The MAVEN Parent Podcast

How can parents overcome their differences and become unified partners in the discipline of their children? Brett and Erin offer very practical steps to help your spouse and you come together as a team.

The older years. How should we discipline our kids when they move into their teen years? How should we shift what we do to respect their growing independence and yet still guide them with wisdom? Brett and Erin tackle...

The middle years. How do we begin to transition into giving our children the reasons why we have the limits and rules that we have? How can we continue to discipline well as they grow towards their teen years? Brett...

In this episode, Brett and Erin continue laying out very practical steps on how to discipline children during the younger years. These steps will lay a foundation for discipline that carry into the later stages, as well.

The past year has made one thing very clear—we live in a culture full of chaos and confusion. And helping our children and students navigate this chaotic culture is more challenging than ever. The confusion abounds....

The past year has made one thing very clear—we live in a culture full of chaos and confusion. And helping our children and students navigate this chaotic culture is more challenging than ever. The confusion abounds....

Navigating discipline with our children can be rough, so Brett & Erin begin with some challenge and encouragement in this episode. In addition, they begin to lay out a three-stage framework for how to discipline...

If discipline is defined as “training that corrects,” then it’s a lot more than punishing our kids. In this episode, Brett and Erin lay out four steps that prevent such reductionistic thinking about discipline and...

When we discipline our kids well, we not only teach them obedience to God’s moral laws but we also instill in them habits that shape their desires and loves. Yes, we can help them not only do what is good but also...

When it comes to the discipline of children, we CAN’T start with the how-tos. We must makes sense of WHY we should discipline in the first place. In this episode, Brett and Erin show how the Christian worldview...

Our culture socializes us to place more value on our kid’s achievements than on their character. This is revealed by what things--academics, sports, extra-curricular activities--take priority in our family life. And...

How does our Christian worldview guide us in the discipline of our kids? Is discipline ineffective and outdated in raising today’s kids? Where do we start when thinking about discipline? In this episode, Brett &...