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Explore parenting principles through vivid and honest family stories of a blended family with eight children.  

Becky Olsen


    • Jun 1, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 8m AVG DURATION
    • 27 EPISODES


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    A Chinese Foot Massage: Unity in parenting in a second marriage by prioritizing the marriage

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2025 10:47


    Send us a textIn this episode, Becky discusses ways to prioritize your marriage. This is a critical foundation and the first in a series of episodes on creating unity in parenting in a blended family.

    A Borrowed Christmas Tree: Involving children in family councils

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2025 9:08


    Send us a textIn this episode, Becky shares stories that illustrate how family councils can create family unity and curb contention.

    Talk it Out: Making your feelings visible to calm anxiety and build emotional resilience

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2025 13:23


    Send us a textIn this episode, Becky talks about daily conversations that reveal helpful thinking routines so children can build emotional resilience and social confidence.

    The Tennis Shoes Blunder: Getting curious to avoid false assumptions

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2025 3:45


    Send us a textIn this episode, Becky talks about the importance of staying open and curious so we don't make false assumptions about our kids.

    Take a Photo: Maintaining your child's support network

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2025 8:32


    Send us a textIt can be particularly challenging to maintain extended family relationships in a blended family. In this episode, Becky gives recommendations for how to nurture your children's support network so they can feel grounded and secure.

    Monsters or Friends: The power of words

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2025 6:46 Transcription Available


    Send us a textIn this episode, Becky shares principles of communication that show how words can unify or divide.

    The Gift of Charity: How personal healing supports parenting

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2024 9:15


    Send us a textIn this episode, Becky discusses how her search to understand charity led her on a path to healing after her divorce. She emphasizes the role that her faith in Jesus Christ played in this healing, and how that healing helped her in parenting.

    The Value of a Dime: Teaching money skills to young children

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2024 12:50


    Send us a textIn this episode, Becky discusses foundational questions to consider as you decide how to approach teaching money skills to young children. She shares a story about her children and how they learned to "change the world" through a charity fund.

    Decision Moments: Fostering emotional regulation in children

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2024 7:16


    Send us a textIn this episode, I share how a simple lanyard helped my son learn emotional regulation.

    Responding to the Right Person: Turning away from contention and toward healing

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2024 4:42


    Send us a textIn this episode, Becky gives two examples of how responding to the inner child led to healing.

    Serving up Confidence: Integrating service to connect children to family, friends, and community

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2024 14:02


    Send us a textIn this episode, Becky outlines principles and many, many ideas for family service opportunities.

    Nontraditional Traditions: Creating a sense of belonging in a blended family

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2024 6:11


    Send us a textIn this episode, we talk about celebrating nontraditional times in order to create a strong family identity and a sense of belonging in a blended family.

    Family Work: Balancing individual and family responsibilities

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2024 8:35


    Send us a textIn this episode, we discuss how to promote family work in the family while maintaining personal responsibility.

    CASH: Nurturing social skills in our children

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2024 11:45


    Send us a Text Message.In this episode I give several examples of how to nurture social skills in our children so they can act with more confidence.

    Stairwell Talks and Table Time: Counseling with our children to achieve personal and family goals

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2024 8:55


    Send us a Text Message.This episode focuses on the need for counseling with our children so they can stay in the driver's seat of their life.

    Family, Friends, and Faith: Using moments of reflection to empower children

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2024 6:57


    Send us a Text Message.In this episode I share how pausing for moments of reflection with our children can help them identify the resources they have to help them through hard times.

    Turkeys and Technology: Supporting kids in pursuing their interests

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2024 8:16


    Send us a Text Message.In this episode, we talk about how to support our children in pursuing their own interests instead of pushing the parent's agenda.

    Mirrors and Missing Snacks: Putting pride aside to teach natural consequences

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2024 9:22


    Send us a Text Message.In this episode, we talk about how to, as parents, put our own emotions aside and focus on the learning and growth of our child.

    Buy the Mangos: Treating those who hurt us with kindness

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2024 6:31


    Send us a Text Message.A brief interaction in the grocery store taught me great principles about making decisions that are consistent with my values and beliefs.

    A Paper Toolbox: Empowering children to work things out

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2024 11:00


    Send us a Text Message.This episode gives ideas for young children and then for teens on how to find their own solutions to difficult situations and strong emotions.

    Dinner Games: The power of mundane daily activities

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2024 8:44


    Send us a Text Message.In this episode I talk about how simple daily activities can transform a family.

    Backwards Planning: A key to preserving peace

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2024 7:36


    Send us a Text Message.This episodes addresses the need for planning--backwards planning--to preserve peace as our families live many transition and potentially high-emotion moments in a day.

    Apologies and Feedback: Accepting responsibility

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2024 4:43


    Send us a Text Message.This episode highlights the need for apologies and feedback in navigating difficult interactions.

    The Flipped Chore Chart: Involving children in family work

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2024 7:17


    Send us a Text Message.This episode explores ways to develop family relationships while involving children in family work.

    A Tiny New Beginning

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2024 1:53


    Send us a Text Message.This first episodes details the why behind this podcast and what you can expect as you listen.

    Get in Their Space: Physical and emotional closeness in your family

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2024 7:14


    Send us a Text Message.In this episode, I talk about different ways our newly blended family began to develop physical and emotional closeness.

    The Vinyl Family Tree: Honoring every family member's story

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2024 5:01


    Send us a Text Message.In this episode I tell how we used a vinyl family tree to honor every family member's story. 

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