Purposeful Parenting

A listener asked Harriett, "How can you reverse some of the effects in a spoiled teenager as the parent and a parent's friend?"  In this episode, Harriett answers the question in the first of a two-part series.

In this episode Harriett tells a story that is designed to share the message of Easter through the eyes of beloved forest animals, making it approachable and heartfelt for young listeners.  So, gather around with your children to hear how the forest animals learned about Easter.

Whether it's bedtime tales, family traditions, or stories that shape faith, storytelling holds a special power to connect, teach, and inspire children. In this episode, Harriett shares the benefits of storytelling.

In this episode, Harriett uses a story that you can use to teach your child about courage.  It is the well-known story of David and Goliath.  She breaks the story down into a few key lessons and then gives you practical ways for teaching courage at home.

A resilient family doesn't just react to challenges, it's built with daily habits, deep faith, and an atmosphere of encouragement that helps everyone grow stronger through life's storms.  In this last episode of this V part series on Resilience, Harriett tells you how to create this kind of culture for your family.

In this episode of teaching children resilience, Harriett talks about emotional resilience and how it is not about suppressing feelings.  Instead, it's about learning how to navigate emotions in a healthy, faith-filled way.

Disappointment comes in many forms.  Our role as parents isn't to shield our children from disappointments, but to walk beside them, guiding them toward hope, faith and resilience.  In this episode, Harriett shares age-appropriate ways to talk about grief and loss with your children.

Harriett continues the series Building Strength for Life's Challenges: Teaching a Growth Mindset Part II.  In this episode Harriett tells you how to develop a resilient or growth mindset in children that will empower them to view challenges as opportunities, learn perseverance through failures, and find support and inspiration in Scriptures.

This episode begins a series to help parents equip their children with faith-based resilience in order to build strength in their children so they can navigate life's challenges.

In this re-broadcast, Harriett talks about fear and how to help your child handle fear so that it can be a gift and not a curse.  

Happy Valentine's Day!  In this episode, Harriett shares why Valentine's Day is more than romantic love.  She also shares ways to celebrate love as a family.  

How do you teach faith to your children?  In this episode, Harriett gives you three key points on how to raise children to have a strong foundation in faith.

In this episode, Harriett takes you down the Yellow Brick Road.  Join her today and see what Dorothy and her 3 companions (the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, and the Cowardly Lion), can share regarding Purposeful Parenting.

More often than not we will remind our children to say, "I'm sorry" when they have done something wrong.  But what about saying, "I forgive you"?  That part of the equation is often left out.  In this episode, Harriett gives you a simple process you can use to help teach your child forgiveness.

In July 2023, Harriett was given the diagnosis of pancreatic cancer.  In this episode, she gives you an update on her health, tells you how she has dealt with this life changing event, and gives you ways to teach your children resilience.

Children and adults can experience Holiday Let-Down or what is also known as Post Holiday Blahs/Depression.  In this rebroadcast episode, Harriett tells you how to recognize it, avoid it and/or treat it.

Happy New Year!  In this re-broadcast episode, Harriett talks about the most important decision you can make and that you can guide your child towards making.  

In this episode, Harriett takes you back through the Gospel of Luke to reflect on two key moments: the angel Gabriel's announcement to Mary that she would bear the Son of God, and the humble yet glorious birth of Jesus in Bethlehem.  She invites you to listen with open hearts as she reads these timeless scriptures and remember that holy night that we are celebrating today.  Merry Christmas!!!

This episode is designed to bring you and your children together to explore holiday traditions from all over the world.  By exploring Christmas traditions from other countries, we can help our children grow up with more understanding, curiosity, and respect for others.