License to Parent with Trace Embry

Would you be willing to look foolishly old-fashioned, maybe even considered a religious freak, by the rest of your community to protect your kids from the physical, psychological and spiritual ramifications of such an epidemic? Today, our guest, Dr.

But, things have changed in the last six decades. Today, more and more, Christian parents are now turning to—and putting their faith in—the secular mental health paradigm. Our guest, Dr. Daniel Berger, helps us to determine if we are getting better res...

Yet, it would seem that just the opposite has been true, especially as it relates to medications. Today our guest, Dr. Paul Meier, helps us determine if American teens need medication. Dr. Paul Meier is a nationally recognized psychiatrist, founder,

In the wake of it all, more and more residential treatment centers and schools dealing with troubled teens are cropping up all over America. Many parents are perplexed as to which facilities are legitimate and which are not.

One of the more controversial values being trivialized by the culture is the stance on traditional marriage. Parents must provide their teens with the truth about homosexuality, and teach them why they shouldn’t be forced to forsake their traditional v...

What can parents do when they find themselves at the wrong end of a crisis with their troubled teen? We continue the discussion we began last week to help parents find hope for their family’s crisis situation. This week,

Today, Rich and I take time to highlight the exceptional work that Shepherds Hill Academy (SHA) does to help families in need with a teen in crisis. Our focus is to raise awareness on how others can support a family with the high cost of residential ca...

This week we continue our interview with our wives, Beth Embry and Debbie Roszel. They provide practical advice on the details you need to consider if you are transitioning to become a stay-at-home parent. If you missed last week’s episode you can star...

We have a special opportunity to discuss the importance of being a stay-at-home mom in our weekly interview. Our guests today; surprisingly, are our wives. My wife, Beth Embry, who is the Co-Founder and Co-Director of Shepherds Hill Academy. Also,

Our guest, Julie Woodley provides parents with practical guidance on how to recognize, respond and overcome childhood sexual abuse. Julie is the founder and director of Restoring the Heart Ministries. She is also a speaker, author, and a counselor.

Our guest, Dena Yohe, is the author of the book You Are Not Alone. She has personal experience with her own troubled teen, and will give us practical advice to help parents with their struggling teens. Dena Yohe is the wife of a former pastor,

Today’s teens have access to more knowledge than arguably any culture in history. This makes for cliche answers to life’s toughest questions remain credible in their eyes. Gone are the days where parents can hide behind the phrase “because the Bible sa...

Yet, like anything else, the power of Jesus Christ can walk us through the traumatic experiences of our past and limit the collateral damage it might otherwise produce in, not only ourselves, but in those we know best and love most.

Abuse and other dangerous habits can be passed on from generation to generation. So how can your family change the shape of your family tree? How can you stop the cycle of abuse in your family? Our guest, Florence Calderone Blake,

In today’s culture, the topic of miracles seems to be a snare for many. Are miracles real? Is the miracle-working Jesus whom we read about in Scripture, the same miracle-working Jesus of today? Our guest Elijah Stephens provides us with practical guida...

So it would follow, now, even the definition of manhood could actually come into question also. Our guest today, Stephen Arterburn, provides us with a practical discussion on how to teach your sons the importance of manhood.

These days, it’s just so hard for parents to compete against today’s addictive nature of being constantly connected to the world wide web. Our guest today, Jonathan McKee will provide practical steps you can take to connect with your smartphone obsesse...

Sadly, this sentiment has actually been adopted by many of our teens. They believe themselves to be beyond the redemption of even the Lord Jesus Christ. The truth is, our youth are craving a second chance to feel alive in this world.

In a culture where all forms of sexual impurity are legitimized, it is easy to ask: is sexual purity relevant anymore? Our guest, Julie Hiramine, will help parents prepare their teen for sexual purity? Julie Hiramine joins us to provide parents with gu...

Consequently, what we and our children might believe about Scripture gets scrutinized, criticized and marginalized. So in a generation that is bombarded, our guest, Chris Danielson, brings us creative ways to implement apologetics in our homes.

But, is conflict a bad thing? As we are all quite aware, even in the parent/child relationship, conflict is inevitable. How we deal with conflict will determine the quality of our character and the quality of our relationships. Our guest, Dr.

But, there is no greater asset in the parenting tool box than prayer. Prayer is the gateway to infinite wisdom, love and power. Our guest, Mark Gregston, provides us with a practical conversation on how prayer can be an essential part of your life.

The brain is the physical component that helps process moods and behaviors.  Would you say food is affecting your brain? If the brain is not functioning properly, then it can impede our moods and behaviors which means it affects us physically as well a...

It’s easy to become a stressed-out parent who isn’t all that pleasant to be around, or know how to appropriately work through your anger. This stress, typically a by-product from being “overcommitted” can leave us frustrated and angry.

Over a hundred years ago the industrial age impacted our entire society in myriad of different ways—not the least of which was how we raised our kids. But, however the industrial age may have changed the parenting landscape—with the proliferation of au...