ep. 345: How to Connect with Your Kids Through Health (opens the original)
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What if your child’s health didn’t have to become another thing to nag them about—but instead became an opportunity to connect? In this episode, Don and McKenzie talk about what it looks like to build healthy rhythms in your family through movement, food, sleep, and wellness. They share their own family experiences about the power of being an example instead of simply giving instructions, encouraging instead of nagging, and creating family values that help kids eventually take ownership of their
#344: Stop Parenting Past Your Kids—Start Connecting With Them (opens the original)
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Connection Is the Goal: How to Reconnect With Your Kids What if connection—not perfect behavior, perfect routines, or perfect parenting—is the real goal? In this episode, Suzanne and Macy kick off a new conversation about one of the things Crazy Cool Family cares about most: connection. They talk about why God designed us for connection, why our kids are wired to seek it from us, and how connection is the pathway through which we communicate love, security, identity, value, and hope. They also g
#243: The Phone in Your Hand Is Shaping Your Home (opens the original)
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How our technology habits shape our kids, our marriages, and the culture of our homes Our phones are incredible tools—but they make terrible masters. In this episode, Don and Suzanne Manning take an honest look at something almost every parent struggles with: our relationship with technology. This conversation isn't about creating guilt or giving you another list of rules for your kids. Instead, it's about raising the bar for ourselves as parents and asking an important question: Who—or what—is
#342: Transitions Build Culture (opens the original)
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Transitions happen all day long—getting out the door, moving from playtime to dinner, bedtime routines, or starting a new school year. While they may seem like small moments, they often become the biggest source of conflict in our homes. In this episode, Don, Suzanne, and Madeline explore why transitions are so challenging for both parents and kids, and how these everyday moments can become opportunities to build connection instead of chaos. They share practical ways to reduce stress through sim
#341: Are You Parenting Like a Referee or a Coach? (opens the original)
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When your kids are constantly arguing, it's easy to feel like your full-time job is breaking up fights, deciding who's right, and handing out consequences. Before long, parenting can start to feel less like leading a family and more like officiating a game. But what if there was a better way? In this episode, Don and Suzanne Manning introduce one of the most powerful mindset shifts for sibling relationships: move from being a referee to becoming a coach. Referees react in the middle of the confl
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