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An interesting article on a teacher that was either too politically correct, or just plain brilliant.
How we can, as parents, make Valentines Day special with our own traditions and teaching what love really is.
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Valentines Day and Parental Love
Due to being out out of town until Saturday the 16th, Jeff and I have decided to take today off. Feel free to check out our RFGP category for past shows that you’ve missed.
The Real Family Guys Category Search – a list of every RFGP show.
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How blended family parenting is different, but not THAT different from intact family parenting.
Thehopethat blended families can be something totally unique, that intact families cannot experience. How cool!
Suggestions for blended families and smoothing out wrinkles.
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I think that blended families get a bad rap. Often they are seen as lesser than families or as broken relationships that are destined to be dysfunctional. But lets be real honest, there are plenty of intact families that meet this criteria.
Today Jeff and I discuss how blended family parenting is in fact different, but AWESOME! It comes with it’s unique challenges, but also holds within its power to be awesome, and in some ways, more cool and stronger than your intact fams.
Jeff and I address the worries, concerns, and give suggestions on how to make your blended family into a fruit smoothie. See what I did there…..
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*Nooo, not a Chinese food Thanksgiving. Jeff and I discuss learning to be thankful for both the hard times…and yeah. Even if the turkey is burnt.
How do you develop these skills. Neither Jeff nor myself just knew how to act this way. We had to practice, consistently.
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Today Jeff and I discuss Thanksgiving and how we remain thankful for the awesome things we have. But we also take a different approach to Thanksgiving.
We discuss learning to be thankful for the hard things in life.
Things like the burnt turkey and Uncle Paul that annoys us to death.
Now, I’m not referring to the idea that you are filled with joy-joy feelings when things go poorly. I’m talking about learning to be thankful for things that we do not necessarily like. Difficulties produce strength. Like with weight lifting or struggling to tie a shoe as a kid. The struggle helps us learn.
Could you be thankful for the crap in your life?
Jeff and I challenge you to do just that this holiday. As you are going round-table with what you are thankful for, tell your family you are thankful for all the crap that happened to you…then explain why.
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Teaching kids on handling disappointment.
How to deal with “that’s not fair” and where the heck does it come from.
What do you do when your kid wants something at the store and you just cannot afford it.
PLUS: as sneak peek at how Jeff and Trey roll out their shows and get their awesomeness on before the red record light turns on. (at very end)
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Okay, okay. So we don’t necessarily agree with the featured image on this episode, but it brings up a great topic. Today Jeff and I discuss dealing with disappointment in our kids. All of this is kind of funny, or at least ironic, since I had problems with the recording and I had to start our recording over. Disappointment would be putting it lightly.
Despite the humor (it’s funny now…but it wasn’t then) we discuss how our reactions to disappointment serve as a template for our kids and how they respond. We cover why kids learning how to handle disappointment is so important and a couple of stories of disappointment that Jeff and I experienced as kids that still ruminate.
My favorite, Jeff goes over excellent strategies for handling “it’s not fair” and when a kid wants a toy from the store.
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The new Real Family Guys Podcast Legit cohost Jeff Emery! BOOM BABY!
Who is this new guy and what’s the skinny on him?
Who would Jeff take with him into a zombie apocalypse?
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Since the very sad leaving of my good friend Paul RFGP was has a void to fill. A few months ago I had my friend Jeff Emery on the show to discuss raising kiddos that have incurable diseases and also parenting through divorce. At that time he noted that he really like the format of what FPN and RFGP is doing and would have “loved to do something like this.”
Though at that time RFGP was set with hosts, I filed it away as interesting. When Paul first let me know that we would be recording our last RFGP I experience a genuine sense of loss, but I remembered filing away Jeff’s comments. With very little deliberation, I contacted Jeff and asked if he would be interested.
As excited as he was, he very wisely asked for a bit of time to think about it and after a few days he agreed to be the new cohost of RFGP. And thus begins the newest chapter in The Real Family Guys Podcast.
Today we get to know Jeff as he tells us a bit about himself, where he’s from, and his passion for working with families to help them take parenting to the next level. We also ask Jeff the hard questions like:
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A brief segment of apologizing to kiddos and how Trey’s morning this morning necessitates an apology when they he gets home.
A very sad farewell from Paul as this will be his last Real Family Guys Podcast.
Pauls reason for leaving.
Today is an episode that is sweet mixed with sour. We begin by discussing how Trey’s morning did not go so well, and how it has left Trey needing to apologize to, not only his kids, but also his wife. We talk about the power of apologies and how they are actually quite necessary.
We also cover the need to say “I’m sorry” to your spouse, and how it can be very beneficial to say that in front of the kiddos.
And more seriously, Paul announces that this will be his last Real Family Guys Podcast to help him stay laser targeted on his website, The Affluent Student. Paul gives his goodbyes to the listeners and reminds folks where they can find him.
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The Affluent Student- Pauls awesome site.
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An article on mandating the HPV vaccination and does it mean good/bad things for our kids.
Giving condoms like candy: an article documenting whether this really promotes promiscuity.
What ages should we talk to our kids about sex and when is it too late?
Today Paul and I discuss the topic of talking to our kids about sex. A recent article we dug up discussed whether or not we should give teens the HPV vaccination. Paul found a fascinating article on giving condoms to teens and we discuss what we do as parents.
We also cover having that sometimes difficult conversation with our kiddos about sex, and how to make that conversation a breeze!
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The Affluent Student – Pauls awesome site
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The literal definition of tolerance and how we have skewed it to mean condone.
How it’s absolutely possible to tolerate beliefs that differ from ours, without saying we agree with it.
How our kids are watching our every move, and if we adopt this tolerance/condone word substitution, we may be shooting ourself in the foot.
Today my great friend and co-host Paul and I embark on what was potentially the most uncomfortable show to record. We discuss an article written, discussing a comeback to the Mix It Up planning for promoting homosexuality in their schools.
Paul and I have been very open about our beliefs as Bible believing Christians, but Paul and I both agree that many in both the Christian and Gay Communities have taken this too far. Rather than caring about people we use our belief systems to try and push our agenda. In turn we push each other farther away and end up hating one another.
We have fundamentally confused the words tolerance (accepting difference in beliefs or behaviors) and condoning (to approve or sanction something). We need to be teaching our kids:
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The Affluent Student – Pauls awesome site.
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So what does a parent do with a kid that is copping an attitude?
What causes the attitude from my kid that used to be so sweet?
How lowering and eliminating attitude is possible, but not with current strategies.
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The Affluent Student – Paul’s awesome site. You’ve got to check out his articles on his 25 lbs weight loss.
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