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A Family Chat

Explore parenting principles through vivid and honest family stories of a blended family with eight children. The host, Becky Olsen, shares stories of divorce, step parenting, and mothering that she has learned from two and a half decades of parenting.

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9:01

Books as Fuel: Unity in parenting in a second...

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2025/09/21

Send us a text In this episode, Becky discusses the importance of seeking knowledge to fuel innovative parenting.

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10:47

A Chinese Foot Massage: Unity in parenting in a...

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2025/06/01

Send us a text In this episode, Becky discusses ways to prioritize your marriage. This is a critical foundation and the first in a series of episodes on creating unity in parenting in a blended family.

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9:08

A Borrowed Christmas Tree: Involving children in...

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2025/05/11

Send us a text In this episode, Becky shares stories that illustrate how family councils can create family unity and curb contention.

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13:23

Talk it Out: Making your feelings visible to calm...

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2025/03/31

Send us a text In this episode, Becky talks about daily conversations that reveal helpful thinking routines so children can build emotional resilience and social confidence.

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3:45

The Tennis Shoes Blunder: Getting curious to avoid...

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2025/02/26

Send us a text In this episode, Becky talks about the importance of staying open and curious so we don't make false assumptions about our kids.

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8:32

Take a Photo: Maintaining your child's support network

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2025/02/04

Send us a text It can be particularly challenging to maintain extended family relationships in a blended family. In this episode, Becky gives recommendations for how to nurture your children's support network so they can feel grounded and secure.

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6:46

Monsters or Friends: The power of words

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2025/01/18

Send us a textIn this episode, Becky shares principles of communication that show how words can unify or divide.

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9:15

The Gift of Charity: How personal healing supports...

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2024/12/16

Send us a textIn this episode, Becky discusses how her search to understand charity led her on a path to healing after her divorce. She emphasizes the role that her faith in Jesus Christ played in this healing, and how that healing helped her in parenting.

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12:50

The Value of a Dime: Teaching money skills to young...

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2024/12/08

Send us a textIn this episode, Becky discusses foundational questions to consider as you decide how to approach teaching money skills to young children. She shares a story about her children and how they learned to "change the world" through a charity fund.

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7:16

Decision Moments: Fostering emotional regulation in...

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2024/11/19

Send us a textIn this episode, I share how a simple lanyard helped my son learn emotional regulation.

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4:42

Responding to the Right Person: Turning away from...

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2024/10/28

Send us a textIn this episode, Becky gives two examples of how responding to the inner child led to healing.

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14:02

Serving up Confidence: Integrating service to connect...

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2024/10/14

Send us a textIn this episode, Becky outlines principles and many, many ideas for family service opportunities.

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6:11

Nontraditional Traditions: Creating a sense of...

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2024/09/29

Send us a textIn this episode, we talk about celebrating nontraditional times in order to create a strong family identity and a sense of belonging in a blended family.

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8:35

Family Work: Balancing individual and family...

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2024/09/11

Send us a textIn this episode, we discuss how to promote family work in the family while maintaining personal responsibility.

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11:45

CASH: Nurturing social skills in our children

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2024/08/26

Send us a textIn this episode I give several examples of how to nurture social skills in our children so they can act with more confidence.

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8:55

Stairwell Talks and Table Time: Counseling with our...

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2024/08/04

Send us a Text Message.This episode focuses on the need for counseling with our children so they can stay in the driver's seat of their life.

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6:57

Family, Friends, and Faith: Using moments of...

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2024/07/15

Send us a Text Message.In this episode I share how pausing for moments of reflection with our children can help them identify the resources they have to help them through hard times.

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8:16

Turkeys and Technology: Supporting kids in pursuing...

A Family Chat ·

2024/06/23

Send us a Text Message.In this episode, we talk about how to support our children in pursuing their own interests instead of pushing the parent's agenda.

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9:22

Mirrors and Missing Snacks: Putting pride aside to...

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2024/06/15

Send us a Text Message.In this episode, we talk about how to, as parents, put our own emotions aside and focus on the learning and growth of our child.

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6:31

Buy the Mangos: Treating those who hurt us with kindness

A Family Chat ·

2024/06/02

Send us a Text Message.A brief interaction in the grocery store taught me great principles about making decisions that are consistent with my values and beliefs.

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