Revolutionary Families: Parenting Heroes
85 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago -Make your home a fortress. Fill it with joyous connection. Unite your family to God.
– With Kent & Amy Bowler
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Is This What We Signed Up For???
January 23, 2021 20:50 - 12 minutes - 11.8 MBParenting can be pretty poopy sometimes. Other times it can be rather rewarding. Oftentimes the only difference is what we choose to do with our choices. Meaning that the same exact action, even when repeated a thousand billion times, can be a total catastrophe mentally, or a cumulatively consequential act of beautiful consecration. And you guessed it! We get to choose! This is where joy lives! Become a Parenting Hero: Go to https://revolutionaryfamilies.com Enter your name and ema...
Wolverine and Parenting
January 21, 2021 01:45 - 11 minutes - 10.9 MBWe got to see one of our all-time favorites performed this last week. We were quickly reminded why we love Les Misérables so much, and found a superb analogy that helps us with our parenting in an equally fantastic way. This is where joy lives! Become a Parenting Hero: Go to https://revolutionaryfamilies.com Enter your name and email address Gain access to The #1 Parenting Secret Connect with us! FB @ Revolutionary Families IG @ RevolutionaryFamilies Join the conversation in t...
Our Kids are Drowning!
January 16, 2021 21:31 - 13 minutes - 12.7 MBIt can be pretty commonplace to miss the signals that our children are sending out that they are fundamentally lacking in a big way; even when they are replacing saline solution (for contacts) with mouthwash! How do we do a better job of recognizing what is going on with our children? And then how do we help them come up for air so they don't feel like they're drowning anymore? This is where joy lives! Become a Parenting Hero: Go to https://revolutionaryfamilies.com Enter your name...
You're Not Alone
January 14, 2021 06:31 - 14 minutes - 13.5 MBComparison leads to isolation. Isolation amplifies struggle. Being real and open, rather than trying to pretend that we're all that, leads to shared strength to overcome the struggle. This is where joy lives! Become a Parenting Hero: Go to https://revolutionaryfamilies.com Enter your name and email address Gain access to The #1 Parenting Secret Connect with us! FB @ Revolutionary Families IG @ RevolutionaryFamilies Join the conversation in the Revolutionary Families Forum
From Anarchy to Order
January 10, 2021 04:58 - 11 minutes - 10.4 MBAnarchy bites. Order is beautiful. When we aren't diligently maintaining our family systems, we quickly fall apart. What's worse is that our own brains fight against us when we try to improve the structure of our home. Hear us share from our own current struggles to overcome as we share some encouragement for your crew as well! This is where joy lives! Become a Parenting Hero: Go to https://revolutionaryfamilies.com Enter your name and email address Gain access to The #1 Parentin...
I Totally Suck!
January 06, 2021 22:59 - 13 minutes - 12.4 MBThere must be a long tradition spread across humankind of sincere self-deprecation. While we may claim that by so doing, we're only harming ourselves, the truth is that as we role model that behavior in front of our children, we are damaging our child's ability to manage their emotions and their life in a healthy way. Tune in to hear what we have found to be effective in reversing that troublesome tradition. This is where joy lives! Become a Parenting Hero: Go to https://revolutionary...
Stop Being So Serious
January 03, 2021 03:47 - 13 minutes - 12.2 MBAt least in the movies, Einstein was just as serious about laughing. We feel the same way. Even though we're not seriously funny by nature, we strive to laugh along the way and give some tips on what you can do to bring the best medicine into your home as well. This is where joy lives! Become a Parenting Hero: Go to https://revolutionaryfamilies.com Enter your name and email address Gain access to The #1 Parenting Secret Connect with us! FB @ Revolutionary Families IG @ Revolut...
What are YOU doing?
December 31, 2020 22:44 - 12 minutes - 11.4 MBThe normal course for the human brain when facing a problem is to start with the How. That doesn't work well at all. Smart people, and especially smart parents know that the best approach is to start with the Why. Listen in to learn how you can create a solid foundation for effective parenting and life in your home. This is where joy lives! Become a Parenting Hero: Go to https://revolutionaryfamilies.com Enter your name and email address Gain access to The #1 Parenting Secret ...
Lost In A Haze
December 30, 2020 22:34 - 12 minutes - 11.4 MBIt is vital that we as families have direction. That we know where we are going. When we don't have a clear vision, it begins to feel like we're just treading water. Forever. In this episode we present some ideas on how to clear away the fog and set a clear focus for the year ahead. This is where joy lives! Become a Parenting Hero: Go to https://revolutionaryfamilies.com Enter your name and email address Gain access to The #1 Parenting Secret Connect with us! FB @ Revolutionar...
Filthy Lucre?
December 29, 2020 21:12 - 13 minutes - 12.7 MBWhether we like it or not, money plays a crucial role in our lives. Our attitude towards money today will dictate the path our children follow for likely the rest of their lives. Listen in to find ways you can help them find success now and throughout the years to come. This is where joy lives! Become a Parenting Hero: Go to https://revolutionaryfamilies.com Enter your name and email address Gain access to The #1 Parenting Secret Connect with us! FB @ Revolutionary Families IG ...
The Best Anti-Worry Vaccine
December 28, 2020 18:32 - 12 minutes - 11.8 MBWe've had some extra down time as a family the last while and found ourselves as parents worrying about how our children were using their time. Rather than berating them about their choices, we found instead the best medicine to help strengthen the bonds within our family and to boost the foundation of trust and comradery that we enjoy together as a family. Listen in to see how you can inoculate your family as well! This is where joy lives! Become a Parenting Hero: Go to https://revol...
Raising Kids In A Negative World
December 27, 2020 16:00 - 13 minutes - 12.1 MBCovid and politics and turmoil have brought frustration, anger and hatred to new levels of stinkiness. What can we do as parents to help our children learn to deal with all the garbage on their own so that they don't become cranky grouches? This is where joy lives! Become a Parenting Hero: Go to https://revolutionaryfamilies.com Enter your name and email address Gain access to The #1 Parenting Secret Connect with us! FB @ Revolutionary Families IG @ RevolutionaryFamilies Join t...
Defeating Exhaustion
December 27, 2020 03:54 - 14 minutes - 13.5 MBFeeling wiped out can become an everyday experience - but that isn't how any of us want to go through our time as parents. Learn simple steps you can take to shift your perspective, create more energy, and have more fun with your family. This is where joy lives! Become a Parenting Hero: Go to https://revolutionaryfamilies.com Enter your name and email address Gain access to The #1 Parenting Secret Connect with us! FB @ Revolutionary Families IG @ RevolutionaryFamilies Join the ...
You Don't Know What Love Is
December 26, 2020 03:15 - 10 minutes - 9.64 MBLove is the voice under all silences, the hope which has no opposite in fear; the strength so strong mere force is feebleness - e. e. cummings Love is at the core of how we hold our families together and give them real strength. In this episode we share some fun experiences we've had and some ideas on how we can keep moving forward. This is where joy lives! Become a Parenting Hero: Go to https://revolutionaryfamilies.com Enter your name and email address Gain access to The #1 Parenti...
Using Routines & Rituals to Strengthen Your Family
December 25, 2020 00:14 - 15 minutes - 13.8 MBRoutines are powerful. They can create order and harmony. Or chaos and confusion. Rituals take routines to the next level by creating connection, stability and identity. Learn how to take control of these fundamental elements of our daily lives to create the culture you want in your home. This is where joy lives! Become a Parenting Hero: Go to https://revolutionaryfamilies.com Enter your name and email address Gain access to The #1 Parenting Secret Big Life Journal - 41 Rituals......
The Truth About What Is Behind Every Great Kid
December 24, 2020 05:12 - 11 minutes - 10.5 MBThe answer may surprise you. And give you more hope that your kids will turn out great too. This is where joy lives! Become a Parenting Hero: Go to https://revolutionaryfamilies.com Enter your name and email address Gain access to The #1 Parenting Secret Connect with us! FB @ Revolutionary Families IG @ RevolutionaryFamilies Join the conversation in the Revolutionary Families Forum
Patience!&#%¡@?!
December 23, 2020 05:43 - 14 minutes - 13.3 MBWe've been working at parenting for a really long time and our patience still gets tested! Covey talks about the space between stimulus and response. We've created a tool that figuratively slows time down to the point that we can take advantage of that space so that we come off with superhuman imperturbability! Check it out! This is where joy lives! Become a Parenting Hero: Go to https://revolutionaryfamilies.com Enter your name and email address Gain access to The #1 Parenting Sec...
Mistakes & Motivation
December 21, 2020 23:51 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MBAs our children grow older, we sometimes forget that the way we need to help them changes as they develop and grow, to the degree that we oftentimes end up discouraging and disabling them. Learn what you can do differently when your children make mistakes, so that they become the beautiful, amazing people you know they are capable of becoming. This is where joy lives! Become a Parenting Hero: Go to https://revolutionaryfamilies.com Enter your name and email address Gain access to The ...
What Do I Do Dad?
December 20, 2020 16:00 - 10 minutes - 10 MBDo you ever find yourself without any answers, especially with your family? We, too, find ourselves searching for help and asking, like our little son, What do I do? Those are the times when we plead for help from above. And when we ask and then listen - the answers come. This is where joy lives! Become a Parenting Hero: Go to https://revolutionaryfamilies.com Enter your name and email address Gain access to The #1 Parenting Secret Connect with us! FB @ Revolutionary Families IG...
Fighting For Our Families
December 20, 2020 04:48 - 13 minutes - 12.4 MBWe were out camping in the wilderness when our first was just a baby, when our small little family came under attack from the local wildlife. Our families today are likewise under attack, but the attacks we face are much more damaging and threaten to destroy any progress and peace in our homes. We list 3 steps you can take to fight for your family. This is where joy lives! Become a Parenting Hero: Go to https://revolutionaryfamilies.com Enter your name and email address Gain access t...
How Do We Recover When We Blow It With Our Kids?
December 19, 2020 07:18 - 16 minutes - 15.3 MBWe lost it today with one of our kids. Not the first time. Won't be the last either. In this episode we share 8 tips that we've found to be helpful to help us recover more quickly AND to greatly increase the time in between each time we lose it. This is where joy lives! Become a Parenting Hero: Go to https://revolutionaryfamilies.com Enter your name and email address Gain access to The #1 Parenting Secret Connect with us! FB @ Revolutionary Families IG @ RevolutionaryFamilies ...
Are You Ready to Quit? (Beating Yourself Up)
December 18, 2020 06:00 - 11 minutes - 10.3 MBSometimes we feel like we can't even pick up the messes of our lives, let alone the mess on the floor. When we see such "shortcomings", it is easy to pick on ourselves and falsely label ourselves as less than. Listen in to find out the truth of who you are and what you can do to quit picking yourself apart. This is where joy lives! Become a Parenting Hero: Go to https://revolutionaryfamilies.com Enter your name and email address Gain access to The #1 Parenting Secret Connect with...
Starting Our Children on the Path of Self-Motivation
December 17, 2020 06:52 - 15 minutes - 14.1 MBFor our children to become exceptional, including the ability to overcome frustration, use these 3 simple steps. This is where joy lives! Become a Parenting Hero: Go to https://revolutionaryfamilies.com Enter your name and email address Gain access to The #1 Parenting Secret Connect with us! FB @ Revolutionary Families IG @ RevolutionaryFamilies Join the conversation in the Revolutionary Families Forum
Bringing Joy To The Mundane
December 16, 2020 05:56 - 15 minutes - 14.3 MBLearn a simple mindset shift to make parenting joyous, regardless of all the disappointments, frustrations, unmet expectations, problems and setbacks. As you find the ausfart moments along your journey, you will bring joy to what ordinarily would have been humdrum at best. This is where joy lives! Become a Parenting Hero: Go to https://revolutionaryfamilies.com Enter your name and email address Gain access to The #1 Parenting Secret Connect with us! FB @ Revolutionary Families ...
What To Do When Our Kids Are Distraught
December 15, 2020 06:10 - 12 minutes - 11.8 MBThe demands and pressures of life quickly complicate parenting, especially when our child out of the blue is having a horrible moment. In that moment that child needs you more than you need to tackle your to-do list. This is where joy lives! Become a Parenting Hero: Go to https://revolutionaryfamilies.com Enter your name and email address Gain access to The #1 Parenting Secret Connect with us! FB @ Revolutionary Families IG @ RevolutionaryFamilies Join the conversation in the R...
Our Kids Are Always Watching
December 13, 2020 14:00 - 11 minutes - 10.6 MBDespite what we may think otherwise, our kids are keenly aware of what we are doing and the behaviors and attitudes we are modeling. Its not actually creepy. Its just life. Pretty much everything they learn, they learn from us. So what are we teaching them??? This is where joy lives! Become a Parenting Hero: Go to https://revolutionaryfamilies.com Enter your name and email address Gain access to The #1 Parenting Secret Connect with us! FB @ Revolutionary Families IG @ Revolut...
You Are A Parenting Hero
December 12, 2020 19:03 - 16 minutes - 14.7 MBEach of us will go through times that challenge us to the very core. Times that are dark, distressing, difficult, disastrous, depressing, distasteful, and deeply unsettling. Many of us are in such times now. Even though every one of us is just a regular, everyday, normal kind of person, the trick is to see yourself as enough. To see yourself as a parenting hero. This is where joy lives! Become a Parenting Hero: Go to https://revolutionaryfamilies.com Enter your name and email address ...
How Choices Create Confidence in our Children
December 11, 2020 19:52 - 13 minutes - 12.2 MBWhat happened when we realized that our children were asking us permission for the most rudimentary things - and what we can do differently so that they develop confidence in their own decision making and in themselves. This is where joy lives! Become a Parenting Hero: Go to https://revolutionaryfamilies.com Enter your name and email address Gain access to The #1 Parenting Secret Connect with us! FB @ Revolutionary Families IG @ RevolutionaryFamilies Join the conversation in th...
What is Most Important
December 09, 2020 02:33 - 14 minutes - 13.3 MBA few weeks ago, we were evacuated from our home in the middle of the night due to a raging wildfire. As we grabbed a few essentials it caused us to reflect on what is actually most important. Here is the conclusion we came to and an invitation to you as a result. This is where joy lives! Become a Parenting Hero: Go to https://revolutionaryfamilies.com Enter your name and email address Gain access to The #1 Parenting Secret Connect with us! FB @ Revolutionary Families IG @ Revolu...
How to Motivate Our Kids
December 05, 2020 16:21 - 18 minutes - 17.1 MBThis is one of the questions we hear the most from frustrated parents: “How do I motivate my child?” In fact, our 12-year-old daughter just asked us a few days ago what we had done as parents to raise up kids who all get things done. The answer is multi-faceted, and starts with some of the paradigm shifts that we talked about in earlier episodes (see 1 and 2 for example), and in helping each child to discover their genius. It means even encouraging your 6-year-old when he wants to literally ...
How to Get More Time in the Day
December 05, 2020 16:02 - 16 minutes - 14.8 MBWho doesn’t need more time? Especially with our families. With all the demands on our time, how do we find the time we want to spend time with our family? The secret is our focus - as we choose to appropriately focus on the most important people in our lives, we begin to instill in them self-confidence and trust that things will work out. As that trust grows in our home, the stress of not having enough time dwindles down, and we find joy in each other’s successes and in our struggles as we ...
Trust That God Trusts You
December 05, 2020 15:38 - 12 minutes - 11.5 MBHow many times a day do we feel like we don’t measure up? That we’re not qualified? Or that we’re not qualified enough? Could it be that those are diabolical deceptions designed to divorce us from our divine duty and destiny? We believe that by definition, the Creator of the Universe has explicitly confirmed total trust in you as a parent. Check it out for yourself! This is where joy lives! Become a Parenting Hero: Go to https://revolutionaryfamilies.com Enter your name and email ad...
What to Do When We Don't Know What to Do
December 05, 2020 15:31 - 13 minutes - 12.8 MBWe all get to a point where we feel like we’ve reached our max, we’ve got nothing left in our bag of parenting tricks and we’re just plain clueless what to do. In such a scenario we typically default to desperate survival tactics that aren’t very effective. We’ve discovered a simple strategy, that will pull us out of that hole in a heartbeat. Plus, it’s based on science! This is where joy lives! Become a Parenting Hero: Go to https://revolutionaryfamilies.com Enter your name and email...
The #1 Parenting Secret
December 05, 2020 15:24 - 19 minutes - 18.2 MBThe day we were told to our face by a professional that we were blowing it as parents was a really hard day. We thought that we were doing a good job, we were certainly trying our best. Eventually we came to understand what he was trying to tell us, that the disappointment we felt in our son for his poor choices was hindering his progress. Listen in to hear how we reframed the way we saw our son to let go of the judgment we were holding against him so that he could recognize his own great...
Welcome to Revolutionary Families - Trailer
December 05, 2020 14:58 - 9 minutes - 8.46 MBWe are Kent & Amy Bowler and we are passionate about fighting for our families. We’re nowhere near perfect as parents, but we’ve been doing it a while now, and learning along the way, and want to share what we’re learning so that you can skip a lot of the mistakes we’ve made. Listen in to get a taste of who we are and how we roll. We look forward to sharing this journey of parenting with you. Regardless of how long our paths may mingle, know this: You are beautiful. You are divine. You have...