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The Extraordinary Family Life Podcast Episodes
May 30, 2023
#225 How to Help Your (Public or Homeschool) Kids Get a World-Class Education
No matter if you homeschool or send your kids to public or private school, YOU are responsible for the outcomes of their education and creating a world class education for them. The first step is for YOU to define what EDUCA…
April 25, 2023
#220 "My Kids Are Fighting So Much!" How to Put and End to Fighting -- For Good
In this episode we give tips on resolving conflicts with our kids. "I'm feeling sooooo burnt out of motherhood... My kids are fighting so much . Last week we did a 'no fighting' challenge for 7 days. They did pretty well and…
April 18, 2023
#219 How to Get Your Kids to Do _________ (Homework, Chores, the 'Right' Thing) WITHOUT the Battle
Often the question come up, "How do you get your kids to___________ (go to bed on time, eat their veggies, and many more!). "We received a great question from a mom which we answer in today’s episode. Just a reminder — we lo…
March 28, 2023
#216 Why Encouraging Your Kids to 'Talk Back' Develops Critical Thinking & Decision Making Skills
In this episode we address critical thinking, all the different 'types' of children and how to manage all this in one household while maintaining a great relationship with each of your children. It seems as though we start t…
Feb. 14, 2023
#210 A Message (with a Strategy) for Swamped, Overwhelmed Moms (and Dads)
This episode is for all of you overwhelmed moms and dads! We truly love receiving emails and questions from followers, clients, and listeners because it gives us specific situations and challenges to address. We’ve learned t…
Feb. 7, 2023
#209 How to Get Your Kids (& Spouse) on Board with Charts & Systems (+ Why You NEED Them Even if You Think You Don't)
We received another question from a mom who was interested in joining my Family Charts & Systems course and community . In an email I sent out, it said: As a mother of seven children, my life seriously changed forever once I…
Feb. 2, 2023
#208 How to Respond to, Stop, & Prevent Misbehavior in Young (& Old) Children -- Strategies that WORK!
Preventing misbehavior - tips, trick and advice from parents of 7 children! Welcome to today’s episode, we’re coming to you from Vienna, Austria this time. We just finished leading a WWII trip where we learned about the star…
Jan. 17, 2023
#206 Inspire, Not Require... Sounds Ideal, But Does it Actually Work?
Welcome to the podcast! In this episode we talk about NOT requiring children to do what you want, but instead to inspire them, so they want to do the things you want them to do. We’re coming to you from Warsaw, Poland. Our k…
Jan. 3, 2023
#204 Family Travel is an Investment in the Development of Yourself & Your Children + Logistics, Tips & FAQs
Invest In Development - the development of yourself, the development of your family and the development of your Extraordinary Life. Welcome to a New Year! We’re keeping the Denning family dream alive with family adventures .…
Dec. 6, 2022
#202 Video Games & Virtual Worlds -- How to Get Our Sons & Husband's Back
Gaming addictions - why this happens and what to do to get your sons and husbands back. Hey everybody! Greg and I are in Oslo, Norway with our family, recovering from jet lag. In a few hours, we fly to Tromsø, 220 miles nort…
Dec. 1, 2022
COACHING SESSION: Boys Adrift: Why Boys & Men Turn to Video Games and What to Do About It
In this episode we talk about video games and why they are so addictive. This content is taken from a recording of a live coaching session with our Extraordinary Family Life Formula coaching group. It is member-only content.…
Nov. 22, 2022
#201 Toxic Masculinity & the Epidemic of Gaming Addictions & Unmotivated, Underachieving Boys & Young Men
Toxic Masculinity - How is it effecting our boys? We like to get our podcast topics from issues that really ‘fire us up’ (it makes for better discussions). This week, I was fired up by some comments left on an Instagram Reel…
Nov. 8, 2022
#200 Disagreements in Parenting Approaches Around LGBTQ Issues
"My husband and I have been struggling a great deal in our marriage, mostly over parenting issues . We have specifically been struggling with our 13 year old daughter who told us she is gay ." Many emails and questions we re…
Oct. 25, 2022
#198 Masturbation & Cheap Sexual Acts Are a Poor Substitute for Real Connection — A Message for Teens AND Spouses
We’ve been asked several times over the years by coaching clients and others regarding masturbation . Specifically, they want to know how to approach masturbation in general — with their children or teens , and in their marr…
Oct. 11, 2022
#196 How & WHY to do Morning Family Devotionals (Discussions)
We are busy people. And so are you. We have a LOT going on, as I’m sure you do too. Human nature often makes us feel that we’re “too busy” to do things like morning routines or rituals. We’re “too busy” to do morning family …