The MAVEN Parent Podcast Brett and Erin Kunkle

Parents, what was our mantra from last week? That's right, make kids do hard things! In the last episode, we identified what coddling looks like, how it's become the modern parenting norm, and listed some examples in the Kunkle family of pushing kids to do hard things. In this episode, Brett and Erin outline the biblical view of suffering and trials and explore the practical benefits of pushing kids outside their comfort zones.

Don't miss Part 1 of this conversation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lqsy8HAms3U

Check out our series on kids' sports: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdJ4OUf6tSE

Coddling is a major problem in American culture. It might come with good intentions, but when we remove obstacles from our kids' lives, we can actually prevent them from learning the valuable lessons they need to grow into functional adults. In this episode, Brett and Erin confront the epidemic of coddling among parents and discuss a few instances where they've wrestled with letting kids do hard things.

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Check out our series on Gen Z and work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQ8MThv187I

Check out our interview with Dr. Kathy Koch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtN-8rI7_B8

Kids' sports aren't about winning or merely having fun! Nowhere else in our culture today is there a space where the virtues of humility, strength, and courage are nurtured in our kids the way they are in sports. In this episode, Brett and Erin continue their discussion on the powerful role kids' sports play in developing in our children a love for glorifying God and developing virtues essential to a robust Christian worldview.

Watch Part 1 of this series on Kids' Sports here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdJ4OUf6tSE

Watch our episodes on Gen Z and work ethic here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQ8MThv187I

Kids' sports can take over life! The pressure and level of commitment in kids' sports seems higher than ever AND at younger ages. In this episode, Brett and Erin address a frequent question they get from parents across the country: How do I navigate the commitment kids' sports demands as a Christian? How can I possibly teach my kids to rightly order the priorities of sports and faith? And how does my Christianity inform the way I see and approach sports?

How do we pass on the importance of Easter and the Resurrection of Christ to our kids? If they have questions or doubts, what's the best way we can respond? In this episode, Brett and Erin interview Mike Licona, a Christian apologist, academic scholar, and expert on the Resurrection. They explore his journey to faith, his book The Case For The Resurrection, and why it is absolutely essential to equip your kids with the evidence for why the Resurrection of Jesus Christ is true.

Our culture has created a false dichotomy in parenting. Pop parenting trends tend to focus either purely on emotions (what they call "the heart") or purely on outward actions (obedience). But as we examined in Part 1, these parenting strategies ignore the reality that the human person is both body and soul (heart). In this episode, Brett and Erin unpack more Scripture about the heart and discuss how the biblical definition of the heart helps us practically navigate and avoid the pitfalls of gentle parenting and tiger parenting.  

Missed Part 1? Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MnYTJLGEDs  

Check out our episode on discipline: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkUEUREH5cY