Posted: November 19, 2014 by Chuck Hagele

Love & Respect in the Family with Dr. Emerson Eggerichs [Podcast]

I’m really exited to share with you my interview with Dr. Emerson Eggerichs.

Many of you know him from his book, Love & Respect which has sold over 1 million copies.  He is a sought after speaker and thousands have attended his Love & Respect Now Conference.

His concept of “The Crazy Cycle” has been a key part of our Family Experience and we’ve watched families changed though learning and practice the “Energizing Cycle.”  I’ve also been teaching the “Pink and Blue” concept and have heard from many moms who have used it to better connect with their sons (and husbands).

As I mentioned on the podcast, the audio didn’t record clearly part way through the interview and so we are in the process of transcribing the best we can because the content is just so awesome.  Keep checking back or better yet, sign-up to get the blog/podcast directly to your inbox through the form on the right of this page.

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Highlights from our conversation:

  • Everyone has struggles – people that don’t are self-dilusional
  • There is hope for families that have very dysfunctional origins
  • It is now unique for families to be headed in the same direction and those times bring a unique tension
  • Prepare for unique moments rather than react when our kids misbehave
  • Children are commanded to honor mother and father (Exodus 20, Ephesians 6), only command with a promise
  • Children are not commanded to love their parents – it is a natural thing that God has put in children’s hearts
  • Children have a tendency to be disrespectful when they perceive that they are not being loved
  • Parent’s aren’t commanded to honor their children, not that we should dishonor
  • God has placed in the hearts of parents a love for their children and even though we as parents feel that love, our children do not always feel that love
  • Without love the child reacts without respect; without respect the parent reacts without love
  • Children are childish
  • Parenting is for adults only
  • Exploding in anger will not instill honor and respect in our kids.

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Posted: October 30, 2014 by Chuck Hagele

Fear of Failure [Podcast]

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Failure and the fear of failure have a way of robbing us and trapping us.  This episode of Today’s Family Experience focuses on my experience with failure and how I’ve been finding freedom from the traps associated with the fear of failure.  The good news is that there are opportunities from losing that can change our attitude toward ourselves and improve our relationships.

In this podcast I share three primary opportunities that come from losing well.

  1. Opportunity for insight – we learn lessons that may not be available if we only win or play it safe and never lose.
  2. Opportunity for discovering our identity – our identity isn’t in our accomplishments.
  3. Opportunity to accept imperfection – that we can’t be perfect and trying hurts us and our relationships.

In the podcast I attempt to quote Jon Acuff and kind of smudged it up.  I got the gist of what he said but blew the exact wording… so here is the exact wording.

“90 percent perfect and shared with the world always changes more lives than 100 percent perfect and stuck in your head.”

I highly recommend Jon’s books.

1.  Quitter: Closing the Gap Between Your Day Job & Your Dream Job

2. Start: Punch Fear in the Face, Escape Average and Do Work that Matters

Other good resources:
Brene Brown’s book The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You’re Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are

Announcements:

  • Leave your questions below for Dr. Emerson Eggrich’s interview.
  • Commercial Contest begins Nov 1.  Go online this weekend for more information at www.thefamilyexperience.org/commercial
  • Today’s Family Experience Live Community Events – Check out more about our events in the right column of this page.

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Posted: October 17, 2014 by Chuck Hagele

Parenting Special Needs Kids with Shawn Anderson [Podcast]

PrintDon’t assume that this this episode isn’t for you based on the title.  I’m excited to share this episode of, “Today’s Family Experience” but am worried that some of you won’t listen because you may think it doesn’t apply to you.  That’s exactly how I felt when I started the interview with Shawn.  However, by the time I was done interviewing Shawn, I  the experience had made me a better dad.  No matter what the needs of our kids,  they need parents can encourage development and independence through following the steps Shawn developed.  I needed to know as a dad, even through I may not have the same challenges as Shawn, I still need to have a similar focus.

If you haven’t heard Shawn’s last interview on Blended Families, make sure you listen to that one too.  You can listen here or get it on iTunes.

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Dr. Shawn Anderson is not only an expert in parenting but also teaches and coaches other fathers.  He holds a Ph.D in Organizational Leadership from Pepperdine University, is the author of “Living Dangerously:  Seven Keys To Intentional Discipleship,” as well as an Adjunct Faculty with Warner Pacific University.

He and Lisa, his wife of 8 years regularly coach and lead sessions for The Family Experience when he isn’t teaching for the Pathway’s to Fatherhood, an outreach of Northwest Marriage Institute.

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Tips for Parenting in a Special Needs Child

  1. Educate yourself
  2. Get to know them personally
  3. Access resources
  4. Help them develop their own individuality
  5. Experiment with different communication styles, learning styles and discipline.
  6. Be patient

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