Episode 81
PCL 81: How Parents and Grandparents Can Work Together in Parenthood
Founder and CEO of The reThink Group, Reggie Joiner, is joined by his daughter, Hannah Crosby, and host, Kristen Ivy, to talk about the role grandparents play in children's lives… Read More
Episode 79
PCL 79: The Importance of Prioritizing Your High Schooler’s Community
Gerald Fadayomi, a youth pastor at Browns Bridge Church, a North Point Ministries church in Cumming, Ga., joins host, Carlos Whittaker, to talk about the key role your high schooler’s… Read More
Family Life | Social Life | Widen The Circle
PCL 42: Leveraging Grandparents to Widen the Circle
Sherry Surratt, Executive Director of Family Strategy at Orange, talks about how grandparents have a great opportunity to influence the lives of the next generation through their grandchildren in today’s episode. Read More
Elementary (K-5th) | Social Life | Tribes Over Time | Widen The Circle
PCL 31: 5 Adults Every Kid Needs
Kara Powell, Director of the Fuller Youth Institute talks about the 5 Adults Your Kids Need. While we as parents are the most important influence in a kid’s life, they need more than just us. You’ll hear why it’s important to widen the circle and how to find... Read More
Social Life | Widen The Circle
PCL 13: If Not You, Then Who?
Frank Bealer (family pastor at Elevation Church in Charlotte, NC), Reggie Joiner, and Kristen Ivy talk about the critical role of every parent to do what no one else can do in the life of their kids. Even when it feels feel like a hopeless cause, every baby,... Read More
Featured | High School (9th-12th) | Imagine The End | Phase | Widen The Circle
The Strategic Relationships All Kids Need
We were never meant to parent alone. Inviting other caring adults you trust to consistently show up in the life of your kid is invaluable. Read More
Featured | School Life | Widen The Circle
Bridge the Gap Between Home and the Classroom
No parent wants to be at odds with their kid’s teacher. And no teacher plans to have negative relationships with their student’s parents. If the common goal is the same—to provide the best educational experience possible for each student—then it shouldn’t be difficult to bridge the gap between... Read More
Family Life | Featured | Widen The Circle
The Important Role Grandparents Play
Parenting isn’t a formula, and every kid is very different. I can’t expect my adult children to parent their kids exactly the way I parented them. Read More
Create A Rhythm | Featured | Self Care | Special Topics | Widen The Circle
How to Find the Right Routine as a Solo Parent
Nothing about what we’ve all gone through over these past 18 months is normal. And it’s been hard. It’s been frustrating. And I don’t know about you, but I’m tired. All that to say, I don’t have a great routine. I sure don’t have this single parent role... Read More
The Masks We Love to Wear
When the whole world is working hard to promote notions of what perfect parenting looks like, putting on a mask can be really tempting. Read More