Parenting Smarts

Joyce Coronel joins MaryRuth to talk about different seasons of life and how to foster hope in all circumstances.

How do we grow in virtue as parents and foster a culture in our home focused on virtues? Emily Jaminet explores ways to transform our hearts, make priorities, examine interactions, and be disposed to the grace that helps cultivate family life striving for virtue.

As we launch into a season exploring virtues related to family life, MaryRuth explores the importance of sleep and how it contributes to well being. Physical rest helps us pray better, relate better and parent better. 

Katie Burke joins MaryRuth to talk about what piety is, what it can look like in family life and how to cultivate it in your home.

Jenna Guizar joins MaryRuth to discuss growing in the virtue of humility as parents and encouraging it in our children. They reflect on depending on God, knowing who He is and who we are. Join them in praying the Litany of Humility.

MaryRuth explores the virtue of prudence. She shares definitions, how it relates to other virtues, what it can look like in family life and how to cultivate it in our homes.

Fr. MarkMary Ames joins MaryRuth for another conversation about fatherhood. They explore the ways parents, especially fathers, can provide what kids need to flourish. 

How do you remain consistent yet adapt to individual children and circumstances when making decisions about discipline? Gina Festerer joins MaryRuth to explore this and more questions related to discipline.

In an early episode, MaryRuth addressed discipline, but the next two episodes take a deeper dive into the topic. In this episode, MaryRuth provides framework for the purpose of discipline and concepts to consider. In the next episode a guest will join her to provide practical tips.

Parents get stressed! How can we deal with stress in a way that is healthy? How do we keep from losing it? MaryRuth explores the science behind stress and shares practical tips to help parents manage it.

Parenting can be an emotional rollercoaster. How can we teach our children to understand and deal with emotions? How can we handle our own feelings as well? Cindy Bird joins MaryRuth help us with our emotional health.

How do children benefit from grandparents? How about grandparents from grandchildren? Anita Hackett and Carol Damaso join MaryRuth to explore the grandparent effect and how to cultivate healthy multigenenerational dynamics.

How do you help your kids learn to follow through to get things done? MaryRuth explores the definition of grit and how to encourage its development in our children.

We live in a noisy, distracting culture. How do we cultivate silence for our ourselves and our families? Nell O'Leary joins MaryRuth to help us find ways to invite exterior and interior silence into our lives.

Get practical answers to your parenting questions. MaryRuth and Christy Isinger tackle questions that were submitted by listeners. 

When and how to allow social media is a popular question parents ask. It's a complicated answer. MaryRuth explores the research on mental health and social media to equip you to find the right answers for your children.

Every day we're faced with big and small decisions. Some decisions require discernment, a longer period of prayerful time before making a decision. Claire Dwyer joins MaryRuth to explore some strategies for making sound decisions and cultivating those skills in our families.

Parenting teens can be challenging. Deb Herback joins MaryRuth to discuss how to create a culture that helps young people grow, understand boundaries, know their worth and cultivate faith.

MaryRuth explores the development of self-perception and self-worth along with tips to help cultivate it in ourselves and in our children.

Eric Brooker joins MaryRuth to share about his journey toward discovering his worth. His book is  You Are Enough: Overcoming Lifelong Doubts of Worthiness.

The saints are our friends in Heaven. They want to intercede for us, to be part of our faith family! Katie Burke joins MaryRuth to explore ways to cultivate friendships with saints in our families.

What's it like to parent alongside a parenting expert? We'll find out when MaryRuth is joined by her husband, Bob Hackett. 

Susie Garlick joins MaryRuth to explore how our experiences and background influence our parenting. Her book is The Parenting Backpack .

Traveling with your family can be challenging, but it is worth it! Being together sharing new experiences is good for our brains and good for our relationships. Brina Sauers joins MaryRuth to share tips on how to travel well with children. 

Raising children is full of transitions. Jennifer Ellis joins MaryRuth to explore how parents can adjust to change as their children grow up.