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Do you have adult kids? If so, today's episode is for you! We are focusing on how to foster enduring relationships with our adult kids. We focus specifically on how to help our adult kids feel seen, safe, and free. How do you foster enduring relationships with your adult kids? We'd love to have you share with us on Instagram! Join us @eyresisters.
Show Notes: The previous episode that goes with this episode: Parenting Adult Kids (This link is for Spotify, but you can find this episode on any app you use for podcast listening!) Joseph Grenny: The Honest Truth About Our Messy Families Saren's Group Coaching Program (recent session all about parenting adult kids and individual help with parenting older kids and adults) -
In today's encore episode, we talk about how to get our kids (and ourselves!) excited about giving during this holiday season. We share our ideas and we'd love to hear yours! Come share what you've done in your family with us on Instagram @eyresisters.
Show Notes:
Christmas ad The Three Trees by Angela Elwell Hunt Christmas Day in the Morning by Pearl S. Buck I Got a Robe SNL skit -
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We've had a lot of questions about LDS missions, so we decided to devote an episode entirely to sharing about missions. We talk about what a mission is, what it's like to serve, why we go, why some in our family have chosen not to go, pressure around missions, etc. Come join in and listen! Did you serve a mission? Come hop onto Instagram and share your thoughts and experiences! We'd love to hear from you. Join us at @eyresisters.
Show Notes:
How to Know a Person by David Brooks
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Enjoy a fan-favorite we pulled from the archives!
This week, we dive into a discussion about family intimacy. By family intimacy, we don't mean the physical intimacy you share with your partner. Instead, we mean intimacy in the sense of closeness, connections, and a sense of being seen. We discuss things that get in the way of intimate relationships, and we also give some ideas for building intimacy. We would love to hear from you! What's worked well in your family? Come share with us on Instagram @eyresisters.
Mentioned in the Show:
- How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber
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We're back! It's Season 5 and we are so excited to be on the air again! This week we discuss back-to-school ideas - everything from morning routines and after-school routines to ideas for every-day connectione with our kids. We would love to hear from you as well! Come and share your back-to-school tips with us on Instagram @eyresisters.
Mentioned in the Episode:
Best Nine Minutes https://poweroffamilies.com/the-nine-minutes-that-have-the-greatest-impact/ Morning Routines https://poweroffamilies.com/morning-routines/ After School Routine Video https://poweroffamilies.com/after-school-routine/ -
This week, Charity leads us in a really fantastic and needed discussion on practical ways to find joy in motherhood. There are a lot of reasons it can be hard to find joy as a mom. But there are also a lot of ways to help us change up that narrative and soak in the good things. What tactics do you use to help you find joy in your mothering journey? We'd love to hear! Come share with us on Instagram: @eyresisters.
Show Notes:
Flecks of Gold - Rachel Nielson Don't Carpe Diem - Glennon Doyle Brooke Romney Instagram Post Hardwiring Happiness Enjoy It. Because it's happening. - blog post -
This week's topic is very dear to our hearts. We discuss what it means to mother with faith, and specific ways we try to do this. We also expand what we mean by faith - not just a strict religious definition. We know faith within families is so personal, and we know it looks different for everyone. What we hope is that you can glean some ideas on how to mother with your faith. We'd love to hear your thoughts and ideas! Hop on Instagram and let us know your stories @eyresisters.
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We are so excited that we got to interview our brother, Tal, about his upcoming book Dad Mode: 25 Ways to Connect with Your Child. Join us as we talk with Tal about specific, tangible ways dads can connect with their children. We'd love to hear what you think about what Tal shared - come let us know on Instagram!
Notes:
Dad Mode by Tal Eyre
Episode 25. Positive Parenting
Episode 42. Really Seeing
Egg by C.G. Hanzlicek
Tal's Website
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Join us this week as we discuss how to have difficult conversations with our kids. We acknowledge the messiness, discuss ways to prepare ahead of time, and give ideas to each other on how to approach these tricky conversations. We would love to hear your thoughts! How do you approach difficult topics with your kids? Hop on Instagram and let us know! @eyresisters
Show Notes:
How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber
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We are so excited to have our mom, Linda Eyre, join us in this week's episode as we chat about parenting through the generations. We discuss the differences and similarities between parenting when our mom had young kids, through Saren and Shawni, to Saydi, who's in the middle, and then Charity, who still has young kids. We hope you can relate as we talk about the challenges as well as the good things about our time of parenting. Hop on Instagram and let us know your thoughts! @eyresisters
Show Notes:
Our parents' free books
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It's natural for moms to worry about their kids! And, if you're like most moms, you tend to worry a lot! In today's conversation, we discuss the nuances and complexities of worry, some detrimental things that happen when we worry, as well as some actionable steps to take to help move through worry and find more peace. Come join us on Instagram and share with us your thoughts about worry! @eyresisters
Show Notes:
Arthur Somers Roche quote Sister Runia's talk Randy Armstrong quote Courtney Carver quote Alison Curfman 10 Reasons Not To Worry About Your Child -
In this week's episode, we discuss the basic human need to be seen. We share ways we have felt seen or not seen. Saydi brings in her therapist wisdom to help us understand why being seen matters so much, and what some signs are that maybe our children aren't feeling seen by us. We brainstorm ways to help our kids and others around us feel seen.
We would love to hear your thoughts and experiences on this very important topic! Please join us on Instagram @eyresisters.
Show Notes:
Glennon Doyle quote from the book Love Warrior Dan Seigel's quote from the book The Power of Showing Up Tamara W. Runia's quote from her talk Seeing God's Family through the Overview Lens Steve Young's quote from the book The Law of Love -
This week we come together to discuss the wildernesses that we go through in life. We all face them! We talk about ways we can acknowledge the difficulties, feel all the feelings, and also find support and move through them. We would be so grateful to hear from any of you on Instagram @eyresisters. We'd be honored to hear how you manage your own personal wildernesses. We're grateful to have you as a part of our community!
Show Notes:
Bittersweet (book)
Brene Brown cartoon on empathy
Everything Sad is Untrue (book)
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We are so excited to be back for Season 4 of In the Arena! Thanks for joining us. This week's episode focuses on self-care. We talk about how we define self-care, and how to care for ourselves physically, mentally, spiritually, and emotionally. We would love to hear your thoughts! Come share with us on Instagram @eyresisters.
Show Notes:
- Podcast mentioned by Saydi
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Merry Christmas everyone! This is our final episode in season 3, and we wanted to end by sharing how we find meaning during the busy, hectic Christmas season. We bring our parents on to discuss ways to slow down and find Jesus. We would love to hear how you do this in your home! Join us on Instagram @eyresisters.
Notes:
Times Square Light the World Christmas Day in the Morning by Pearl S. Buck Other Christmas Book Ideas Image of Jesus holding a child's face Advent podcast A Boring Evening at Home by Gerda Klein Saydi's Christmas Mantra -
This week, we dive into a discussion about family intimacy. By family intimacy, we don't mean the physical intimacy you share with your partner. Instead, we mean intimacy in the sense of closeness, connections, and a sense of being seen. We discuss things that get in the way of intimate relationships, and we also give some ideas for building intimacy. We would love to hear from you! What's worked well in your family? Come share with us on Instagram @eyresisters.
Notes:
- How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber
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Join us this week as we discuss using a village to help raise our kids in our modern age. We discuss how much of the parenting in our modern society falls to the mom and dad (and mostly the mom!), and how sad this is! There are so many great people who can contribute to our kids' lives, let's use them! We'd love to hear your thoughts about this on Instagram @eyresisters.
Notes:
Hunt, Gather, Parent: What Ancient Cultures Can Teach Us About the Lost Art of Raising Happy, Helpful Little Humans by Michaeleen Doucleff
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We know it's Halloween today, but we wanted to kick off November a day early with a short and sweet episode focusing on the power and importance of gratitude. We're grateful for you!
Notes:
Gratitude Meditation
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We love reading! But not all of us have always loved reading, and not all of our kids love reading. Join us this week as we discuss ways to help our children discover the magic of reading. We talk about connecting with our kids through books, modeling a love of reading, and being patient with kids who are slower to find that love. What are some ways you help instill a love for reading in your home? We'd love to hear on Instagram, @eyresisters!
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Books Lists -
https://71toes.com/favorite-books-for-young-readers/ https://71toes.com/best-book-club-books/ https://71toes.com/favorite-books/ Books Mentioned in this episode, plus a few extras we threw in: Some favorite picture books: The Happy Lion Leonardo the Terrible Monster The Little Brute Family The monster at the end of this book Where the wild things are Favorite read alouds for pre-k up: Education of Little Tree The one and only Ivan Little house books Boxcar Children Ms. Piggle Wiggle Roald Dahl Narnia series Pippi Long Stocking King Matt Heidi The Little Princess Little Women Little Men Harry Potter The Mixed Up Files Wonder Jonny Tremain (older kids) The Giver (older kids) The Bronze Bow Under the Egg The Terrible Two The Hobbit The Hundred Dresses Ida B Charlotte Web All of a Kind Family Some Kind of Courage Books we love as women: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Jane Eyre A Tale of Two Cities The Good Earth A Place For Us Tattoos on the Heart And there was Light -
Come listen in this week as we talk with our brother, Eli, about the difficulty of parenting not-so-easy kids. We all have a kid who is trickier to parent - or a kid who's in a tricky stage, and it can be draining and frustrating! We talk with Eli about how we keep our cool, how we remember the kind of parent we want to be, and how we keep on loving them. What do you do when parenting gets tricky? Let us know on Instagram @eyresisters!
Notes:
Good Inside by Dr. Becky Seeing God's Family Through the Overview Lens by Sister Tamara W. Runia - Mehr anzeigen
