Brave Parenting

Brave Parenting
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We are a network of brave parents who empower & equip others to intentionally develop & train children to have strong character & integrity. We believe brave parenting is doing the right thing even when it is hard. While it seems our children would rather be raised by the internet, the truth is they need strong and courageous parents who will invest in their character.

  1. 11h ago

    Ep. 241: What Does ‘Restoring Childhood’ Look Like?

    In his new book Restoring Childhood, evolutionary psychologist Peter Gray argues that declining childhood independence, excessive adult control, and achievement-driven education – not smartphones or social media – are responsible for the decline in youth mental health. While Gray rightly points to societal shifts that have led to the loss of childhood, including the responsibility parents must own, he misunderstands today’s online environment and how formative it is for children. He suggests that video games and social media are a way to restore childhood autonomy and independence. In this episode, Kelly considers Gray’s argument through a biblical worldview while contending with the freedom children need and the freedom children can wrongly use to indulge the flesh. If we aren’t careful, autonomy becomes the ultimate goal. And without wisdom, autonomy produces chaos and recklessness. Articles referenced: Have We Destroyed Childhood? What if it’s not the phones? Penguin Random House: Restoring Childhood Podcast 215: Are the Benefits of Smartphones for Kids Really Beneficial? (Part 1) Scripture referenced: Galatians 5:13 Galatians 5:7 Jeremiah 17:9 Proverbs 4:23 James 1:14-15 1 Corinthians 6:11-12 Proverbs 22:6 Proverbs 9:10 Romans 1:22 REGISTER FOR THE OCTOBER WEBINAR: Video Games: Enemy or Ally of Learning NEW!! The Managing Media Creating Character STUDENT Study Guide! Get your copy of the STUDENT Study Guide today! Need a kids-safe phone? Pinwheel is our favorite! Book a Speaking Event!! Buy the UPDATED book: Managing Media Creating Character (2024 Revised & Updated). Also available on Audible. Get Kelly’s new Study Guide & Workbook, with video teachings for small groups. Check out our brand new Brave Parenting Merch Sign up for the Brave Bullet Points newsletter! This helps us communicate what’s happening without social media – a win for everyone!

  2. Sep 23

    Ep. 240: MrBeast, the Biblical Worldview, & the Worldview of Spectacle

    MrBeast has mastered the YouTube algorithm, built a business empire, and used his influence to give away millions of dollars. But what is his content teaching children? What happens when generosity, spectacle, and the attention economy are mixed together? In this episode, Kelly examines MrBeast through a biblical worldview, exploring the attention economy, philanthropy as entertainment, and how much spectacle influences children. She also gives parents practical ways to guard their children’s YouTube use and guide them towards biblical discernment in the media they consume. Articles referenced: TIME: MrBeast on His Swift Rise on YouTube and Beyond The Mozart of the attention economy: why MrBeast is the world’s biggest YouTube star Good intent or just good content? Assessing MrBeast’s philanthropy How To Succeed In MrBeast Production The Diary of a CEO: MrBeast: If you want to be liked, don’t help people! I lost tens of millions on Beast Games…but I’m worth $1 Billion New York Times DealBook – MrBeast on the Attention Economy YouTube’s New Way to Support Teens Scripture referenced: Genesis 2:24 1 Thessalonians 4:1112 Matthew 6:1-4 Matthew 5:14-16 Mark 8:34-38 John 6:1-27 Romans 1:16 1 John 4:12 REGISTER FOR THE OCTOBER WEBINAR: Video Games: Enemy or Ally of Learning NEW!! The Managing Media Creating Character STUDENT Study Guide! An 8-week biblical study examining how character is impacted by media and technology. This is the study every youth group/student ministry needs to be doing! Get your copy of the STUDENT Study Guide today! Need a kids-safe phone? Pinwheel is our favorite! Book a Speaking Event!! Buy the UPDATED book: Managing Media Creating Character (2024 Revised & Updated). Also available on Audible. Get Kelly’s new Study Guide & Workbook, with video teachings for small groups. Check out our brand new Brave Parenting Merch Sign up for the Brave Bullet Points newsletter! This helps us communicate what’s happening without social media – a win for everyone!

  3. Sep 16

    Ep. 239: The Teenage “Tradwife” and a Biblical Worldview of Marriage

    Perhaps we shouldn’t be surprised that teens have taken up the “tradwife” mantle and have begun building their personal brands and influencer content by adulterating the sanctity of marriage.  Over the past month, there has been a whirlwind of commentary surrounding the teen tradwife trend – teens who’ve opted to get married early and share on social media how much they love marriage, submitting to their husbands, and not working. It’s obvious that teens absorb and assimiliate to much of the viral content they see on social media. Now, teens and young adults are creating content around traditional marriage values in order to be seen, gain followers, and go viral. In today’s episode, Kelly explains the tradwife trend and the real motivation for capturing pieces of your marriage and posting them as content for public consumption. Kelly argues that the motivation is nothing more than performance aimed at gaining attention. Examining the most popular TikTok video (the video that “broke” the internet), it’s easy to see how this content can deceive young girls into thinking this is what marriage is (and not liking the social media portrayal) or to jump into a romanticized version of marriage because the influencers make it look so blissful. Either way, it’s not biblical. Kelly ends with emphasizing the biblical definition of marriage and calls women to step into teen girls’ lives, ask questions, and help shape a biblical understanding of the institution of marriage. Articles referenced: Teenagers are buying into the tradwife fantasy, literally and figuratively Pew: 12th Grade Girls are Less Likely than Boys to Say They Want to Get Married Someday TikTok: Ava Ahavat What Does Coram Deo Mean? Scripture referenced: Genesis 2:24 1 Thessalonians 4:11 Matthew 6:1 Ephesians 5:22-23 Matthew 5:14-16 Proverbs 31 Revelation 19:7-9 1 Peter 3:3-4 Romans 12:2 NEW!! The Managing Media Creating Character STUDENT Study Guide! An 8-week biblical study examining how character is impacted by media and technology. This is the study every youth group/student ministry needs to be doing! Get your copy of the STUDENT Study Guide today! Need a kids-safe phone? Pinwheel is our favorite! Book a Speaking Event!! Buy the UPDATED book: Managing Media Creating Character (2024 Revised & Updated). Also available on Audible. Get Kelly’s new Study Guide & Workbook, with video teachings for small groups. Check out our brand new Brave Parenting Merch Sign up for the Brave Bullet Points newsletter! This helps us communicate what’s happening without social media – a win for everyone!

  4. Sep 9

    Ep. 238: Astrology and the Biblical Worldview

    Astrology has been around for thousands of years, but it’s seen a resurgence in the last decade thanks to social media. Today’s astrology is much deeper than pithy horoscopes – it’s about birth charts, planetary movements, and houses. Many astrology content creators use persuasive language that lures young people in, promising to help them understand who they really are and what their purpose is. Many Christians don’t know whether, or how, astrology fits into the biblical worldview. In today’s episode, Kelly explains the bible’s clear instructions surrounding the practice of astrology. For parents with teens whose fascination with astrology has become an obsession, the Word of God offers hope and help. Articles referenced: Generation Z Turn to Astrology to ‘Answer Life’s Big Questions’ Astrology Definition TikTok is One Long Conversation With the Universe 30% of Americans Consult Astrology, Tarot Cards, or Fortune Tellers The Pattern: Astrology CHANI: Your Astrology Guide Scripture cited: Deuteronomy 18:9-14 Isaiah 47:13 Daniel 2:1-2, 10-11, 25-28 Psalm 19:1, 3 Romans 1:18-20, 22-25 Genesis 1:26-27 Psalm 139:13-16 James 1:5 Proverbs 2:6 Proverbs 9:10 Isaiah 8:19 Isaiah 46:9-10 Romans 8:28-39 Colossians 2:2-8 Acts 17:28 James 5:19 NEW!! The Managing Media Creating Character STUDENT Study Guide! An 8-week biblical study examining how character is impacted by media and technology. This is the study every youth group/student ministry needs to be doing! Get your copy of the STUDENT Study Guide today! Need a kids-safe phone? Pinwheel is our favorite! Book a Speaking Event!! Buy the UPDATED book: Managing Media Creating Character (2024 Revised & Updated). Also available on Audible. Get Kelly’s new Study Guide & Workbook, with video teachings for small groups. Check out our brand new Brave Parenting Merch Sign up for the Brave Bullet Points newsletter! This helps us communicate what’s happening without social media – a win for everyone!

  5. Sep 2

    Ep. 237: TRUE CRIME and the Biblical Worldview

    True Crime is the most popular form of entertainment right now. There is no shortage of podcasts, documentaries, shows, movies, books, Facebook groups, TikTok communities, and subreddits dedicated to True Crime. What causes people (mostly women) to be so intrigued and infatuated with true crime content? In this episode, Kelly explains the cultural phenomenon of True Crime entertainment and provides cautionary examples as to how the content distorts honest curiosity into something more debased. Can Christians engage with True Crime? Is it okay for teens? Kelly examines Scripture in light of the modern distortions of attraction and fandom of convicted perpetrators. The goal is to help believers have a biblical framework for thinking about and engaging with True Crime. Articles referenced: True Crime Podcast Listeners Triple in Five Years Best True Crime Podcasts of 2026 Why the True Crime Audience Is Predominantly Female The Psychological Reasons Why People Cannot Stop Watching True Crime The Crash Isn’t About Murder. It’s About TikTok. Marc Jacobs is Down to Style ‘Trendsetter’ Luigi Mangione Cult Following for Cameron Herrin on TikTok Wants Him to be Free The Lindsay Clancy Conspiracy Theories Are Hiding a Darker Truth Scripture referenced: Romans 12:9 1 Kings 16-18, 21:1-25 2 Kings 9:30-37 1 Corinthians 3:16 Proverbs 4:23 Philippians 4:8 1 Corinthians 10:23 Ephesians 5:8, 10-11, 15-17 Mark 12:30-31 Matthew 28:19-20 NEW!! The Managing Media Creating Character STUDENT Study Guide! An 8-week biblical study examining how character is impacted by media and technology. This is the study every youth group/student ministry needs to be doing! Get your copy of the STUDENT Study Guide today! Need a kids-safe phone? Pinwheel is our favorite! Book a Speaking Event!! Buy the UPDATED book: Managing Media Creating Character (2024 Revised & Updated). Also available on Audible. Get Kelly’s new Study Guide & Workbook, with video teachings for small groups. Check out our brand new Brave Parenting Merch Sign up for the Brave Bullet Points newsletter! This helps us communicate what’s happening without social media – a win for everyone!

  6. Aug 27

    Is This the Beginning of a Social Media Reformation?

    Meta has settled a landmark lawsuit for billions of dollars and agreed to sweeping changes for teens’ experience on Facebook and Instagram. In this briefing, Kelly debates whether these changes will be the start of a reformation for how social media is used. What is the role of Christian parents and believers of all ages in this reformation? Articles referenced: Meta Agrees to Pay $18 Billion to Settle US Lawsuits Over Children’s Social Media Addiction Scripture referenced: 1 John 1:15 Romans 12:2 Ephesians 2:10   NEW!! The Managing Media Creating Character STUDENT Study Guide! An 8-week biblical study examining how character is impacted by media and technology. This is the study every youth group/student ministry needs to be doing! Get your copy of the STUDENT Study Guide today! Need a kids-safe phone? Pinwheel is our favorite! Book a Speaking Event!! Buy the UPDATED book: Managing Media Creating Character (2024 Revised & Updated). Also available on Audible. Get Kelly’s new Study Guide & Workbook, with video teachings for small groups. Check out our brand new Brave Parenting Merch Sign up for the Brave Bullet Points newsletter! This helps us communicate what’s happening without social media – a win for everyone!

  7. Aug 26

    Ep. 236: Childhood Should Not Be Automated

    Parents are repeatedly told in culture that their work is exhausting, difficult, and inequitable. Technology then comes along, offering ways parents can automate the difficult parts of parenting to reduce their mental labor. Lost in all of this is the necessary friction that helps children develop competencies, routines, resilience, and purpose. In this podcast, Kelly takes a look into a newly released tech tool that promises children “less help from grown-ups.” By examining their marketing ploy alongside Scripture, she offers clarity for how parenting and childhood are meant to be.  Parents must challenge the common narrative that parenting should be easy and that task completion equates to childhood development. An automated childhood is a lost childhood. Articles referenced: Review: Skylight Buddy Skylight Buddy Skylight Calendar 7 Basic Life Skills Kids Today Are Lacking, According to Teachers Scripture referenced: Deuteronomy 6:6-7 Romans 12:9   NEW!! The Managing Media Creating Character STUDENT Study Guide! An 8-week biblical study examining how character is impacted by media and technology. This is the study every youth group/student ministry needs to be doing! Get your copy of the STUDENT Study Guide today! Need a kids-safe phone? Pinwheel is our favorite! Book a Speaking Event!! Buy the UPDATED book: Managing Media Creating Character (2024 Revised & Updated). Also available on Audible. Get Kelly’s new Study Guide & Workbook, with video teachings for small groups. Check out our brand new Brave Parenting Merch Sign up for the Brave Bullet Points newsletter! This helps us communicate what’s happening without social media – a win for everyone!

  8. Aug 19

    Ep. 235: GIRLS by Freya India Biblical Support – “Empowered”

    In this six-part podcast series, we walk through Freya India’s book GIRLS: Gen Z and the Commodification of Everything, examining how online culture has shaped young women and how Christian parents can respond with biblical truth. In this fifth episode on Chapter 6, “Empowered,” Freya reveals multiple ways the culture sold a lie of empowerment to girls: New Age spirituality, manifesting, social justice causes, girlboss hustle culture, influencers, consumerism, and delayed adulthood. She describes the search for meaning and purpose in life but concludes that instead of turning to organized faith and religion, girls only mimicked faith practices. Kelly reviews the multiple puzzle pieces of empowerment and provides biblical support for Freya’s claims of enslavement over empowerment. What Freya calls harmful to young girls, we can biblically call evil. Finally, Kelly reviews ways parents can protect their children from counterfeit worship and guide them toward contentment rather than consumerism. Girls by Freya India Girls Substack Brave Parenting Guide to Coverstar Brave Parenting Guide to Zigazoo Scripture references: Genesis 1:27 Romans 1:21-23 Jeremiah 2:13 Genesis 3:5 Matthew 6:19-21, 24 Proverbs 22:6 1 Timothy 6:6-10 1 John 2:15-17 Matthew 7:9-11 Romans 12:9 James 1:6 John 4:10 Matthew 11:28-30 Luke 9:23 Romans 1:16 Genesis 2:15 Ephesians 4:14 Exodus 2:17   NEW!! The Managing Media Creating Character STUDENT Study Guide! An 8-week biblical study examining how character is impacted by media and technology. This is the study every youth group/student ministry needs to be doing! Get your copy of the STUDENT Study Guide today! Need a kids-safe phone? Pinwheel is our favorite! Book a Speaking Event!! Buy the UPDATED book: Managing Media Creating Character (2024 Revised & Updated). Also available on Audible. Get Kelly’s new Study Guide & Workbook, with video teachings for small groups. Check out our brand new Brave Parenting Merch Sign up for the Brave Bullet Points newsletter! This helps us communicate what’s happening without social media – a win for everyone!

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We are a network of brave parents who empower & equip others to intentionally develop & train children to have strong character & integrity. We believe brave parenting is doing the right thing even when it is hard. While it seems our children would rather be raised by the internet, the truth is they need strong and courageous parents who will invest in their character.

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    Brave Parenting
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2026
  • Episodes
    100
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