There are so many instances on our children's life where the most loving thing we can do is assure them that what they are feeling, while it may feel real, is out of touch with reality. If our child feels cold when its warm, we work to see if they are healthy. If our child expresses that they feel not valuable or not loved, we assure them that isn'…

Parenting isn't easy. It can be exhausting, time-consuming, stressful and just down right hard at times. There are amazing people out there that are tackling this challenge alone raising their children alone in single parent homes. They don't get to share the challenges, they have to confront them solo. They aren't able to celebrate the successes w…

"It's not fair", was one of the first phrases our kids learned. It's something we have to respond to often as we discipline or even help our kids walk through difficulties they didn't cause. How do we help our kids separate between self-caused stumbles and just plain bad luck. How do we raise overcomers and not victims. Listen is as we tackle this …

Well, you've been asking for our (Mark & Jaime's) adoption story and here it is! Every adoption story is unique and ours is just that. So grab that cup of coffee and join us today as we share a little about the technical, legal and emotional aspects of our adoption process as well as how we see God's hand in the journey as a whole. Thanks for liste…

Happy Father's day to all you dads out there. We have a guest in studio today as we contemplate why less young people are getting married, and why even less are having kids. When is the right time to have kids? What factors do we consider before we start a family? Is our current partner going to make a good parent? Listen in a we tackle some tough …

It's not IF but WHEN we should talk and teach about certain aspects of life with our kids. Whether it's how to handle bullies or navigating grief, exactly when is the right "time" to discuss those things with our children? Do we wait for a certain age? Maybe a certain event? Join us today as we give our thoughts on just when the time is right to en…

There are many ways in which we can begin our parenting journey. Some start in a hospital, some start in a courtroom, some may unfortunately even begin after a funeral. Listen in as we explore the ways in which we can be thrown into this difficult role and how we can take it seriously and parent intentionally.…

Inclusivity seems to be the new trend just about everywhere you look: sports, department stores, governmental agendas etc... As parents who desire to raise our kids in the Truth, how do we navigate teaching our children to love others well, while also maintaining their foundation in the Faith (and in reality). Join us today as we talk about if, whe…

Do you and your spouse look more like roommates in front of your kids than partners? Do you display an unhealthy amount of PDA in front of your kids? Or are you somewhere in between? Listen in to this weeks episode as we tackle that topic along with a discussion about why it can sometimes feel like marriage is under attack by our culture.…

Are moms and dads "equal" when it comes to their parenting roles? Are there specific roles in parenting or in the family in general? Is there anything that a mother can provide for their children and family that a father can't? And vice versa? Join us this week as we discuss these questions and let you peak in on our own family dynamics as well. Do…

This episode we dedicated to reacting and responding to parenting quotes and memes we found online. It's a little more light-hearted than some of our previous episodes, so grab a cup of coffee and join us for a laughBy Familybrewpodcast

Part of being a parent is operating with a certain sense of fear. Can we keep our kids safe? Are we making the right decisions for the best outcome for our family? Are we qualified to parent? (I can help you with that one. No, none of us feel like we are and we do our best.)Listen in as we take an honest look at what scares us and how we can keep f…

Over-protective parents: We all know some, right? If you don't know any you likely see one in the mirror from time to time. In reality, while we all have a general lean either in the direction of over-protecting or under-protecting, we probably tend to sway back and forth as well. Listen in as Mark & Jaime share their experiences of getting their p…

Join us on today's episode as we tackle a sensitive topic involving the value of life and where we as people allow ourselves to define our own worth.By Familybrewpodcast

How do our practices lead to whether or not our children are spoiled? What does a spoiled child look like? If we continue this path of spoiling our children, what types of habits as adults will they have? Listen and and learn from our mistakes and make a plan for your family to raise empowered and independent adults.…

We know it's important to be healthy not only for our own sake, but also to be better equipped to parent our children. All too often, we tend to forget that mental health is very much a part of our total wellness. Listen in today as we share Jim's mental health journey, how that affected him and his family, and what we can all do to pay better atte…

How to we decide what is safe for our kids to consume? Are there some more mature themes that are too mature for our kids to see? Are there others that may be good discussion primers for us to discuss certain heavier topics that are important for us to talk to our kids about? And how do we know the difference? We are still learning this as we go, b…

Who has time to be organized when life happens? There are moments and seasons where parenting feels like a whirlwind and we never seem to have a grasp on control. Listen is a we share about embracing these times instead of being anxious about not having every detail go as planned.By Familybrewpodcast

Today we finish our discussion on homeschooling. We discuss some of the ways we combat the perceived "cons" and other difficulties that we may come across. Please enjoy as we share our own convictions and experiences in the homeschool world. Hopefully we can answer some of the questions or concerns you may have had as well.…

Over the course of the pandemic and national debate, more and more families are choosing to homeschool than ever before. Is it right for your family? We aren't actively recruiting, but we do want to share our story along with our perceived pros and cons. We hope this is helpful to you as a parent if you are exploring options for your child's educat…

We made it to our 10th episode! Thanks so much for listening! We are working hard to bring you quality content and are always striving to get better. Listen in as we take you behind the curtain of Family Brew and share about who we are and why we create this content and how the Family Brew Podcast came to life.…

We all have wounds from our childhood. Abandonment cuts deeper than almost anything physical ever could. What do we do with that pain? How do we heal? How do we channel that process into our parenting in a healthy way? Join us as we unpack the tension between parental wounds and the journey of healing.…

Have you ever been caught off guard by a question or comment you kids made in public? Of course you have! And so have we. How do we react in those moments, and do we sometimes hope our spouse had to answer these so we don't have to. Join us as we share our story.By Familybrewpodcast

Have you ever seen a picture where one object is in focus and the rest is a blur? Sometimes as a parent we have to choose to focus on one child for a moment and let the rest become out of focus, and other times we need to focus on the family and let none of the individual members be in 4K. How do we balance that? Listen in and hear how we tackle th…

Have you ever felt alone in a crowded space? Just being next to someone isn't a replacement being engaged and interactive. We as parents can so often fall into a pattern of being around our kids but not being available enough. Listen in as we share our constant battle to learn to disengage with the so many other things demanding our attention, and …

Some of us are able to get pregnant and begin our families easily and quickly, and others of us have to walk a longer and harder path. Listen in as Mark and Jaime share their own journey with infertility and how that path colored how they became parents and how they parent today.By Familybrewpodcast

Have you ever come to the crossroads of time and money? We are all faced with choices at times to chase money or chase a family. Here is a little bit of our story.By Familybrewpodcast

Time flies at a crawl - so don't blink! Do you ever feel like you just cannot wait for the day to be over? And yet, you wake up and all of the sudden a year has gone by? ...By Familybrewpodcast

Have you ever considered what things we carry into our marriages and what we hand down as parents? We are definitely passing traits down whether we like it or not. What if we were aware and mindful of what it is we are passing down to our kids? Would we live different? Would we parent different?By Familybrewpodcast

Does it take a village to raise children? Join us today as we discuss what drives our parenting styles (the good, the bad and the in between). Does it require an entire village or something/someone else? Let's find out.By Familybrewpodcast