Episode 424: Growing Problem Solving Skills in Capable Kids with David and Sissy
Sissy and David continue the Capable series with problem-solving, opening with a few all-too-familiar parenting “word problems” and a remind...
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Welcome to the Raising Boys and Girls Podcast with Sissy Goff, David Thomas, and Melissa Trevathan. In each episode of this podcast, we’ll share some of what we’re learning in the work we do...
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Episode 423: Where Fear and Bravery Meet in Parenting with Jess Connolly
After years of coaching thousands of women, Jess noticed that everyone she knows is scared, so she set out to understand fear biblically, ph...
Episode 422: Managing Emotions in Capable Kids with David and Sissy
The episode moves the Capable series from strengths to skills, which are things kids have to be taught and practice, like tying their shoes....
Episode 421: Writing Your Child's Story While Writing Your Own with Craig Melvin
Sissy and David sit down in New York with Craig Melvin to talk about his book Pops, a love letter to his father, who is now in recovery afte...
Episode 420: Growing Gratitude in Capable Kids with David and Sissy
Gratitude can sound like the soft strength in the capability series. Sissy and David argue it’s an essential one, because it teaches kids to...
Episode 419: Building Resilience, Perspective, and Hope Amidst Hard News with Vicky Nguyen
As part of the Strengths, Skills, and Strategies podcast season, NBC's Vicky Nguyen shares her family's escape from Vietnam by boat and how...
Episode 418: Growing Perseverance in Capable Kids with David and Sissy
In this episode, Sissy and David explore how kids build perseverance by sticking with hard things, and how parents can stay close without st...
Episode 417: Helping Families with Disabilities Experience Their Capability with Amy Juila Becker
Amy Julia Becker explains why measuring kids against developmental milestones makes children with disabilities look incapable, and why askin...
Episode 416: Growing Flexibility in Capable Kids with David and Sissy
Sissy and David open with a "How Flexible Are You Really?" quiz and explain that flexibility is what happens after disappointment. They say...
Episode 415: Raising Conscious Sons and Daughters with Dr. Shefali
Dr. Shefali Tsabary, author of Raising Conscious Daughters and Raising Conscious Sons, explains how technology targets boys through their dr...
Episode 414: Growing Competence In Capable Kids with David and Sissy
Kicking off a new stretch of their Capable series, Sissy Goff and David Thomas explore the strength of competence, distinguishing it from co...
Episode 413: A Practical Way of Creating Your Family Legacy with Blake Brewer
Blake Brewer joins Sissy and David to tell the story of watching his father drown in Hawaii when he was 19, and how a letter his dad had wri...
Episode 412: Remembering and Hoping Together with David and Sissy
Closing out their series on grief, Sissy Goff and David Thomas focus on remembering, living, and hoping. They encourage parents to follow a...
Episode 411: Prayer as a Family with Tyler Staton
Pastor and author Tyler Staton joins David Thomas for an honest conversation about prayer, parenting, and his journey through advanced-stage...
Episode 410: What Kids Need From Us with David and Sissy
Sissy Goff and David Thomas share four things grieving children need most: conversation, community, consistency, and coping. They explain ho...
Episode 409: Creating Community for Kids in Time of Grief with Toni Collier
Sissy and David are joined by author and speaker Toni Collier for an honest and hope-filled conversation about the power of community in hel...
Episode 408: What Grief Looks Like at Different Ages with David and Sissy
Grief looks different at every age, and understanding a child’s developmental stage can help parents recognize what they need most. Sissy Go...
Episode 407: Joyful Anyway with Kate Bowler
In this episode of Raising Boys and Girls, it features Sissy Goff and David Thomas in an in-person conversation with author and Duke profess...
Episode 406: What Grief Looks Like in Kids with David and Sissy
Grief can look very different in children than it does in adults. In this episode, Sissy Goff and David Thomas share five important ways kid...
Episode 405: Where Getting Outside and Homeschooling Meet Capability with Ginny Yurich
Ginny Yurich, founder of 1000 Hours Outside, joins Sissy and David to explore how outdoor play, movement, and hands-on experiences prepare c...