Eyres on the Road

Is romance such an old fashion word? Richard and Linda celebrated 50 years of their engagement recently and took a stroll down memory lane of that romantic time, all those years ago. But romance doesn't have to be stuck in the '60s. The Eyres give some tips on how romance can evolve through the years and how to keep the spark going.

There is so much to watch out for in media these days, and one of the big things kids can pick up is an entitlement attitude. Today Richard and Linda share some tips on how responsibility can curb those thoughts and also protect kids in other ways by keeping them busy and productive on good things. It may seem counterintuitive, but like the saying goes, you can give your kids more by giving them l...

In 2019 there is a lot fighting for our kids' attention. Phones, video games, school, TV, friends, and so much more can sometimes confuse priorities. But adults aren't immune to the distractions of the day. In order to provide great examples for our family, parents and grandparents should remember what our priorities are and focus on family too. Today Richard and Linda offered some great websites...

Richard and Linda are on the road to relaxation this week. While working on writing a new book they are spending some family/down time in Hawaii. The Eyres visit family a lot, and part of that travel is to offer generational help with kids. Today they focus on the help you can get in parenting from your own extended family and also from a higher power.

Today Richard and Linda conclude their short three part series on how to turn family relationships upside-down by removing decieving traits and inserting helpful ones. You might not be familiar with synergicity, but you probably understand the root. Synergy is the idea that the whole is more than just the sum of its parts, and in relationships that means when you work together you can accomplish m...

Don't be an ownership parent, be a stewardship parent. Today the Eyres dive into the second deceiver from Richard's new book The Happiness Paradox in the second episode in a short series. Ownership can be such a point of pride in American culture, but the quest for more ownership can tear families apart. Replacing that attitude with one of stewardship can bring a unified focus to He from whom all...

Happy New Year from the Eyres and you know what that means; it's New Year's Resolution time. For these next three Saturdays in January (before you give up on your good intentioned goals) Richard and Linda will be focusing on how to improve happiness in your family by letting go of certain traits, and replacing them with better ones. Today learn about control and how an attitude of serendipity can...

Today the Eyres give us a sneak peak at their new book The Happiness Paradox, which will be released on New Year's day. There are paths that lead to happiness in our families and the paths that lead away from it. As Richard and Linda explain on the show today, most of us pursue Control, Ownership, and Independence in the belief that the more of them we have, the happier we will be. But in fact, th...

Last week on the show, Richard and Linda shared ideas of how to turn the focus of your holiday season outward. After some great feedback on that episode they'd like to talk more extensively this week on some specific ways to help others, and ways to make it a family effort. After all, the first Christmas story was about a small family of refugees. It's a season we can turn our hearts to those in n...

Christmas is a special time of the year where we can turn our hearts toward each other. But when young kids are in the picture, it's not always the easiest task to teach giving over getting. Today Richard and Linda share a few experiences from their house about how to refocus Christmas and use it as a turning point to be ready for the New Year.

Richard and Linda are back with tip number 11 in their top ten series on marriage and relationships. It's a bonus tip that they just couldn't leave out. Working for equality in marriage sometimes misses the mark. Instead of worrying about how much each partner is doing, focus on the oneness of having the same goals. This is episode eleven out of ten in Richard and Linda's Top 10 Marriage and Relat...

It is easy to get discouraged in the state of marriage. Today is the final tip of Richard and Linda's series on relationships and their ultimate message is to believe. Believe that it can work for yourself and your family on the micro level, and also believe in the institution across the world on the macro level. This is episode ten out of ten in Richard and Linda's Top 10 Marriage and Relationshi...

Richard and Linda love Thanksgiving. How great is it that the whole country pauses for a day to remember gratitude? Today the Eyres give ideas on how your family, including extended families and friends, can love and have a more love filled holiday. And remember you can be thankful on other days too, so also try to use Thanksgiving as a Gratitude Springboard to thankfulness all year long.

Our slogan here at Eyres on the Road is 'Parenting in the Modern World.' Today Richard and Linda focus on how parenting is done all over the world as they continue their speaking tour across Europe. Eastern Europe didn't always have a Modern World feel, but as technology and other distractions have made their way to those countries over the past 25 or so years, parenting has had to keep up. It's a...

Richard and Linda have been world traveling family coaches for decades, providing common sense advice along the way. Today the Eyres are on the Road to London, England to visit their youngest daughter Charity who appears on the show. Religious people can find help in all of the tips on this marriage-ing list and find ways to involve a higher power, but the Eyres wanted at least one tip to focus so...

As Halloween approaches, Richard and Linda wanted to talk about one of the scary parts of getting married. Dealing with the in-laws! But these people are part of your family now too, and should be embraced (with more than just a hug). The Eyres give some ideas on how to make everyone in the family feel like family. And if you're the parents of the happy couple you have one big thing in common with...

Being married can be weird. For years before, you try to build yourself into a fierce independent being, then one day, you become part of a team. Independence helped you survive in the world. In a relationship though it can sometimes get in the way. Today Richard and Linda suggest ways to turn your independence into interdependence in one another. This is episode number seven in Richard and Linda'...

One of the hallmarks of a good relationship is one that is always growing. It takes work and constant effort. Today Richard and Linda give you an alliterative checklist for improvement in your marriage. Does it have commitment, compatibility, courtship, chastity, and celebration? Then you're on the right track. This is episode number six in Richard and Linda's Top 10 Marriage and Relationship Advi...

Parenting in the modern world.

Traditional wedding vows say you take each other for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness, and in health. Richard and Linda talk today about the commitment it takes to succeed in marriage. If you know you are there for each other no matter what it can grant peace of mind.  This is episode number five in Richard and Linda's Top 10 Marriage and Relationship Advice. Watch for more t...

Conflicts are bound to come up in any relationship. Being marriage and family experts hasn't made the Eyres immune to conflict, but it has helped them resolve it. They remind us that differences aren't inherently bad, but there are good and bad ways to deal with them. Today we get some tips on some of those good and effective ways. This is episode number four in Richard and Linda's Top 10 Marriage...

Best-selling authors and world traveling speakers Richard and Linda share their experience on families. This week they continue their advice for relationships by debunking the 11 biggest myths of marriage. They also have a big announcement for fans of this recent series on, as they've coined it, marriage-ing.

Marriages are built of two different people coming together. In the last 'marriage-ing' tip Richard and Linda talked about relishing those differences, and so today they focus on not trying to change your spouse. If you notice flaws coming up in your relationship, direct your energy inward and be better yourself, before assigning blame outward to the person you love. This is episode number three i...

While you hopefully enjoy a three day weekend around family or those you love, remember that there is another holiday coming up later this week. Today the Eyres remind us all about Grandparents Day, which is always the Sunday after Labor Day. Family means all your family, including the extended branches, so we in the Eyres on the Road family encourage you to reach out to a grandparent or older lov...

New Year Resolutions are common, but for kids, a new school year is a much larger landmark. So why not make goals for that year as well? Richard and Linda talk today about some age appropriate milestones kids can aim for, and how parents can help them achieve them.