Description
There are so many parenting debates happening right now in the culture at large. Screentime. Discipline. Anxiety.
But what if we’re focused on the wrong things?
Instead of trying to fix and manage the problems, what if we cultivated the solution?
What if the environment we cultivate is the very thing our children need?
In this episode, Josh talks about their current parenting journey, the two competing worldviews that influence how kids experience joy, and how we can give our kids joy permission.
Here are some highlights:
How two competing worldviews influence the amount of joy in our homeWhy we need joy permissionWhy resourcefulness is a cheat code for helping kids live joyful livesThe one way to step into joy this week as a family, no matter how difficult the season you find yourself in right nowShow Notes:
Focus on the Family Broadcast: Click here to listen to Encouraging Your Kids to Discuss Their Feelings
https://www.focusonthefamily.com/episodes/broadcast/encouraging-your-kids-to-discuss-their-feelings/
Listen to Jamie Winship talk about abundance versus scarcity worldviews.
Click here.https://youtu.be/2s3KWZFCH0A?si=YNR6bAF7ZW8xsZq_
The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness by Jonathan Haidt.
Click here.https://amzn.to/3vWdgie
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