Parent Skills Podcast

Hey 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 by… Rating and Reviewing our Podcast Subscribing to our Podcast Sharing our Podcast with your Friends 2.     Connect with Us… Text PARENTS to 83000 Email Parents@saddleback.com Instagram @SaddlebackParents Website OnPurposeParents.com For more great shows for families from Saddleback church, check out Stories Of The Bible from Saddleback Kids on your favorite podcast app!Parents, it's time to celebrate! The new On Purpose Parents: A Saddleback Parents Podcast has just arrived and we're here to help you win at parenting! As parents ourselves, we know that parenting is the toughest, most important job on the planet! You can't possibly do it alone. And now you don't have to because we're your people! Subscribe and listen every Wednesday for tips, ideas, and encouragement to help you win at being an On Purpose Parent! Available now on your favorite podcast app!https://onpurposeparents.com

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For more great parenting resources, check out our website SaddlebackParents.com or follow us on Instagram @saddlebackparents.

For more great parenting resources check out saddlebackparents.com or follow us on Instagram @saddlebackparents.

For more great parenting resources, check out SaddlebackParents.com or follow us on Instagram @SaddlebackParents.

For more great parenting resources, check out SaddlebackParents.com or follow us on Instagram @SaddlebackParents.

For more great parenting resources, check out SaddlebackParents.com or follow us on Instagram @SaddlebackParents.

For more great parenting resources, check out www.saddlebackparents.com or follow us on Instagram @SaddlebackParents.

- For more great parenting resources, check out SaddlebackParents.com and follow us on Instagram @saddlebackparents

- For more great parenting resources, check out SaddlebackParents.com and follow us on Instagram @saddlebackparents

For more great parenting resources, check out SaddlebackParents.com.  

For more great parenting resources, check out www.saddlebackparents.com

For more great parenting resources, check out saddlebackparents.com

You'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 great stuff. - For more great parenting resources, check out SaddlebackParents.com

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 are better together. - For more great parenting resources, check out SaddlebackParents.com

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 phase you are in. - For more great parenting resources, check out SaddlebackParents.com

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

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 week! - For more great parenting resources, go to SaddlebackParents.com

One 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 ongoingly learning, in the midst of raising adult kids. - For more great parenting resources, check out SaddlebackParents.com

In 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, go to Saddlebackparents.com

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 parenting resources, check out SaddlebackParents.com

We 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 resources, check out SaddlebackParents.com

 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

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

As 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, check out SaddlebackParents.com Connect with Justin at www.DaddySaturday.com or Linked In @JustinBatt

Parenting 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

Children 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 resources, check out SaddlebackParents.com For more info about Saddleback Kids, check out SaddlebackKids.com

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 resources, check out SaddlebackParents.com

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.com

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 SaddlebackParents.com

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

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.com

We 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 how to help your child bounce back after a setback.   Check out more great parenting content at SaddlebackParents.com

It'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. Screens are an inevitable part of our lives, but it does not have to control our lives.   Check out more great parenting content at SaddlebackParents.com

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 SaddlebackParents.com

If 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 content at SaddlebackParents.com

Helping our children grow in their faith...the conversation continues with Kurt and crew from the Doable Discipleship podcast.

Kurt 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.

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?

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?

Technology 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.

 On 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.

It 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 passions.

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.

How 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.

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.

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.

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!

In the inaugural episode Kurt is joined by Justin Herman who, with his wife, is raising two children under age 3. Justin shares some of the parent skills he's learned to help him survive the chaos!