MFP 238: Empowering Your Children
Messy Family Podcast : Catholic Conversations on Marriage and Family
Mike and Alicia Hernon : Catholic Marriage Parent and Family
4.9 • 841 Ratings
🗓️ 15 May 2023
⏱️ 61 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
"When we're able to put most of our energy into developing our natural talents, extraordinary room for growth exists. So, a revision to the "You-can-be-anything-you-want-to-be" maxim might be more accurate: You cannot be anything you want to be—but you can be a lot more of who you already are."
― Tom Rath, Strengths Finder
Very often parents focus on improving the weaknesses in their children, but actually the opposite is more effective. The best way for any person to grow is to focus on their strengths - virtues, talents, or what they are naturally good at. Using those strengths builds confidence and actually can then make up for the weaknesses. Listen in as we discuss how to empower children through "strengths-based parenting".
Play and Pray Challenge - www.messyfamilyproject.org/challenge/
Catholic Couples Getaway - www.catholiccouplesgetaway.com/
Watch here - https://youtu.be/TTV85m_tlp0
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | Family, all in this together. |
| 0:08.2 | Family, we're taking a chance. |
| 0:10.8 | Family, black birds of a feather. |
| 0:13.3 | Family, you got my shoes and dance. |
| 0:15.4 | Hey, we are Mike and Alicia Hernin. |
| 0:17.4 | We have 10 kids and grandkids too, and we are here for every parent. Because we are on a |
| 0:22.2 | mission to empower moms and dads to embrace their sacred calling. So join the conversation. |
| 0:30.1 | Welcome to the program. We're so glad you joined us. This is one of the most beautiful days. |
| 0:37.4 | I was outside having- |
| 0:38.3 | I was just spring and it's gorgeous. |
| 0:39.3 | I loved having lunch outside. |
| 0:42.3 | And just, just the, the, it's not hot yet, but it's warm. |
| 0:47.3 | The sky is blue, the grass is coming back green. |
| 0:50.3 | So we were like, let's do a podcast. |
| 0:52.3 | Let's get, let's get inside lockdown. But it is. |
| 0:58.4 | I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I'm like, uh, |
| 1:05.2 | yeah, all of that. Getting outside, soon, getting the pool ready and the biggest pain |
| 1:09.8 | about doing the video thing, which I don't mind doing is fine, is that I'm |
| 1:13.6 | like, ah, I have to like, you know, not look like, you know, total crap. |
| 1:20.0 | You know, like I have to do something. |
| 1:21.4 | You never look like. |
| 1:22.9 | I don't know. |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Mike and Alicia Hernon : Catholic Marriage Parent and Family, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of Mike and Alicia Hernon : Catholic Marriage Parent and Family and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.