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In this episode, FPEA Chairman Suzanne Nunn speaks with Hal and Melanie Young, authors of Raising Real Men and creators of Craftsman Crates. They share the story of how they met, their dreams and aspirations, challenges and how ultimately everything converged in a beautifully intentional family and family business that has become an inspiration to so many families today.
Welcome back to the Homeschooling Families Podcast. Today's episode is a treasure trove of wisdom as we explore the art of building and maintaining strong relationships with our teenagers. Joining us today are Hal and Melanie Young and in this episode, we tackle the fundamental question: Why is it so vital to have a good relationship with our teens? Hal and Melanie will share their insights and experiences, drawing from their journey as parents of six boys and two girls, all now grown. We'll explore the common pitfalls that can cause a break in the parent-teen relationship and discuss practical strategies to navigate and mend those challenges. And for those who've already faced missteps, fear not! Our guests will share invaluable advice on what you can do to rebuild and strengthen those connections. But the conversation doesn't end there. We'll also delve into the future—how the relationships we nurture with our teens today impact our family dynamics when our kids are all grown up. Meet the Guest:Hal & Melanie Young are the award-winning, best-selling authors of Raising Real Men, No Longer Little and Love, Honor, and Virtue and the hosts of the Making Biblical Family Life Practical podcast. They are publishers, writers, bloggers, and popular conference speakers internationally, known for their Christ-centered focus and practical, real-life stories. They are the parents of six real boys (all grown!) and two real girls and live in noisy, messy happiness in North Carolina. Topics Covered In This Episode:Transition to Teenagers:Evolution from focusing on boys to addressing teenagers.Importance of long-term perspective in parenting.Philosophy of Parenting:Focus on the importance of relationships with adult children.Lessons learned from raising teenagers and transitioning to adulthood.Balancing Biblical principles with real-life application.Importance of Relationships:Reflection on adult children being best friends.The significance of relationships over rules in parenting teens.Wisdom gained from experiences with their own teenagers.Listening and Understanding:Transitioning from directive parenting to relational influence.Importance of active listening and understanding teenagers.Addressing the challenge of teenagers feeling unheard or misunderstood.Parenting Approach:Shifting from enforcing rules to coaching and guiding.Examples of coaching moments during teenage years.Navigating the delicate balance of authority and relationship.Handling Disrespect:Dealing with disrespectful behavior without damaging the relationship.The role of injustice in provoking teens and creating wedges.Emphasis on listening first and addressing behavior later.Heart-Centered Parenting:The significance of addressing the heart, not just behavior.Navigating mistakes and using them as opportunities for growth.Using questions to understand the root of a teenager's actions.Apologizing as Parents:Importance of parents admitting mistakes and apologizing.Modeling repentance and forgiveness within the family.Demonstrating Christian values through humility.Additional Resources:Free download on how not to lose your teen HEREFind out more about Hal and Melanie Young HERE
Welcome back to the Homeschooling Families Podcast. Today's episode is a treasure trove of wisdom as we explore the art of building and maintaining strong relationships with our teenagers. Joining us today are Hal and Melanie Young and in this episode, we tackle the fundamental question: Why is it so vital to have a good relationship with our teens? Hal and Melanie will share their insights and experiences, drawing from their journey as parents of six boys and two girls, all now grown. We'll explore the common pitfalls that can cause a break in the parent-teen relationship and discuss practical strategies to navigate and mend those challenges. And for those who've already faced missteps, fear not! Our guests will share invaluable advice on what you can do to rebuild and strengthen those connections. But the conversation doesn't end there. We'll also delve into the future—how the relationships we nurture with our teens today impact our family dynamics when our kids are all grown up. So, get ready for an episode filled with wisdom, laughter, and genuine insights. Meet the Guests: Hal & Melanie Young are the award-winning, best-selling authors of Raising Real Men, No Longer Little and Love, Honor, and Virtue and the hosts of the Making Biblical Family Life Practical podcast. They are publishers, writers, bloggers, and popular conference speakers internationally, known for their Christ-centered focus and practical, real-life stories. They are the parents of six real boys (all grown!) and two real girls and live in noisy, messy happiness in North Carolina. Topics Covered in This Episode: Transition to Teenagers: Evolution from focusing on boys to addressing teenagers. Importance of long-term perspective in parenting. Philosophy of Parenting: Focus on the importance of relationships with adult children. Lessons learned from raising teenagers and transitioning to adulthood. Balancing Biblical principles with real-life application. Importance of Relationships: Reflection on adult children being best friends. The significance of relationships over rules in parenting teens. Wisdom gained from experiences with their own teenagers. Listening and Understanding: Transitioning from directive parenting to relational influence. Importance of active listening and understanding teenagers. Addressing the challenge of teenagers feeling unheard or misunderstood. Parenting Approach: Shifting from enforcing rules to coaching and guiding. Examples of coaching moments during teenage years. Navigating the delicate balance of authority and relationship. Handling Disrespect: Dealing with disrespectful behavior without damaging the relationship. The role of injustice in provoking teens and creating wedges. Emphasis on listening first and addressing behavior later. Heart-Centered Parenting: The significance of addressing the heart, not just behavior. Navigating mistakes and using them as opportunities for growth. Using questions to understand the root of a teenager's actions. Apologizing as Parents: Importance of parents admitting mistakes and apologizing. Modeling repentance and forgiveness within the family. Demonstrating Christian values through humility. Additional Resources: Free download on how not to lose your teen HERE Find out more about Hal and Melanie Young HERE Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.
In Episode 10 on Raising Real Men, we began by diagnosing the problems we see as rampant in both our society and in the church. The root of these problems are found in the lack of real men, specifically real, Christian men in leadership. Due to men's failure at leading, we have seen a rise in the promotion of anything feminine and the simultaneous demonization of anything masculine. This has led to an environment where male role models are not only hard to be found, but society as a whole works against developing real masculinity according to God's design. Listen in to Episode 11 on Training Men and Raising Sons to hear practical ways that Christian communities and families can turn the tide back toward biblical manhood. Resources mentioned in this episode: It's Good to Be a Man by Michael Foster Father Hunger by Doug Wilson Raising Real Men by Hal and Melanie Young Visit our Recommended Resources for Men page to find links to these books and more. Keep Up with Reformed Faith and Family in the Following Ways: Never miss an episode, article, or a new FREEBIE by joining our weekly newsletter here: https://reformedfaithandfamily.com/subscribe/ Build your library with our recommended resources: https://reformedfaithandfamily.com/recommended-resources/ Read the latest articles: https://reformedfaithandfamily.com/blog/ Download your FREEBIES in our store: https://reformedfaithandfamily.com/store/ Check out the Swag Shop: https://reformedfaithandfamily.com/swag-shop/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/reformed-faith-and-family/message
Dr. Tom Curran is surprised by a special cohost to share more insights on rejecting passivity, having an eternal mindset, accepting responsibility, and leading courageously.
Raising real men- how to handle the challenges of raising boysHal & Melanie Young are the award-winning, best-selling authors of Raising Real Men, No Longer Little and Love, Honor, and Virtue and the hosts of the Making Biblical Family Life Practical podcast. They are publishers, writers, bloggers, and popular conference speakers internationally, known for their Christ-centered focus and practical, real-life stories. They are the parents of six real boys (five grown!) and two real girls and live in noisy, messy happiness in North Carolina.https://www.facebook.com/raisingrealmenhttps://www.raisingrealmen.com/topics/podcast/
http://christiancarguy.com/ https://www.amazon.com/No-Longer-Little-Parenting-Tweens/dp/1938554213 No one tells you what to expect. Your 9 year old that loves school suddenly takes 3 hours to get math done. Don't even ask about everything else. The 11 year old that loves to run errands now can t remember the one thing you told them to bring you long enough to get out of the room. And the 13 year old... EMOTIONAL TURMOIL Change your shirt before you leave, you tell your son, but he explodes. You don't care about me! This is my favorite shirt! You're always criticizing me! Or, you walk in to find your daughter sobbing and ask, What s wrong, honey? I don t know! she wails. They climb on an emotional rollercoaster and invite you to join them. Don t get a ticket for that ride. A TIME OF TRANSITION What s happening? They re changing! The tweens or preteens, whatever you want to call it ,are the beginning of the transition to adulthood. Hormones are flowing. Things are changing. Emotions are high. School is a struggle, all of a sudden. And spiritual questions pop up where there were none before. THE STAKES ARE HIGH Most parent-child relationships are broken during the tween years. When they are, the teens often just get worse and worse. If you can get through the preteen years with your relationship intact, though, the teen years tend to get better and better. Lay a foundation to make the teen years great! HERE'S HELP Practical help. Real encouragement. Just what you need to cope with emotional meltdowns, motivate them to get school done, answer their spiritual questions, and most of all, protect your relationship with your eight to fourteen year olds. No Longer Little: Parenting Tweens with Grace and Hope Hal and Melanie Young, authors of Raising Real Men and My Beloved and My Friend, both awarded Christian Small Publishers Book of the Year, are your guides on this challenging journey through these critical years of parenting...so that the years to come get better and better.
You expected challenges parenting teens. But were you caught off guard with the unexpected emotional reactions of your tweens? Let's talk about the 9-12s! Join us as we hear from Hal and Melanie Young of Raising Real Men and author of "No Longer Little: Parenting Tweens with Grace and Hope".
An interview with Hal and Melanie Young
Whether you're a girlmom dealing with the changes in your daughter and how her battle with hormones affects your family life, or a boymom trying to help your son understand and relate to the girls he encounters day in and day out, today's episode is for you. We're welcoming two of our very favorites to the podcast to talk about navigating the hormone battle with grace. Hal and Melanie Young are the parents of 8 children—6 boys and 2 girls—and are popular speakers at homeschool conventions all over the country. Their book, Raising Real Men, is one of our top recommendations for boymoms, but today, we're talking to them about helping our girls navigate the hormone battle with grace. Don't miss out!
Boys are in a battle! Trying to raise boys into men is a challenge in today's gender confused society! Listen to Hal & Melanie talk about ideas they found helpful in raising 6 boys! They're book RAISING REAL MEN was the 2011 Book of the Year by the Christian Small Publishers Assoc.
Does parenting tweens have you question your sanity? Well guess what — it’s not us, it’s them! Hal and Melanie Young, award-winning authors, join Heidi today on the podcast to talk about parenting tweens and how to maneuver through this often challenging season of parenting. Hal and Melanie Young would like to offer you all a freebie – Christ-Centered Christmas. To get access to this freebie, head on over to their site RaisingRealMen.com/GuiftGuide (just scroll down to the bottom of that page). Hal and Melanie Young are publishers, writers, bloggers, and speakers known for their Christ-centered focus and practical real-life stories. Authors of the Christian Small Publishers Book of the Year, Raising Real Men: Surviving, Teaching, and Appreciating Boys. They have also authored No Longer Little: Parenting Tweens with Grace and Hope and the Amazon bestseller Love, Honor, and Virtue: Gaining or Regaining a Biblical Attitude Toward Sexuality. You can connect with them at RaisingRealMen.com for all sorts of resources – from wholesome gifts to parenting books, NoLongerLittle.com, and on their podcast at HalAndMelanie.com/radio. TRANSCRIBED PODCAST BELOW Good morning everybody, this is Heidi St. John. Today is Friday, December the 14th. Welcome to the Heidi St. John podcast, today is Meet-My-Friend-Friday and my friends Hal and Melanie Young are here today. We’re going to talk a little bit about the mystery of parenting pre-teens. Stick around, I think you’re going to be encouraged! So, for those of you who are keeping up with me over at MomStrong International we are just under 10,000 subscribers now. We’re trying to hit that goal by the end of the year. It’s not too late to jump into the Scripture Writing Challenge! We are right in the middle of our study for the month of December, In Search of Joy, and you can invite your kids and your teens to join you. You can sign up today at MomStrongInternational.com. All right. I want to encourage you guys this morning as we’re going to be talking a little bit about parenting teens. And I love my guests today – Hal and Melanie Young are on the podcast with me today. They are the award-winning authors of Raising Real Men, No Longer Little and the Amazon bestseller Love, Honor, and virtue. They are publishers, writers, bloggers, and speakers known for their Christ-centered focus and practical real-life stories. They are also my friends – which I noticed didn’t make it into their biography – but I’ll forgive them :). So we’re going to be talking a little bit about just the ups and downs of parenting teens. They sent me their book to preview several months ago and I love the description of it. Tell me if this doesn’t resonate with you guys all right?! This is the description for No Longer Little No one tells you what to expect. Right? We’re talking about tweens here. Your 9-year-old that loves school suddenly takes 3 hours to get math done. Don’t even ask about everything else. The11-year-old that loves to run errands now can’t remember the one thing you told them to bring you long enough to get out of the room. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/heidistjohn/support
When is the right time to start giving your kids freedom in the area of their finances? At what age should they have a checking account? What about a credit card? And when should we trust them with the internet, social media, and a smart phone? Hal and Melanie Young, authors of Raising Real Men […] The post Raising Adults – HIRL Episode 73 appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.
Raising Real Men by Hal and Melanie Young - tonight's guests. Harry Reid (D-NV): “. . .domestic abuse has gotten out of hand. Men don’t?have jobs, when they’re out of work, tend to become abusive.” Feminist groups, social workers, and liberal activists claim studies support Reid's connection. The core problem goes deeper than economic difficulties. Our society where self-esteem is king, and everybody it "special", has not taught our young men to be resilient during tough times. Now, faced with a society full of people unwilling to pull themselves up by the bootstraps, people like Harry Reid wish to legislate behavior in lieu of the parenting necessary to train young men on how to handle economic, and other, life hardships. Life does have winners and losers. Parents who teach their sons to work hard and strive for success, and allow the boys to feel the sting of failure when it strikes, gives their boys the tools to deal with setbacks. The ability of these young men to bounce back and try again is the key to their future, and the future of America. Hal and Melanie Young, authors of the new book Raising Real Men: Surviving, Teaching and Appreciating Boys, say that parents need to take an intentional and principled approach to teaching their sons what it means to be a man. As our educational system has responded to the demands of feminism and concerns about school violence, boys are finding it difficult to express their growing masculinity in ways that are acceptable to their teachers. Raising boys into men is not a job that can be left to schools and clubs, they say, but has to be tackled in the home.