Joyful Parenting Podcast

This episode provides five creative methods for teaching children about Easter, including baking resurrection rolls, using resurrection eggs, organizing scavenger hunts, exploring Easter story egg books, and playing Easter egg scrabble.

The host recommends two non-Christian book series for children ages 5-10, highlighting how they align with biblical principles like growth mindset, humility, and discipline.

This episode provides Christian parenting advice on preparing children for future relationships through practical date activities: sons taking mothers on dates to learn chivalry and sacrificial love, fathers dating daughters to build self-worth, and modeling a strong marriage through regular dates to set a positive example.

A pastor recommends two non-Christian books for teenagers 16+: Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin to combat victim mentality, and Living Forward by Michael Hyatt and Daniel Harkavy for life planning.

This episode introduces a series on developing the fruits of the Spirit in children, starting with love.

A pastor shares insights from asking his children what makes their home joyful, revealing five key practices: playing family games, maintaining traditions like Friday night cuddles, having 'yes days', embracing playful 'child ego state' parenting, and honoring love languages.

This episode offers five question-based games to improve parent-child communication, helping move beyond one-word answers like 'fine' to foster deeper dialogue and joy in Christian families.

The episode recommends two non-Christian children's books—'Jonathan James and the What-If Monster' and 'The World Needs Who You Were Made To Be'—and explains how they teach biblical principles like overcoming fear and utilizing unique gifts to help parents raise joyful children grounded in faith.

This episode explores how to help children believe in Jesus' resurrection, presenting historical arguments for its truthfulness.

The host recommends two non-Christian book series for ages 11-15, highlighting how Heroes of History teaches overcoming adversity through historical figures and Chronicles of Narnia conveys Christian theology through fantasy allegories, with practical biblical applications for parenting.

This episode teaches parents how to help their children combat Satan's lies by recognizing condemnation, challenging falsehoods, and replacing them with biblical truths about their value in Christ.

This episode provides four practical tips for parents to help their children become Christians, including asking why they want to follow Jesus, ensuring they understand the gospel, encouraging prayer, and connecting with a pastor for next steps like baptism.

Joyful Parenting Podcast welcomes counselor Lorenda Horton for a conversation about helping children face hard feelings with truth and room to breathe.

This episode provides a step-by-step guide for parents on explaining the gospel to children, starting with God's glory, moving to sin and separation, and concluding with Jesus as the bridge to salvation.

This episode offers five creative methods for teaching children about Easter, including baking resurrection rolls, using resurrection eggs, organizing scavenger hunts, exploring Easter story egg books, and playing Easter egg scrabble, with a bonus tip for Easter service engagement.

David interviews Steve and Stacey Lucy of the Joyful Parenting Podcast about intentional Christian parenting, marriage priorities, family traditions, and community.

Licensed marriage and family therapist Paul Barth argues that parents should examine why they want particular outcomes for children before turning aspirations into pressure.

The Joyful Parenting Podcast frames 2025 as a year to replace family drifting with intentional goals and repeatable habits.

The Joyful Parenting Podcast presents four ways to reduce empty-nester regret, including a life plan, limited-time tracker, and parenting community.