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One of Pastor Joel's passions in life is the family and the incredible importance of raising children. She knows those years can be VERY chaotic and at times you might wonder if you are going to make it out alive. She's here to say she made it, so you can too. Through this podcast she wishes to share real-time, real-life stories and ideas to get parents to the finish line along with a little bit of the word of god as an anchoring point. Joel has dedicated 20+ years of her life to ministry, been on over 15 missions trips, and touched the lives of thousands. She has recently released a book titled 'Courage in Chaos' helping coach you through not just raising kids, but great kids. Her podcast, along with her books, will help you to do so with confidence & courage!
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Adventures in Parenting: What Every Parent Should Know

Joel Wolfe Podcast

Published on 09/13/2019

As a parent, you fight hard to find a family rhythm because what you make time for ultimately shapes what your child will value. In the first few years, parents fight hard to try to find a rhythm. In the pre-school and early elementary years, parents hone the rhythm to a pretty fine science with school, homework, church, sports, bedtime routines and other activities creating a pretty predictable pattern.But as kids push the double digit birthdays, a significant shift start to happen:They go to friends houses with your blessing but without you.They have sports, activities and school projects that expand their world.They develop interests that may reflect their personality – not necessarily yoursAs we said earlier this week, a key step is to ensure that you as a parent don’t withdraw even if it feels like your son or daughter is withdrawing from you. And I made some other shifts that helped. I believe teens need as much attention from their parents as toddlers do. Simply being around can be a game changer with teens. When you have time, relationship can happen. And when a relationship happens, you can build into them spiritually and emotionally in ways you never could without that relationship.How about you? What are you learning about rhythm as your kids are growing up?

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