Dr. Mary Manz Simon shares with Gary Duncan on this week’s program information about telling family stories. What are the benefits of sharing stories about your family?
A Moment for the Family: Mental Health Days
Gary Duncan and Dr. Mary Manz Simon talk about mental health days for school children. What are the benefits of allowing extra days out of school for mental health? Are states adopting this as policy?
Friends For Life — LCMS Life Ministry: S1Ep40. When the Caregiver Needs Care | Dr. Kim Marxhausen
Dr. Kim Marxhausen talks about the special kinds of burden and stress that caregiving places on the caregiver and how the Church is best poised to meet the physical and spiritual needs of caretakers.
A Moment for the Family: Positive Teen Friendships and Influences
Dr. Mary Manz Simon and Gary Duncan discuss how important it is for teens to find positive friendships and influences.
Friends For Life — LCMS Life Ministry: S1Ep39. Life under the Cross | Rev. Robert Zagore
Pastor Robert Zagore joins Steph and Tiffany for another installment of “The Floor Is Yours” to discuss how a Lutheran theology of the cross impacts our approach to life issues.
A Moment for the Family: Feeding the Dog Under the Table
Dr. Mary Manz Simon and Gary Duncan discuss dinnertime with the family. Is forcing kids to eat what is served a healthy balanced approach to mealtime? Also is family dinnertime more than about the food? Hear helpful tips from Mary on this segment.
A Moment for the Family: Celebrating Small Wins
Gary Duncan talks with Dr. Mary Manz Simon about celebrating the wins. As the rhythm of parenting seems more normal this year it is time to pause for a moment. Observe a child. See how excited they get about the little things. Children let us see their excitement over the small wins. Therefore, as parents we too should celebrate our small wins. It could help us feel more joy in our God-given calling as parents. Listen to today’s program as we all celebrate the small wins together.
Friends For Life — LCMS Life Ministry: S1Ep38. Christian Meets World | Dr. Joel Biermann
Seminary professor Dr. Joel Biermann provides a field guide for navigating culture, society, and politics as a Christian.
A Moment for the Family: Raising Healthy, Godly Children
There are several effective ways to raise your children. Dr. Mary Manz Simon and Gary Duncan discuss raising children, their milestones, and our judgement calls while raising them. Hear on this program some helpful tips for raising healthy and Godly children.
A Moment for the Family: Age Appropriate Reading Material
Dr. Mary Manz Simon talks with Gary Duncan about graphic novels. What is a graphic novel? Is is it helpful reading source for school children? On this program you will hear about graphic novels and our conversation will turn to other reading material being banned from school reading lists.