Social scientist and cultural critic Jonathan Haidt recently wrote an important article entitled, “What Kids Told Us About How to Get Them Off Their Phones.” In this episode, Brett & Erin discuss Haidt’s piece and his research findings about kids, smartphones and the new phenomenon of a phone-based childhood. They also discuss how unstructured free time is key in getting kids off their phones and providing them with a healthy upbringing.
Read the original article here: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/08/kids-smartphones-play-freedom/683742/
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Your Kids Will Face These Objections to Christianity w/ Dr. Frank Turek
Are your kids ready for their Christian faith to be challenged? Is Christianity true? What’s the evidence? And do those questions even matter, if we cannot also make the case that Christianity is good? In this episode, Brett and Erin chat with Frank Turek, in-the-trenches apologist and author of the book “I Don’t Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist,” about the contemporary objections to Christianity that our kids will face and how we can help them answer the challenges.
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Valuing Your Child’s Uniqueness | Best of the MAVEN Parent Podcast
Summer is in full swing, and Brett and Erin are busy speaking to parents across the country! So, while they're on the road, we're diving into the MAVEN Parent Podcast archives to revisit some of Brett and Erin's favorite episodes.
God has designed each and every human being in unique and wonderful ways, and that includes our kids! So how do we discover those things that are special about our children? And how can we be intentional in encouraging our kids in their God-given uniqueness? In this episode, Brett and Erin discuss these questions and offer practical tips from their own experiences for getting to know your kid's unique qualities.
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10 Practical Steps for Tackling Teenage Disrespect
Most teens go through a phase of disrespect—it's not a matter of if, but when. Modern parenting advice often claims that "better connection" is the fix. But that alone just doesn't cut it in real life. So what does work? In this episode, Brett and Erin walk through 10 practical steps you can take to handle disrespect and help cultivate a foundation of mutual respect that will serve your kid well in adulthood.
Listen to Part 1 on this conversation on disrespect: https://linktw.in/xNgQqL
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The Real Key to Dealing with Disrespect in Your Teens
How should parents respond when their teenagers are disrespectful? Let’s be honest—we’ve all probably thrown some attitude as teens. But when you’re on the receiving end as a parent, teen snark can feel relentless and exhausting. And as parents, we may be desperate for help to know how to handle our teen's habitual disrespectful tones towards us. There's a lot of parenting advice floating around these days and we want to make sure we're clinging to what's biblical and effective.
In this episode, Brett and Erin react to a video from popular YouTube parenting expert Coach M, who offers her take on understanding and addressing teen disrespect. They break down her approach and discuss how it aligns—or doesn’t—with a Christian worldview of human nature.
Watch the full video from Coach M for yourself: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRA65JfelzI
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