Purposeful Parenting

Purposeful Parenting

Does your child’s behavior cause you to question your parenting methods? Do you feel like you are pulling your hair out trying to get him under control? You know you want him to stay out of trouble, do well in school and become a successful adult, but each day you wonder if you are doing the right thing? Or, have you just started your parenting journey and you want to get off to a good start and stay on the right track? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then join me, a wife and a mother of 4 grown children, 3 girls and 1 boy, all graduates of the United States Military Academy at West Point. Each week I will share the struggles we encountered raising our children and the principles we followed to overcome them. These biblical principles have helped many parents and, if followed, will help you too. Tune in each Wednesday… I will give you a weekly dose of Purposeful Parenting.

Episodes

June 25, 2025 12 mins

Decisions, decisions, decisions...which is the most important one?  In this episode Harriett tells you the most important decision you will ever make.

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Where do you go to seek protection from danger and hardship?  In this episode, Harriett tells you the perfect place to find the peace that surpasses all understanding.

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June 11, 2025 14 mins

Trust goes both ways.  A rebroadcast from 27 October 2020

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June 4, 2025 9 mins

Peace No Matter What.  A rebroadcast from 29 March 2022

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May 28, 2025 8 mins
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In this episode Harriett talks about tough love and the role it plays in raising confident, kind, and resilient kids.  

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April 30, 2025 13 mins

Have you given your child everything - the latest phone, clothes, freedom and maybe even a car- and now?  You are left with a child who ignores your voice, defies your rules, and does whatever they want.  The truth is you are not alone.  In this episode, Harriett tells you how to parent a spoiled teenager because it is never too late.

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April 23, 2025 14 mins

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.

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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.

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April 9, 2025 9 mins

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.

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April 2, 2025 12 mins

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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February 19, 2025 16 mins

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.  

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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.  

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February 5, 2025 11 mins

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.

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January 29, 2025 12 mins

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.

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