Practical Parenting Tips & FAQs with Monica Swanson
Pardon the Mess with Scarlet Hiltibidal - Christian Motherhood, Biblical Parenting, Raising Christian Kids
Scarlet Hiltibidal and Christian Parenting
4.9 • 849 Ratings
🗓️ 31 August 2023
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
Parents, you will love listening to this episode together. Monica doesn’t just encourage moms - but brings an important message to dads as well. Although we definitely discussed parenting boys (because she has 4 of them), we also cover topics that all parents can appreciate.
From sibling relationships to their faith to their hobbies - Monica is so practical yet wise. She has a passion for how we can help draw out the amazing potential that each child was born with. Each child was created by one amazing Creator and we get to help influence their lives. It's a refreshing approach that you’ll enjoy.
Be sure to listen in for YOUR questions! Many of you submitted specific questions on Instagram and she answered so many of them with great advice.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Christian Parenting. |
| 0:08.0 | Welcome to Pardon the Miss. |
| 0:09.4 | I'm your host, Courtney DeFaio, and on this podcast, we talk about raising kids as Christian parents. |
| 0:14.2 | It's so very important for me to honor God with my family and the two kids that he's given me. |
| 0:18.6 | But honestly, it's not always neat or easy or tidy, |
| 0:22.0 | but it's always worth it. So join us every week to laugh and learn together on this beautiful |
| 0:26.2 | and messy journey of parenting. |
| 0:31.5 | It is so important that our kids understand their identity in Christ because the world around us tells our kids a lot of things about who they are. |
| 0:42.7 | But as believing parents, we know one thing to be true. |
| 0:45.2 | We were made in God's image and we were created for a purpose. |
| 0:48.6 | Have you ever wondered how do I talk to my kid about the topic of identity? |
| 0:52.1 | It feels overwhelming and complicated and confusing, |
| 0:55.3 | or how do I weave scripture around conversations about faith, identity, and purpose into |
| 0:59.7 | your everyday life? Well, Identity Simplified is the resource you need. Identity Simplified |
| 1:04.7 | is Christian Parenting's newest digital guide that includes some of the best articles, |
| 1:09.0 | podcasts, and videos on topics like, what does it |
| 1:11.7 | mean to be made in the image of God? How does our identity in Christ change our purpose? What does |
| 1:16.2 | the Bible say about sexual identity or gender identity? And how do we treat others and much more? |
| 1:21.4 | You'll find conversation guides, discussion starters, and script to use with your kids. And since |
| 1:25.6 | the guide is digital, you can download it straight |
| 1:27.8 | to your phone or computer and then search through those resources whenever you need. There's a lot of |
| 1:32.6 | information out there and it can feel like a big topic. And we hope that this guide will help |
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