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Parenting Smarts! We need them, and sometimes we feel them. Our host, MaryRuth Hackett, is a mom of four with a doctorate in educational psychology, specializing in child development. Parent...
Mary Ruth tackles common questions parents have about spiritual life as she wraps up this season.
Shannon Wendt joins Mary Ruth to share how prayer changed everything in her family life as well as encourages us to pray even when it's mess...
Nell O'Leary joins Mary Ruth for an authentic conversation about the realities of family life and offers perspective on how to navigate it.
Emily Jaminet joins Mary Ruth to share tips and experience for parenting kids of different ages.
Fr. Ignatius Mazanowski joins Mary Ruth to talk about forgiveness - how to live it, to teach it to children and to cultivate it in family li...
Rose Sweet joins Mary Ruth to help us understand the four temperaments and how they affect family dynamics.
Meagan Martinez joins Mary Ruth to share how to connect deeply with our kids at any age.
Mary Ruth reflects on the first half of the season with a recap of the episodes on connection.
Jennifer Ellis joins Mary Ruth for a conversation on the importance of belonging and how to build community.
Shalini Blubaugh joins MaryRuth to discuss the benefits of movement for spiritual, physical and mental well being.
Service pulls us outside of ourselves and helps us connect. Melissa Mazzella DeLaney shares her incredible story and the importance of servi...
MaryRuth sits down with Bishop Dolan to talk about his love for art. Together they explore how art connects us to God and to each other.
Abigail Poole joins MaryRuth to explore how nature helps us connect to God and to each other.
MaryRuth welcomes listeners to a new season of Parenting Smarts with a look at what's ahead.
Stephanie Burke joins MaryRuth to talk about how to help children understand the spiritual world in age-appropriate ways.
MaryRuth dives into the virtue of faith and ways to nurture it in ourselves and in our families.
MaryRuth is joined by Jennifer Ellis to reflect on patience, what they have learned and how to practice it in family life.
How can we choose our words, listen to the Lord and discern well? Fr. Will Schmid joins MaryRuth to discuss how to allow wisdom to permeate...
Gail Davis, MaryRuth's mom, joins the program to help us learn how to cultivate courage in ourselves and our families.
Olivia Spears joins MaryRuth to explore how to cultivate kindness in our families.
Tina McAllister-Smith joins MaryRuth to talk about how stories can teach virtues and the Golden Rule.
Nell O'Leary and MaryRuth share a casual, vulnerable conversation exploring attachment parenting and spiritual detachment.
MaryRuth welcomes Lindy Wynne to explore the virtue of temperance and how to cultivate it on ourselves and within our families.
Megan Hjelmstad joins MaryRuth to explore the virtue of fortitude. Help your kids be able to endure difficulty and to do hard things.
MaryRuth shares some thoughts and wishes everyone a Merry Christmas!
Joyce Coronel joins MaryRuth to talk about different seasons of life and how to foster hope in all circumstances.
How do we grow in virtue as parents and foster a culture in our home focused on virtues? Emily Jaminet explores ways to transform our hearts...
As we launch into a season exploring virtues related to family life, MaryRuth explores the importance of sleep and how it contributes to wel...
Katie Burke joins MaryRuth to talk about what piety is, what it can look like in family life and how to cultivate it in your home.
Jenna Guizar joins MaryRuth to discuss growing in the virtue of humility as parents and encouraging it in our children. They reflect on depe...
MaryRuth explores the virtue of prudence. She shares definitions, how it relates to other virtues, what it can look like in family life and...
Fr. MarkMary Ames joins MaryRuth for another conversation about fatherhood. They explore the ways parents, especially fathers, can provide w...
How do you remain consistent yet adapt to individual children and circumstances when making decisions about discipline? Gina Festerer joins...
In an early episode, MaryRuth addressed discipline, but the next two episodes take a deeper dive into the topic. In this episode, MaryRuth p...
Parents get stressed! How can we deal with stress in a way that is healthy? How do we keep from losing it? MaryRuth explores the science beh...
Parenting can be an emotional rollercoaster. How can we teach our children to understand and deal with emotions? How can we handle our own f...
How do children benefit from grandparents? How about grandparents from grandchildren? Anita Hackett and Carol Damaso join MaryRuth to explor...
How do you help your kids learn to follow through to get things done? MaryRuth explores the definition of grit and how to encourage its deve...
We live in a noisy, distracting culture. How do we cultivate silence for our ourselves and our families? Nell O'Leary joins MaryRuth to help...
Get practical answers to your parenting questions. MaryRuth and Christy Isinger tackle questions that were submitted by listeners.
When and how to allow social media is a popular question parents ask. It's a complicated answer. MaryRuth explores the research on mental he...
Every day we're faced with big and small decisions. Some decisions require discernment, a longer period of prayerful time before making a de...
Parenting teens can be challenging. Deb Herback joins MaryRuth to discuss how to create a culture that helps young people grow, understand b...
MaryRuth explores the development of self-perception and self-worth along with tips to help cultivate it in ourselves and in our children.
Eric Brooker joins MaryRuth to share about his journey toward discovering his worth. His book is You Are Enough: Overcoming Lifelong Doubts...
The saints are our friends in Heaven. They want to intercede for us, to be part of our faith family! Katie Burke joins MaryRuth to explore w...
What's it like to parent alongside a parenting expert? We'll find out when MaryRuth is joined by her husband, Bob Hackett.
Susie Garlick joins MaryRuth to explore how our experiences and background influence our parenting. Her book is The Parenting Backpack .
Traveling with your family can be challenging, but it is worth it! Being together sharing new experiences is good for our brains and good fo...
Raising children is full of transitions. Jennifer Ellis joins MaryRuth to explore how parents can adjust to change as their children grow up...