Podcast: FAMILY

Episode 030 – 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. Timestamps 01:08—Brief…

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Episode 029 – What is the Difference Between Healthy Self-Love and Carnal Self-Love?

In this week’s episode, Emerson and Jonathan discuss the love of self from a societal and biblical perspective. There are unhealthy and healthy ways to experience self-love, and how we view God’s love of us is immensely important. Finally, in marriage, our view of God’s love and our love of self can positively and negatively…

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Episode 028 – 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.   Timestamps 01:15—Emerson discusses what you…

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On Living a Storyformed Life, RAR #17

If you only listen to one episode of the Read-Aloud Revival podcast, let this one be it. This episode is the humdinger of them all, if I do say so myself. 😉 I have been dying to talk to Sarah Clarkson since the Read-Aloud Revival was born!

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RAR #16: Start a Reading Streak!

I never do this- record a podcast episode on the fly just because I’m so excited I can’t help myself. 🙂 But today is the last day of 2014 and I want to make sure we head into 2015 and make it count by forming deep and meaningful connections with our k…

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RAR #15 Poetry Read-Alouds for Parents Who Are Intimidated by Poetry

Caroline Starr Rose has written entire books in verse. Now don’t be intimidated. Her book, May B, has been described as part Hatchet, part Little House on the Prairie, and part Out of the Dust. In this episode, you’ll hear: her books, of course!

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RAR #14: For Parents Who Don’t Like Reading Aloud

Do you enjoy reading aloud? I know a whole lot of people who don’t. But just because you don’t enjoy reading aloud doesn’t mean you can’t build your family culture around books. Today on the Read-Aloud Revival podcast,

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RAR #13: Learning to Read- What to Do With Your Struggling Reader

Reading aloud plays a major role in a child’s life as he or she is learning to read- especially if he or she is struggling to learn to read! In this episode, you’ll hear: how often to read aloud how much to prioritize it and which books are best for st…

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RAR #12: The Reading Promise

Alice Ozma is the author of The Reading Promise: My Father and the Books We Shared. If you read nothing else this year, read this book. I mean it. I swallowed it and immediately knew I had to have Alice on the show. The book is moving, funny,

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RAR #11: Using the Library Without Losing Your Mind, Jamie Martin

What keeps you from making the best use of your local library? For me, it’s the likelihood of losing my sanity. 🙂 On this episode of the Read-Aloud Revival, Jamie Martin- editor of Simple Homeschool and blogger at Steady Mom– shares a perspective that…

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