5–Minute Parenting: Tips to Help You Raise Competent, Godly Kids.
Welcome to the 5-Minute Parenting podcast! I'm Sandra Kay Chambers, the founder and host of this podcast. I'm a wife, mother, grandmother and former teacher, journalist, and an award-winning children's author. My Fingerprint Devotions: 40 Devotions That Help You Realize You Are a Kid Uniquely Created by God for a Purpose (ages 8-12), helps kids realize they are unique, just like their fingerprints, and have a God-given purpose in their life. I'm also the author of a picture book, Maisie Discovers Her Fingerprint (ages 3-8), and an adult book, Lord, It’s Boring in My Prayer Closet: How to Revitalize Your Prayer Life, Hello, I’m Karen Ferguson, your new podcast host beginning February 2025! I’m a wife, mom, grandmom and author of the Questions for Kids picture book series. I have a background in K-8 education and a passion for equipping parents to raise competent, God confident kids. In this podcast, we cover parenting practices from both a practical view and a biblical view that will benefit your child’s physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual growth. Our goal is to help you raise kids with a positive, godly self image so they can become all they were created to be. I know you’re busy so we’ll keep it short, let’s take just five minutes and dive in! For more information and helpful resources, visit our websites at https://www.sandrakaychambers.com/ https://www.karenferg.com/ FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM @karenfergusonauthor @sandrakaychambers.com *Are you looking for fun, gospel-inspired merch for your family + discounted picture books for your kids and grandkids? Visit my Etsy store at KarensBooksandMore
Episodes
Do you often ask the question after a long, busy day, "What's for dinner?"
Trisha Pull, leader of Homeschool with Confidence and mom of six, is back on the show to share the benefits of freezer cooking and a menu planning resource she has developed for busy homes. There are many benefits to freezer cooking, and Trisha talks about them today, including saving money, blessing others, and getting kids involved.&nb...
Today on 5-Minute Parenting, special guest Allie Elliott provides tips, tools, and ideas for living with focused faith in a distracted world.
Allie Elliott is a wife, homeschooling mom of 4, former RN turned stay at home mom, and is passionate about encouraging mamas to be true followers of Jesus. Day by day and moment by moment. Allie loves to share how routines and rhythms can put your home on autopilot, free...
Welcome back to 5-Minute Parenting! On today's episode we have a special guest with a special message of encouragement for moms.
Heather Cook is a pastor, faith-based communicator, and founder of Live Beautiful Ministries, where she helps women discover their identity in Christ and live with intention, grace, and purpose. As a wife and mom of three, Heather knows firsthand the tension between a full life and a ...
Host Karen Ferguson welcomes back Dr. Gladys Childs to share about her new book and provide practical tips for parents. Dr. Gladys hosts the podcast and TV show Bare Faith, where raw faith and deep pain meet a relentless God. A pastor’s wife, theologian, author, and boy mom, she names the lies standing between people and God's truth. Her book, Chasing Emptiness, Finding Fullness, is for anyone exhausted from h...
In a world where comparison and body image issues are prevalent among youth, particularly with young girls, author Grace McCready is on 5-Minute Parenting to shed light on the struggles associated with an eating disorder and give hope for recovery.
Grace is an author, blogger, and speaker who’s passionate about encouraging young women through sharing personal stories and scriptural truths. She’s the...
Breanna Churchill from Brown Bear Book Club is on 5-Minute Parenting today to share three creative ways to teach the Bible to kids.
Breanna Churchill is an award-winning children’s author and Founder of the Brown Bear Book Club, a platform dedicated to helping families and educators cultivate a love for literacy, faith, and learning.
On today's episode, Breanna shares simple, practical ideas for shar...
What do families need to be great? Dr. Mel Tavares is on 5-Minute Parenting to share on this topic from her award-winning book, Make Families Great Again.
Dr. Mel is an award-winning author, speaker, life coach, and frequent media guest. She holds a Doctorate of Ministry in Pastoral Care and Counseling and has 35 years of experience working with families professionally and in ministry. She is a board-certified ...
5-Minute Parenting welcomes special guest, Kristin Faith Evans, sharing on the topic of self-care for parents. What a relevant topic in our fast-paced, hyper-connected world!
Kristin Faith Evans is an award-winning author, national speaker, licensed master social worker, and a special needs mom. She is passionate about empowering parents with the skills to thrive in their faith, mental health, and marriage. Kri...
Today's episode of 5-Minute Parenting is a real treat, because Host Karen Ferguson gets the pleasure of interviewing her oldest daughter, Alyssa Wedemeyer, about her new picture book series, ABCs of America for Kids!
Alyssa's passion is creating books that spark a love for history among young readers, teaching them important historical facts in a fun, engaging way, so they will learn, remember, and love learnin...
5-Minute Parenting welcomes back Melissa Heiland to talk about simple ways parents and grandparents can weave the Gospel message into daily life with their kids and grandkids.
Melissa is a wife, mother of 6, and grandmother of 12. She’s an author, speaker, and Founder and President of Beautiful Feet International, a mission organization that starts pregnancy centers worldwide, with more than 200 pregnancy...
Author, ministry team leader, pastor's wife, and mom of nine, Melinda Poling, is back on the show to piggyback on her last topic of the "With Me" parenting strategy, in episode #116.
In today's episode, Melinda takes us down a different path to share about the sometimes hard realities of parenting, with encouragement and advice to help during those challenging seasons. Or as she refers to it, Parenting When Lif...
Welcome to another episode of 5-Minute Parenting: Tips to Help you Raise Competent and God-confident Kids! Today I have the pleasure of talking with fellow Ambassador International author, DeAnna Sanders, about how to help our kids develop a missions heart for the lost.
DeAnna is an award winning author and writer who seeks to inspire her readers to sharpen their focus on undervalued, unseen people, locally and...
Host Karen Feguson welcomes writer and sharer of encouragement Susan Davidson to 5-Minute Parenting to talk about that sneaky thief of joy: comparison.
In this episode, Susan defines the comparison trap and explains how it not only steals our joy but tries to steal our destiny as it erodes our confidence in the unique giftings and plans God has for each of us. Listen in as Susan delivers encouragement, specifically t...
Are you in a difficult parenting season? Do you have a wayward child? Are your kids getting ready to go off to college? Listen in to 5-Minute Parenting as special guest, Alicia Searl, shares her momma's heart with an honest, transparent conversation about parenting in the hard seasons.
There is no doubt motherhood can be hard at times, but Alicia encourages moms of all ages and stages to reject the lies of our ...
Join 5-Minute Parenting with special guest, Diana Derringer, as she shares her compelling story as the caregiver of her husband for the past twenty years. Diana shares candidly about the miracles, hard times, and blessings of being his caregiver.
Her husband's health diagnosis 21 years ago launched Diana on a roller coaster ride, with many ups and downs. But in the midst of it all, Diana chooses joy daily, and ...
On today's episode, Host Karen Ferguson welcomes a special couple to 5-Minute Parenting: Ben and Julie Quine, authors of the Biblical Worldview Primer book.
Ben is an author and speaker and serves as Vice-President of Christians Engaged. His Bible studies in the Answers for Difficult Days series equip churches and individual believers to address the hot-topic issues of our culture from the foundation of Scriptu...
On today's episode, 5-Minute Parenting host Karen Ferguson talks with speaker, writer, and Bible teacher Dawn Ward on helping moms flourish in every season. Dawn is here to encourage moms as the ultimate caregivers to take care of themselves spiritually, emotionally, and physically so they can thrive. She touches on self care and gives practical tips for doing that in various seasons as needs change depending on the...
Many Christians have a hard time connecting with Heavenly Father because of past hurts in the church and with their own flawed, human fathers. This has created a sort of father wound crisis in the church that can affect families for generations.
Listen in and soak in Truth from the Word of God, about the Father's Love and His desire to walk with you to healing and a right perspective on His Good nature and His ...
Reading time in the home doesn't have to be serious or boring. Parents and grandparents can make the most of every moment with their littles to support and grow their literacy. Special guest, Christy Smith, is on 5-Minute Parenting today to share her GROW acronym, taken from her book It Begins with a Book: An Everyday Guide to Growing Young Readers. Christy shares fantastic tips and fresh ideas for making reading fu...
Welcome back to 5-Minute Parenting: Tips to Help you Raise Competent and God-Confident Kids! In this episode, we have return guest Kayla Green talking about an important topic of how to help children walk through grief. Kayla shares encouragement and wisdom based on her personal experience and short story, Edge of Sea Glass, that relates to this topic, speaking openly about the pain of losing her dad when she ...
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