FamilyLife Today® Radio Transcript References to conferences, resources, or other special promotions may be obsolete. The Bridge that Love Built Guests: Dennis and Barbara Rainey From the series: The Art of Parenting: Relationships (Day 1 of 3) Bob: All of us, as parents, want our children to be able to form healthy relationships as they grow up. Dennis Rainey says, for that to happen, moms and dads need to know how to skillfully pursue a strong relationship with each of their children. Dennis: ...
Jan 07, 2020•32 min•Ep. 1
FamilyLife Today® Radio Transcript References to conferences, resources, or other special promotions may be obsolete. The Family as a Training Center Guests: Dennis and Barbara Rainey From the series: The Art of Parenting: Relationships (Day 2 of 3) Bob: Is it okay for moms and dads to fight in front of the kids? Barbara Rainey says, sometimes, it is. Barbara: We decided that we wanted our kids to see us having some disagreements—not big conflict—but if we were disagreeing about something that w...
Jan 07, 2020•30 min•Ep. 2
FamilyLife Today® Radio Transcript References to conferences, resources, or other special promotions may be obsolete. Teaching Kids to Love God Guests: Dennis and Barbara Rainey From the series: The Art of Parenting: Relationships (Day 3 of 3) Bob: As parents, we want our children to be skillful in relationships; but there’s one relationship that matters more than any other—that is our children’s relationship with Jesus. Barbara Rainey says that’s something that, as parents, we can’t engineer. B...
Jan 07, 2020•29 min•Ep. 3
FamilyLife Today® Radio Transcript References to conferences, resources, or other special promotions may be obsolete. God’s Got Your Back Guests: Dennis and Barbara Rainey From the series: The Art of Parenting: What Kids Need (Day 1 of 3) Bob: When you have a newborn or there are toddlers around the house, it’s easy to get focused on the day-to-day and forget what the long game is in parenting. Here’s Dennis Rainey. Dennis: Children are God’s statement that the next generation must take our plac...
Jan 07, 2020•27 min•Ep. 4
FamilyLife Today® Radio Transcript References to conferences, resources, or other special promotions may be obsolete. Needs of Kids, Part 1 Guests: Dennis and Barbara Rainey From the series: The Art of Parenting: What Kids Need (Day 2 of 3) Bob: Your kids need you to be a parent . Here’s Barbara Rainey. Barbara: I think there is a movement / I think there is a common thinking today in parents that I see that mom and dad need to be buddies with their kids—they need to be friends / they need to be...
Jan 07, 2020•25 min•Ep. 5
FamilyLife Today® Radio Transcript References to conferences, resources, or other special promotions may be obsolete. Needs of Kids, Part 2 Guests: Dennis and Barbara Rainey From the series: The Art of Parenting: What Kids Need (Day 3 of 3) Bob: While you’re making sure today that your children are fed—that they’ve got something to wear—that they’re doing their homework and that they’re protected—Barbara Rainey wants you to remember there is an even higher priority that we should never lose sigh...
Jan 07, 2020•29 min•Ep. 6
FamilyLife Today® Radio Transcript References to conferences, resources, or other special promotions may be obsolete. Leaning on the Lord Guests: Dennis and Barbara Rainey From the series: Art of Parenting: What Every Parent Needs (Day 1 of 3) Bob: The demands we face as parents are daily and, sometimes, urgent demands. Barbara Rainey says, in the midst of that, we’ve got to keep in mind the long-term perspective of parenting. Barbara: As parents, we’re so often reactive; and we’re so often mire...
Jan 06, 2020•28 min•Ep. 7
FamilyLife Today® Radio Transcript References to conferences, resources, or other special promotions may be obsolete. What Do You Want Your Kids to Be? Guests: Dennis and Barbara Rainey From the series: Art of Parenting: What Every Parent Needs (Day 2 of 3) Bob: Do you and your spouse have the same set of parenting priorities as you raise your children? Barbara Rainey remembers when she and her husband, Dennis, sat down and compared notes. Barbara: What was surprising to me was how different our...
Jan 06, 2020•29 min•Ep. 8
FamilyLife Today® Radio Transcript References to conferences, resources, or other special promotions may be obsolete. The Team Approach Guests: Dennis and Barbara Rainey From the series: Art of Parenting: What Every Parent Needs (Day 3 of 3) Bob: As parents, it’s important that you continue to grow in your relationship with the Lord and in your understanding of Scripture, because Barbara Rainey says you never know when your kids are going to ask you a question that’s a stumper. Barbara: I’ll nev...
Jan 06, 2020•32 min•Ep. 9
FamilyLife Today® Radio Transcript References to conferences, resources, or other special promotions may be obsolete. Emotional Identity Guest: Dennis and Barbara Rainey From the series: The Art of Parenting: Identity (Day 1 of 3) Bob: When our kids act out—and they do—as parents, we want their behavior to change. But, as Barbara Rainey says, ultimately we want something that goes deeper than that—we want to get to their hearts. Barbara: The side that Dennis and I erred on as parents is that we ...
Jan 06, 2020•27 min•Ep. 10
FamilyLife Today® Radio Transcript References to conferences, resources, or other special promotions may be obsolete. Spiritual Identity Guest: Dennis and Barbara Rainey From the series: The Art of Parenting: Identity (Day 2 of 3) Bob: Your child is a complete person—body, soul, spirit. As parents, we need to be addressing every dimension of our child’s life including the spiritual dimension. Barbara Rainey says to help shape a child’s spiritual identity, we need to introduce them to the God who...
Jan 06, 2020•28 min•Ep. 11
FamilyLife Today® Radio Transcript References to conferences, resources, or other special promotions may be obsolete. Gender Identity Guest: Dennis and Barbara Rainey From the series: The Art of Parenting: Identity (Day 3 of 3) Bob: Men and women are created by God with equal value and equal worth but, as Barbara Rainey points out, there are some things women can do that men will never be able to do. Barbara: Only women are designed by God to conceive and bear children and that sets them apart f...
Jan 06, 2020•27 min•Ep. 12
FamilyLife Today® Radio Transcript References to conferences, resources, or other special promotions may be obsolete. Thinking Biblically about Mission Guests: Dennis and Barbara Rainey From the series: The Art of Parenting: Mission and Releasing (Day 1 of 2) Bob: Dennis Rainey has a provocative, engaging question for parents to ask their children. Dennis: “If you could do anything in the world and couldn’t fail, what would you do and why?” And then maybe toss this one out at the dinner table—it...
Jan 06, 2020•25 min•Ep. 13
FamilyLife Today® Radio Transcript References to conferences, resources, or other special promotions may be obsolete. Releasing Your Children Guests: Dennis and Barbara Rainey From the series: The Art of Parenting: Mission and Releasing (Day 2 of 2) Bob: There is a moment that arrives in our parenting journey when things change/things transition; and as parents, we have to let our children go. Here’s Barbara Rainey. Barbara: In the end, are any of our kids really ready to go, in our opinion?—pro...
Jan 06, 2020•31 min•Ep. 14
