Crazy Cool Family

Often in CCF, we talk about flipping your thinking as a parent. Today we give you 3 mindset shifts to help build an amazing childhood for your kids.  Do you want your kids to have an amazing childhood? Listen as Don and Suzanne share snippets of conversations with their kids that will help you shift your mindset to building an amazing childhood for your kids. Crazy Cool Resources: CCF Podcast...

Do your kids loving each other?  Do you believe they can be best friends? Listen as Don and Suzanne are joined by Maddox and McCade, the last two of the Manning clan, as they share how their childhood was built on their relationship with each other.   Crazy Cool Resources: CCF Podcasts CCF Social Media Join Basecamp- FOR FREE!

We all want our kids to have an awesome experience growing up. We encourage parents to be intentional and present in their kids’ lives to create a childhood for them that’s full of laughter, excitement, and purpose.    How do we do it? What is life like for the seven Manning kids? We want to show you and allow you to get to know them! What better way to learn about their childhood than t...

How do we save our kids from the world? This week our oldest daughter, Mollie, and our oldest son, Michael, share about their upbringing and how parents are a pivotal part in navigating the world.  Do your kids need help understanding the world? How are you, as a parent, supposed to help them without being controlling ?  Listen and find out ways you can save your kids from the world!&nbs...

Do you need a marriage boost? What do you do if your marriage feels stagnant or off? Listen as Don and Suzanne talk about how Pursuing God helps us to have a Crazy Cool Marriage. This month we have been talking about Pursuing God and how it relates to creating a Crazy Cool Family. Crazy Cool Resources: CCF Podcasts CCF Social Media Join Basecamp- FOR FREE!

What does a "nagging parent" look like in todays' world? Listen as Don and Suzanne talk about how pursuing God changes us from nagging parents into inspiring parents. In the month of April, we are talking about how Pursuing God, which is at the top of our Crazy Cool Family diagram, helps you become an amazing parent. To view the the diagram referenced in this podcast, go to basecamp and start lear...

Do you ever feel embarrassed of your child?  Like maybe when you are in public place and the toddler has a meltdown... Or you're in a public place and the teenager has a meltdown...  Or when you're in a public place and you have a meltdown...  Listen to Podcast #9 as we unpack what to do when your family is embarrassing! Stop seeing your kid's as embarrassments and start seeing...

Do you feel like you are making the same parenting mistakes over and over? How do we grow in parenting? What's the secret? Listen as Don and Suzanne encourage parents to pursue God above all. Suzanne shares her testimony of discovering how much God knew her and loved her. She shares insightful stories of how she simply brought God into day-to-day conversations with her children. Her relationship w...

Is your home a fun place? Don, Suzanne, and their thirteen-year-old son, McCade, discuss personal examples of actions that impacted the culture in their home. Family can be fun and culture is a vital piece of the puzzle!  Listen to the podcast to learn new ways to help build your family's culture of fun! Crazy Cool Resources: CCF Podcasts CCF Social Media Join Basecamp- FOR FREE!

Do your kids use potty talk? Does it drive you crazy!? Does it feel like you've run out of ways to tell them to "quit it, kids!" ??? Don, Suzanne, and their son, Maddox, discuss personal examples of how they impact the culture in their home with what they “Do Say” and “Don’t Say.” Crazy Cool Resources: CCF Podcasts CCF Social Media Join Basecamp- FOR FREE!

It's part 2 of the Creating Culture podcast series. This week we dive deeper into ways to create culture in your family.  Do you believe this?  "No matter what your family looks like now, you can still change the culture for the better."  This podcast shines a light on the brokenness each family needs to push through to create a better culture. It's possible and we want to help! Lis...

Do you want to build a culture of joy, life, and fun in your family?  What about honesty, authenticity, and trust?  Can you say your family is built on this type of culture? Don and Suzanne Manning discuss the concept of Creating Culture in your family. | Rethink the Way You Do Family. Listen and share today's podcast and learn how families just like yours are creating culture they love!...

What does it mean to "flip your thinking?" How do you help your kids see things God's way? In this podcast, Don and Suzanne Manning discuss a recent example in their own family on the topic of Flipping Their Thinking. Listen and gain insight on ways parents can see the world through their kid's eyes and help them mature in their thinking.  Crazy Cool Resources: CCF Podcasts CCF Social Me...

This week's podcast will change your thinking and challenge your view of sharing the Gospel with your kids! Whose job is it to tell our kids about Jesus? Is it the church? Mentors or coaches? Don and Suzanne Manning talk about being a salesperson and selling Jesus along the way of life for our kids. This episode puts the authority and the privilege of telling kids about Jesus in our court, the par...

Welcome to the Crazy Cool Family Podcast where we share specific ways for you to help your kids fall in love with Jesus. Today, Don and Suzanne Manning talk about creating a Highway to Heaven for your children.  What would it look like for you to clear out the obstacles the world uses to hinder our kids understanding of God?  How do we do this, as parents, in love and not through control...