Episode 86: What Kids Need Right Now: Holiday Edition

Raising Boys & Girls

That Sounds Fun Network

Religion & Spirituality, Kids & Family, Christianity, Parenting

4.9 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 13 December 2022

⏱️ 27 minutes

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'Tis the season for non-stop holiday events, family travel, and breaks in our healthy routines, so Sissy and David share some practical ways we can help spread more cheer and less anxiety for our kids during this Christmas Season. LINKS Holiday travel can be stressful for everyone. Here is a list of some coping tools Sissy and David recommend to help kids deal with dysregulation during family trips. "Little Drummer Boy" by Carrie Underwood featuring Isaiah Fisher "Jesus is the Reason for the Season" by Kirk Franklin and the Family A special thank you to our partners of this week's episode: Abide - Download Abide Sleep and Pray Meditation app today by texting our promo code RBG to 22433 to get 25% off! Explorer Bible for Kids - Learn more at explorerbibleforkids.com. Buy your copy today from Lifeway.com and get 50% off using code RBG. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Raising Boys and Girls podcast. I'm Sissy Gough.
0:06.9	I'm David Thomas. And I'm Melissa Trevathan.
0:10.3	And we are so glad you've set us out a few minutes to spend with us today.
0:14.2	In each episode of this podcast, we'll share some of what we're learning in the work we do with
0:18.6	kids and families on a daily basis at Days Are Counseling in Nashville, Tennessee.
0:23.2	Our goal is to help you care for the kids in your life with a little more understanding,
0:27.3	a little more practical help and a whole lot of hope.
0:30.1	So pull up a chair and join us on this journey from our little yellow house to yours.
0:38.9	Sissy, you have a new book coming out this year and I could not be more excited. What's it about?
0:45.6	It's called The Worry Free Parent. I want to help parents do everything they can to
0:50.0	attend to their own anxiety. It changes the game for kids when parents do.
0:54.8	Yes, it does. We have seen first, he and how different it can be when parents work through their
0:59.2	own anxiety because when they don't, it spills out onto their kids.
1:03.7	So what are some things that help parents?
1:05.8	Actually, David, I've been telling more and more parents about the abide app.
1:09.5	I love the apps' meditations for anxiety and how they link scripture to those meditations.
1:14.8	The end of the year sure can bring on a lot of stress and anxiety from all the shopping,
1:19.6	travel prep, party planning. There's a lot to manage amidst the chaos.
1:24.4	That's why I keep recommending the abide, sleep and pray meditation app.
1:28.4	It's the number one Christian meditation app.
1:30.9	They have a meditation for anxiety called The Secret to Rest
1:35.4	that's based on Proverbs 1923.
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