Raising Heights with Zach & Tori Zach & Tori Roloff

For our season finale, we decided to do something crazy — we let the kids take over the show! This is Raising Heights with Zach and Tori Roloff, and for this episode, Jackson, Lilah and Josiah join in on the fun. 

We’re embracing the chaos and love with this one, as Jackson interviews his parents, Zach interviews Jackson and Tori interviews Lilah. We talk about our favorite colors, animals, bible verses and so much more, giving you a peak into our fun family dynamic. 

Tune in for: 
🎉 Jackson’s debut as an interview star
🎉 Our favorite things to do together
🎉 The fun side of embracing the chaos and empowering your kids

Kids are genuinely curious about everything — but they’re also brutally honest. 
This can sometimes be uncomfortable in public, especially when they choose to stare or ask questions about someone different than themselves. 

A lot of parents react to these tough with shame, shushing their kids or pushing them away. But this doesn’t teach them anything. Ever wondered what people who are different than you really want you to say to your kids in public when these kinds of questions come up? This is Raising Heights with Zach and Tori Roloff, and this is exactly what we’re breaking down today. 

Listen in as we chat about:
➡️ How people really want you to respond to your kids when tough questions come up
➡️ Educating the behavior at the moment vs the impact of reflection
➡️ Why all behaviors and lessons have to start at home
➡️ The power of being kind in making a difference and changing lives

Every kid's sports event seems to have at least one of those parents in the stands. While it can be super easy to get passionate about your kid's sports, being the raging parent in the stands does way more harm than good. 

Today on Raising Heights with Zach and Tori Roloff we discuss the huge role sports played in bringing us together as a couple, the importance of sports for kids and the real purpose of kids' sports activities. Coaches and parents have a huge role to play in helping our kids find themselves, hone their skills and become more confident, driven individuals — we share our take on how to empower kids with love, support and play. 

⚽ How soccer brought us together and why it means so much to our family
⚽ Zach and Tori’s experience in sports (and why Tori stopped playing)
⚽ Why coaches (and parents) need to support both teams and just let kids play
⚽ The true value of kids' sports

No one is a perfect parent — us included. But we’re on this journey together, learning, growing and helping our kids find themselves (and their paths) in life. 

Welcome back to Raising Heights with Zach and Tori Roloff. This week we’ll dive into some of our most important parenting philosophies, why they matter and how you can use what we’ve learned to help you on your own journey. We talk about our strengths as parents and where we could improve and share a whole new perspective on our family, parenting and filling our home with guiding love and support. 

On this episode, we talk about:
🍼 Helping your kids build a new mindset with “You don’t have to. You get to.”
🍼 Why you should ask yourself “Will it be cute in 10 years?”
🍼 Becoming a better parent by being reflective with your spouse
🍼 The responsibility of coaching selfishness out of your children

Instead of giving seven people with dwarfism the chance to play in the new Disney feature film Snow White, they settled with one — replacing six of the classic characters with CGI and animation. 

While opinions are all over the place on this one, we have some big thoughts — this is Raising Heights with Zach and Tori, and in this episode, we dive into everything Hollywood has wrong, how the film industry could bring light to dwarfism to empower people in the community and how other movies and shows are normalizing dwarfism the right way. 

We chat about:
🎬 Why the new Snow White movie shouldn’t happen (we’re boycotting)
🎬 The importance of normalizing dwarfism in film
🎬 Shows that do a great job bringing a realistic light to dwarfism
🎬 The full power of giving people with dwarfism on-screen roles

No matter your situation, parenting is HARD. But it’s something we love and find incredibly fulfilling. On this episode of Raising Heights with Zach and Tori, we scratch the surface of our experiences and thoughts around parenting.

In the unique situation of being a mixed-height couple with kids who all have dwarfism, we’re learning along the way. Often left out of milestone conversations and celebrated with extra enthusiasm, we talk about the best things you can do for yourself and your kids to help them find their purpose, learn and grow — all while feeling loved along the way.

On this episode we dive into:
✅ Not letting your diagnosis define you (or your kids)
✅ The reality of raising kids with dwarfism
✅ The biggest disservice that’s the easiest to fall into
✅ The importance of helping your kids find their purpose