122. Love-Centered Parenting

2021-04-27

I realized recently that I have done over 60 podcast interviews on other shows since mid-February, but we haven’t really talked about Love-Centered Parenting on our own. We’re fixing that today! I used to be the parent who constantly felt the burden of raising well-behaved children who always make good choices. Their choices were a direct reflection of my parenting skills and as such I had to be sure that they always did what was right. That burden seemed so unbelievably heavy though and it didn’t feel like a weight that I...

I realized recently that I have done over 60 podcast interviews on other shows since mid-February, but we haven’t really talked about Love-Centered Parenting on our own. We’re fixing that today!

I used to be the parent who constantly felt the burden of raising well-behaved children who always make good choices. Their choices were a direct reflection of my parenting skills and as such I had to be sure that they always did what was right.

That burden seemed so unbelievably heavy though and it didn’t feel like a weight that I could bear. So I started praying to the Lord about these feelings and what I found and what He showed me was so liberating.

You see, if you are the one responsible for your children’s choices, then you’re also the one responsible for saving them. That simply isn’t true. It is not your job to make your children good people. It is your job to model good behavior and model God’s love and allow them to make their own choices and decisions.

Listen as we chat about the four pillars of the book and why I truly believe that when you lean in with love, listen well, react in humility, and let go, you are giving your children the tools they need to make the right choices in life. You can’t make their decisions for them, but you can help them understand the difference between good and bad.

In This Episode:

[00:33] We are chatting all about Love-Centered Parenting today!

[01:51] Having an emergency fund is saving our lives this week.

[04:39] Getting a second quote saved our lives too since it was significantly less than the first one.

[06:33] Jesse is still reading the same book as last week. I’ve been participating in The Bible Project and it has been fantastic.

[10:17] I’m digging deep into the content of Love-Centered Parenting today.

[11:55] We cannot save our kids so we need to stop carrying that burden around.

[13:08] It is not our job as parents to make our kids make good choices.

[14:10] The four choices parents should make and the entire premise of the book.

[15:01] Jesse’s thoughts on “leaning in and loving.”

[17:07] Is there pride, fear, or selfishness at the root of your reaction to your kids’ behavior?

[18:25] Why you need to listen well.