Hour Family Podcast

Meagan Ackerman
  • 5.0 (3)
  • Christianity
  • Updated Biweekly

Welcome to Hour Family Podcast, a podcast offering practical advice and insights from a Biblical Counselor and mom of four, including two with hearing loss. Join us as we explore child development, mental health, and effective parenting strategies. We'll tackle challenges like screen time, anti-bullying, and child motivation, providing you with resources and tools to raise resilient, well-rounded kids. Tune in for wisdom and actionable steps to navigate modern parenting with confidence.

Episodes

  1. Taking Back Christmas

    12/01/2025

    Taking Back Christmas

    Join Meag and Liz for a short Advent devotional and some practical tips on how to take back your Christmas! This shorter episode is meant to encourage you & refocus you and your family as the Christmas season begins. Dwell (Audio Bible App) Advent Devotional for Kids: https://get.dwellbible.com/advent-devotional/clkn/https/dwellapp.io/link/go-to-advent

    35 min
  2. Connection Over Control

    11/24/2025

    Connection Over Control

    Liz and Meag discuss the importance of having healthy attachments and relationships as well as presenting a biblical framework for healthy connection. The book we refer to is Hopeful Sorrow by Julie Busler.

    54 min
  3. Resilient Children

    05/12/2025

    Resilient Children

    Today Meagan and Liz jump into the topic of building resiliency in children which leads to: - Becoming better problem solvers - A strong sense of self - Better mental health outcomes - Humility, mature character and deeper faith This episode covers some do and don'ts, practical tips and plenty of encouragement!

    1h 4m
  4. Raising Digital Natives

    04/01/2025

    Raising Digital Natives

    In this episode join Meagan and Bryan Ackerman as they discuss the (digital) times that we're in and how that affects our approach to raising children and common pitfalls along with Biblical and practical advice on how to push against the tide of this age.

    1h 1m
  5. Puberty and the Brain

    03/10/2025

    Puberty and the Brain

    Today we tap into Meag's training and expertise to get a "peak behind the curtain" into the adolescent brain. Meag and Liz discuss the biological changes that puberty brings as well as the emotional and psychological impacts. This educational episode also includes some great practical tips for helping our teens and pre-teens through this difficult season as they are working on developing healthy coping and cognitive skills.

    49 min
  6. Facing the Giants

    02/14/2025

    Facing the Giants

    Meag and Liz talk about the giants our youth face, targeting mental health need. This episode contains a trigger warning as they discuss heavy topics such as suicide. Listener discretion advised Book References/Referrals Anxious Generation written by Jonathan Haidt Treading Boldly written by Danial Weiss and Josh Glaser

    46 min
  7. Trailer - Hour Family Podcast

    Season 1 Trailer

    Trailer - Hour Family Podcast

    Join us as Meagan and Liz introduce themselves and share what to expect from the podcast!

    12 min

Trailer

Ratings & Reviews

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About

Welcome to Hour Family Podcast, a podcast offering practical advice and insights from a Biblical Counselor and mom of four, including two with hearing loss. Join us as we explore child development, mental health, and effective parenting strategies. We'll tackle challenges like screen time, anti-bullying, and child motivation, providing you with resources and tools to raise resilient, well-rounded kids. Tune in for wisdom and actionable steps to navigate modern parenting with confidence.

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