Raising Boys & Girls

Welcome to the Raising Boys and Girls Podcast with Sissy Goff, David Thomas, and Melissa Trevathan. In each episode of this podcast, we’ll share some of what we’re learning in the work we do with kids and families on a daily basis at Daystar Counseling Ministries. Our goal is to help you care for the kids in your life with a little more understanding, a little more practical help, and a whole lot of hope. So pull up a chair and join us on this journey of raising boys and girls. Connect with us at raisingboysandgirls.com.

Kids & Family
Parenting
Religion & Spirituality
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Episode 71: Helping Kids Build Lifelong Friends...
Be encouraged to help your kids find and cultivate lifelong friendships as you listen in to this fun interview with David, Sissy, and her childhood friends.  Grab show notes . Connect with David and Sissy . Learn more about Minno .
37 min
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Episode 70: How to Move Past Guilt and Parent o...
Parenting is hard. But we can do it with intentionality when we lean into God and His Word. Join Sissy Goff and David Thomas as they visit with Kirsten and Ben Watson to talk about parenting with purpose. Grab episode show notes . Connect with Sissy...
42 min
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Episode 69: Kids and Emotional Safety with Chri...
Do you wonder how to handle your kids' emotions? Join Sissy Goff and David Thomas as they visit with Dr. Josh and Christi Straub to talk about emotional safety and parenting. Grab show notes . Connect with Sissy and David . Learn more about Minno .
39 min
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Episode 68: What Kids Want Parents to Know Righ...
Wondering what your kids need from you right now? Join Sissy and David as they talk with authors, speakers, and teenagers, Olivia and Alena Pitts about what kids want you to know but may be afraid to share. Grab episode show notes . Connect with Sissy...
29 min
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Episode 67: Helping Kids Use Technology Respons...
Do you worry about your kids and technology? Today we're talking with Titania Jordan and Matt McKee from Bark, a screentime and content manager. Grab show notes including links to all of the great research Titania and Matt talked about . Connect with...
42 min
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Episode 66: Why We Need Community in Parenting ...
Sissy and David are chatting with singer, songwriter, artist, and podcaster, Dave Barnes and his wife, Annie about the Enneagram, parenting, and community. Grab show notes to today's episode . Connect with Sissy and David . Learn more about Minno .
58 min
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Episode 65: Developing a Growth Mindset in Your...
Sissy and David are chatting with author, speaker, and mom, Shauna Niequist about her new book and how to be a lifelong learner in motherhood and life. Grab episode show notes . Connect with Sissy and David . Learn more about Minno .
28 min
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Episode 64: Navigating the Tough Seasons of Mot...
Join Sissy Goff and David Thomas as they chat with writer, speaker, and mom to four girls, Kari Kampakis on loving your kids and yourself well through the tough seasons of motherhood. Grab episode show notes . Connect with Sissy and David . Learn more...
33 min
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Episode 63: Preparing Kids to Guard Themselves ...
Join Sissy Goff and David Thomas as they chat with mom, educator, writer, and addiction expert, Jessica Lahey about how to prepare kids to guard themselves against addiction. Grab show notes . Connect with Sissy and David . Learn more about Minno .
39 min
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Episode 62: The Power of Vintage Values with th...
Join Sissy Goff, David Thomas, and Melissa Trevathan as they chat with their very own parents about vintage values and what modern parents can learn from those who have gone before. Find episode show notes . Connect with Sissy, David, and Melissa ....
56 min
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Episode 61: Helping Kids See Their True Identit...
Join Sissy Goff and David Thomas as they chat with entrepreneur and mom, Emily Ley, creator of the Simplified Planner, about motherhood, family life, and her new children's book. Grab episode show notes . Connect with Sissy and David . Learn more...
26 min
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Episode 60: Cultivating a Lifelong Faith in Kids
Join Sissy Goff, David Thomas, and Melissa Trevathan as they chat with Minno's Director of Education and Faith Formation, Jess Wolstenholm, on talking to kids about Easter and planting seeds of faith in our families. Grab episode show notes . Connect...
28 min
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Episode 59: What Kids Need Right Now: Spring Ed...
Join Sissy Goff and David Thomas as they share what kids need right now in this spring season after weathering two years in an uncertain world. Grab episode show notes . Connect with Sissy and David . Learn more about Minno .
19 min
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Episode 58: How to Cultivate a Healthy Relation...
Join Sissy Goff and David Thomas as they chat with mom, media trauma therapist, Jenny Black about ways to cultivate a healthy relationship with technology. Grab episode show notes . Connect with Sissy and David . Learn more about Minno .
28 min
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Episode 57: Helping Kids Engage in Bible Readin...
Want to know how to get your kids excited about God's Word? Join Sissy Goff and David Thomas as they visit with the moms behind She Reads Truth: Raechel Meyers and Amanda Williams. Grab episode show notes . Connect with Raising Boys and Girls . Learn...
46 min
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Episode 56: How to Talk to Your Kids About Sex
Wondering how to talk to your kids about sex in today's culture? Join Sissy Goff and David Thomas as they visit with the moms behind Birds & Bees, Mary Flo Ridley and Megan Michelson. Grab episode show notes . Connect with Sissy and David . Learn more...
35 min
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Episode 55: Parenting with Perspective for the ...
Join Sissy Goff and David Thomas as they visit with singer, songwriter, and author, Sandra McCracken on parenting with perspective. Grab episode show notes . Connect with Sissy, David, and Melissa . Learn more about Minno .
38 min
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ICYMI - Episode 24: Dr. Chinwé Williams Interview
Join Sissy Goff and David Thomas this week as they chat with child and family therapist, Dr. Chinwé Williams on talking to kids about race. Grab episode show notes . Connect with Sissy and David . Learn more about Minno .
48 min
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Episode 54: Why We Can't Do Motherhood Alone wi...
Join Sissy Goff and David Thomas as they visit with Heather MacFadyen, author and host of the popular podcast, Don't Mom Alone. Grab episode show notes . Connect with Sissy and David . Find out more about our partner, Minno .
27 min
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Episode 53: Teaching Kids to Be Brave and Have ...
Join Sissy Goff and David Thomas as they chat with podcast host and author, Annie F. Downs on being brave and having fun! Grab show notes . Connect with Sissy and David . Connect with Minno .
32 min
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Episode 52: Why Kids and Parents Need the Bible...
Join Sissy Goff and David Thomas as they chat with Bible teacher, author, and friend, Kelly Minter about the importance of the Bible in the lives of kids and parents. Get episode show notes . Connect with Sissy, David, and Melissa . Connect with Minno .
28 min
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Episode 51: Love Centered Parenting and Foster ...
Join Sissy Goff and David Thomas as they visit with author, blogger, and mom, Crystal Paine (aka The Money Saving Mom) about foster care, parenting, and youth mental health. Download episode show notes . Connect with Sissy and David . Learn more about...
24 min
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Episode 50: How to Help Kids Handle Conflict wi...
Join Sissy Goff and David Thomas this week as they chat with Sophie Hudson and Melanie Shankle of the Big Boo Cast Podcast about raising kids with respect. Grab links, state, and quotes you want to remember in the episode show notes . Connect with...
35 min
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Episode 49: Build Character in Kids by Teaching...
Join Sissy Goff and David Thomas this week as they share four important steps to teaching kids about respect. Get episode show notes . Connect with Sissy, David, and Melissa . Connect with Minno .
24 min
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Episode 48: Using Boredom to Cultivate Creativi...
Join Sissy Goff, David Thomas, and Melissa Trevathan this week as they chat with singer/songwriter, Cindy Morgan about creativity and Christmas. And don't miss a special surprise from Cindy at the end of the episode! Get episode show notes . Connect...
39 min