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Homeschool Success with Kami Wanous17. How to Connect with Your Teens with Kent & Amy BowlerParent-child relationships affect the success of your homeschool. Especially with teens!
Kent and Amy Bowler of Revolutionary Families have homeschooled all their children and have been through all the ups and downs.
From the Bowlers: It is easy to get stuck in unproductive patterns. We’ve been coaching parents for over a decade now - with families spanning 45 states and 18 countries. Let us show you how easily YOU can break those patterns and create new routines that bring your home—and your hearts—into harmony. We have 7 children, 8 grandchildren, have been parenting for 30+ years, homeschooling throug...2023-11-0645 min
Revolutionary Families: Parenting HeroesHow To See BeyondLife is becoming more like the movies. At least some of the dystopian ones! And those don't typically end well!So what do we do as parents to keep our families and our homes from turning into rabid nightmares?This is where joy lives!Become a Parenting Hero:Go to https://revolutionaryfamilies.comEnter your name and email addressGain access to The #1 Parenting Secret Connect with us!FB @ Revolutionary FamiliesIG @ RevolutionaryFamiliesTikTok @ RevolutionaryFamilies
2023-03-2014 minRevolutionary Families: Parenting HeroesIs There Hope For The "Problem Child"Sometimes we equate having children to having problems! And that can actually be part of the the issue - how we see our own children. Of course all children have problems. All adults do as well! Yet somehow we get in our heads that our kids should be doing better than we ever did as kids. Or at the very least we expect them to be doing better than they are.We forget that to learn, to grow, to master, takes repeated practice.And as we reframe our expectations with that in mind, th...2023-03-0717 minRevolutionary Families: Parenting HeroesSmashing Structures On A Learner's PermitIs it OK to push our kids to do better?If so, when? How?Is it OK to allow our kids to fail?If so, when and how do we that?And how in the world do we strike a balance between those two extremes?This is where joy lives!Become a Parenting Hero:Go to https://revolutionaryfamilies.comEnter your name and email addressGain access to The #1 Parenting Secret Connect with us!FB @ Revolutionary FamiliesIG @ RevolutionaryFamiliesTikTok @ RevolutionaryFamilies
2023-02-2823 minRevolutionary Families: Parenting HeroesDisturbing DisrespectThe predominant me-first culture of our society today is destroying character, and it is happening the fastest with our children.So what can we do as parents to prevent our kids from turning into whiny wet noodles?This is where joy lives!Become a Parenting Hero:Go to https://revolutionaryfamilies.comEnter your name and email addressGain access to The #1 Parenting Secret Connect with us!FB @ Revolutionary FamiliesIG @ RevolutionaryFamiliesTikTok @ RevolutionaryFamilies
2023-02-2119 minRevolutionary Families: Parenting HeroesThe Fight Is RealAccording to Kimberly Ells in The Invincible Family, "the endgame of all these [worldly] tactics is to convince the woman and society that children do not need their mothers or fathers. The goal is to convince women and men that raising their own children is a waste of their time, their money, and ultimately—their lives."Today there are many more attacks on the family than we ever thought possible.We can't allow the prevailing culture to take over our family culture. We have to stand and not be overrun. But how do we do th...2023-02-1417 minRevolutionary Families: Parenting HeroesCancer & ConnectionIt has been a long time since we were kids. Sometimes we forget how hard it could be day to day, especially as teenagers.But what's worse is that the world is a much darker and harder place now for our kids than it was for us growing up.When we lose sight of that and expect our children to do what we never did - to be perfect, we heap condemnation and disappointment on their already heavy load, and estrange ourselves from them in the process. Not good. It's like a cancer sucking the lig...2023-02-0810 minRevolutionary Families: Parenting HeroesReconnecting After a ClashLife with other humans can be challenging. When we throw kids into the mix it can be next to impossible!As parents we're supposed to be the role models - so what do we do when we lose it?And what can we do to maintain our connection to our children when they lose it?This is where joy lives!Become a Parenting Hero:Go to https://revolutionaryfamilies.comEnter your name and email addressGain access to The #1 Parenting Secret Connect with us!FB @ Revolutionary FamiliesIG @ RevolutionaryFamiliesTikTok @ Rev...2023-01-3117 min
Realizing Genius PodcastKent and Amy Bowler – Looking for GeniusRealizing the genius in our home can be challenging. We tend to see the negative in ourselves, our spouse, and our kids much more easily than the positive. In this week's episode, I talk with Kent and Amy Bowler about our challenges with realizing genius and its importance of it.
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Kent and Amy Bowler, parents of 7 and grandparents of 8, have been homeschooling for decades. They are passionate about helping youth recognize and stand in their greatness and have inspired the rising generation for over twenty years. They have also trained parents to be better mentors in their own homes for...2023-01-2926 minRevolutionary Families: Parenting Heroes13 Lives - Defeating the Deepest DespairWe can fix that! This is the simplest of tools that literally takes only minutes a day that can put you on the same level as a well-trained Buddhist monk buried alive in a submerged cave. Seriously. Take your parenting to the next level and give up despair along the way!This is where joy lives!Become a Parenting Hero:Go to https://revolutionaryfamilies.comEnter your name and email addressGain access to The #1 Parenting Secret Connect with us!FB @ Revolutionary FamiliesIG @ RevolutionaryFamiliesTikTok @ RevolutionaryFamilies
2023-01-2413 minRevolutionary Families: Parenting HeroesPerhaps The Biggest Mistake We Ever MadeWe really felt like we were doing the right thing. In fact we would frequently stop and double check ourselves. And yet we totally blew and it cost us dearly for many years. Not good.But totally avoidable!This is where joy lives!Become a Parenting Hero:Go to https://revolutionaryfamilies.comEnter your name and email addressGain access to The #1 Parenting Secret Connect with us!FB @ Revolutionary FamiliesIG @ RevolutionaryFamiliesTikTok @ RevolutionaryFamilies
2023-01-1019 minRevolutionary Families: Parenting HeroesChores? Connection? Or Both?What do you do when you ask the kids to do something - and it doesn't get done?Nag? Bark? Yell? Punish?We've all been there. Frustrated with the mess and the lack of responsibility. And we've probably all resorted to snapping at our kids. We sure have.But we can switch from being the clean police to our kid's advocate and friend AND teach great skills at the same time!This is where joy lives!Become a Parenting Hero:Go to https://revolutionaryfamilies.comEnter your name and email a...2023-01-0218 minRevolutionary Families: Parenting HeroesDeveloping Character In Our FamiliesWe all want our children to grow up with excellent character, but did you know that your family can develop superpowers with your family character? And then our children's character grows exponentially! Super fun!This is where joy lives!Become a Parenting Hero:Go to https://revolutionaryfamilies.comEnter your name and email addressGain access to The #1 Parenting Secret Connect with us!FB @ Revolutionary FamiliesIG @ RevolutionaryFamiliesTikTok @ RevolutionaryFamiliesSuper Council Agenda here!
2022-12-2621 minRevolutionary Families: Parenting HeroesBut I Thought My Child Was Doing OK?Are there warning signs that our son or daughter is struggling with their own identity? Is it possible that as parents we sometimes mistake positive performance or even confidence as an indicator that our child's foundation is solid? When in fact, deep down they are actually struggling?We've learned the hard way that this happens.And we want to help you know what you can do to help your child to understand better their true identity.This is where joy lives!Become a Parenting Hero:Go to https://rev...2022-12-1917 minRevolutionary Families: Parenting HeroesVideo Games During Sunday Service!What the dickens!!! Could we make parenting any harder? Really!Sometimes it is all we can do to keep from losing it, or worse. So what do we do when our children our blowing it - AND we have taught them better than that???This is where joy lives!Become a Parenting Hero:Go to https://revolutionaryfamilies.comEnter your name and email addressGain access to The #1 Parenting Secret Connect with us!FB @ Revolutionary FamiliesIG @ RevolutionaryFamiliesTikTok @ RevolutionaryFamilies
2022-12-1316 minRevolutionary Families: Parenting HeroesLost In The Woods!We want our families to win! In a recent family adventure we learned again the power of vision. Malala's father also used that same superpower in helping her to overcome incredible odds. This is how we get our families across the finish line happy and victorious!This is where joy lives!Become a Parenting Hero:Go to https://revolutionaryfamilies.comEnter your name and email addressGain access to The #1 Parenting Secret Connect with us!FB @ Revolutionary FamiliesIG @ RevolutionaryFamiliesTikTok @ RevolutionaryFamilies
2022-12-0514 minRevolutionary Families: Parenting HeroesWhat To Do When Your Kid Is In Over Their HeadWe want our kids to learn and grow and become. Yet sometimes when they are pushing the boundaries it is easy to inadvertently shut them down or make them feel like they aren't capable or good enough.When we shift our focus to what they are already doing well, we build beautiful belief (for us first, and then in themselves) so that they happily continue their growth.This is where joy lives!Become a Parenting Hero:Go to https://revolutionaryfamilies.comEnter your name and email addressGain access to The #1 Parenting Secret 2022-11-2813 minRevolutionary Families: Parenting HeroesHow To Hold On To Our Teens Without Pushing Them AwayThis is a hard pill to swallow, but the reality is that our instinctual/natural response to our teens (or any of our kids for that matter) when they are really struggling is to push them even further away from us.Not what any of us want as parents.In this episode we tell a truly mind-blowing result and then share tips and tools so you can have those same kinds of results - even if your kids are totally normal (just like ours)!This is where joy lives!Become a...2022-11-2218 minRevolutionary Families: Parenting HeroesHow Amazing Could It Be?We just wanted a place to sleep and to go to church in the morning—sometimes our vision for our family is just survival. And yet if we had known the destination, the hard part would have been so much easier. What can we accomplish when we see a bigger picture? What can our "ordinary" family do when we start using the miracle question?This is where joy lives!Become a Parenting Hero:Go to https://revolutionaryfamilies.comEnter your name and email addressGain access to The #1 Parenting Secret Conn...2022-11-1414 minRevolutionary Families: Parenting HeroesTouching The Hand Of GodWe all know that as parents we sometimes fall short.We all have our struggles, our weaknesses and our total screw-ups. We go back and forth between fighting off perfectionism and then wanting to quit. It can be a real mess.So what can we do as parents to make sure that we don't pass those inner insecurities on to our children? How do we give them the tools to become better adults than we are?This is where joy lives!Become a Parenting Hero:Go to https://revolutionaryfamilies.comEnter your...2022-11-0715 minRevolutionary Families: Parenting HeroesLincoln Logs, Legoes and WorthIn this episode we cover a few strategies to help our kids feel the truth of their greatness.As a species, we are naturally self-deprecating. We beat ourselves up. Over the biggest and even the smallest things.This is true of our children as well, and especially for our teens. That means that they are struggling with their sense of identity and worth. And rather than having them seeking validation from peers, we want to make sure they are connected to us and to God so that they truly understand who they are, that they have...2022-10-3115 minRevolutionary Families: Parenting HeroesI Thought I Knew How To Parent!When kids turn into teenagers it can be an ugly experience. Everything that used to work for us as parents seems to no longer have any value. And each day that goes by our teens seem to drift farther and farther away. We use our recent experience in Rome as a backdrop for finding some answers!This is where joy lives!Become a Parenting Hero:Go to https://revolutionaryfamilies.comEnter your name and email addressGain access to The #1 Parenting Secret Connect with us!FB @ Revolutionary FamiliesIG @ RevolutionaryFamiliesTikTok @ RevolutionaryFamilies
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Homesteading Skills for a Joyful Life: Joyfully PreparedKent and Amy Bowler - Using Gratitude to Connect with Your TeenHere are the things to expect in the episode:Are parents to blame for children's behavior?What can a parent do to be a better parent?What parenting tools can parents use to help themselves and their children?Is it ever too late to help a child with their development?How does gratitude play a massive part in parenting?And much more! About Ken and Amy:Kent and Amy Bowler help families connect to God solidly and know with a surety who they are as God’s children so that they choose to sta...2022-04-2524 minHomesteading Skills for a Joyful Life: Joyfully PreparedKent and Amy Bowler - Giving Teens Space to Figure it OutHere are the things to expect in the episode:How do you stay connected with your teens?Why should parents be more understanding?Is it okay for teenagers to make mistakes?And much more! About Ken and Amy:Kent and Amy Bowler help families connect to God solidly and know with a surety who they are as God’s children so that they choose to stand up and live with God’s power and strength as His modern-day Heroes. We have been training parents to work effectively with their youth for over a decade...2022-04-1116 minRevolutionary Families: Parenting HeroesParalyzed By FearThere are a million things to be afraid of, but as parents, fear gets amplified a million times over since we are responsible for another human being (or two or three)!What if my child doesn't make any new friends?What if my child fails her class?What if my child doesn't get in to college?What if my child fails to launch?And yet the solution is simple. With a small shift in focus we can move past the fear and keep our families on track.T...2021-09-1416 minRevolutionary Families: Parenting HeroesCorrection Without CondemnationOur natural inclination in fulfilling our parenting duty to correct and instruct our children often includes the inclusion of criticism.Whether it be intended or not, verbal or not, our children feel our disapproval and disappointment at a core level.Haim Ginott claims that:Parental criticism is unhelpful... children who are regularly criticized learn to condemn themselves and others.So what do we do to remove condemnation from our correction?This is where joy lives!Become a Parenting Hero:Go to https://revolutionaryfamilies.comEnter your name a...2021-09-0617 minRevolutionary Families: Parenting HeroesThe Curse of the Covid Overdose (Too Much Screen Time)Managing our kids is oh so much easier when we bring devices into the picture.That has been especially true during this covid-era.The fact of the matter though is that our children will actually be happier when we as a family have boundaries to guide our usage.This is where joy lives!Become a Parenting Hero:Go to https://revolutionaryfamilies.comEnter your name and email addressGain access to The #1 Parenting Secret Connect with us!FB @ Revolutionary FamiliesIG @ RevolutionaryFamiliesJoin the conversation in the Revolutionary Families Forum
2021-08-3113 minRevolutionary Families: Parenting HeroesGetting Rid Of Whining & MoaningPerhaps the most annoying part of parenting is putting up with the persistent complaining that seems to come with children.Is it possible to put that perpetual aggravation behind us?For good?It may seem like a pipe dream, but the reality is there is a lot we can do to reduce the rate of moaning and groaning, the mumbling and murmuring, the discord and discontent, and replace it with positive, loving communication in our homes!This is where joy lives!Become a Parenting Hero:Go to https://r...2021-08-2016 minRevolutionary Families: Parenting HeroesHumpty Dumpty - Part 2At times our families can look and feel a lot like the old nursery rhyme about Humpty Dumpty. Someone has fallen, made a real mess out of things, and it seems like there is no hope for happiness ever again.Even though the little ditty that we can all repeat from memory ends dismally, as Parenting Heroes, we can put our families back together again! Even better than they were before!This is where joy lives!Become a Parenting Hero:Go to https://revolutionaryfamilies.comEnter your name and email addressGain access to The...2021-08-1111 minRevolutionary Families: Parenting HeroesWhen The World Turns Upside DownOur world isn't getting any easier.Challenges, chaos and confusion are the norm.It feels like we can't make it on our own - and that is largely true.Except for...This is where joy lives!Become a Parenting Hero:Go to https://revolutionaryfamilies.comEnter your name and email addressGain access to The #1 Parenting Secret Connect with us!FB @ Revolutionary FamiliesIG @ RevolutionaryFamiliesJoin the conversation in the Revolutionary Families Forum
2021-08-0812 minRevolutionary Families: Parenting HeroesI quitDo you ever get to the point where you literally feel like you can no longer even find the strength to breathe?Parenting is the hardest thing we will ever do in this lifetime—and just when we start to feel like we're on top of it—out of nowhere a storm so severe hits that we are immediately knocked over, quickly disoriented, and lost for what to do next.Here is what we have learned that helps us to find our feet and keep moving forward.This is where joy lives!Bec...2021-07-2920 minRevolutionary Families: Parenting HeroesDriving 3 days straight only to get MRSAOne of our old family traditions consisted primarily of driving days on end across the US to "spend time with family" to then turn around and drive for days on end again, except on the return trip now there's nothing to look forward to so it feels even longer....Is that kind of sacrifice and headache and cost and time actually worth it?This is where joy lives!Become a Parenting Hero:Go to https://revolutionaryfamilies.comEnter your name and email addressGain access to The #1 Parenting Secret Connect with us...2021-07-2114 minRevolutionary Families: Parenting HeroesA 98% Chance of Permanent Brain DamageWe just got to witness firsthand the miracle that hope and belief brought about in the life of our dear friend's newborn son.Find out how it relates to you and your child as well.This is where joy lives!Become a Parenting Hero:Go to https://revolutionaryfamilies.comEnter your name and email addressGain access to The #1 Parenting Secret Connect with us!FB @ Revolutionary FamiliesIG @ RevolutionaryFamiliesJoin the conversation in the Revolutionary Families Forum
2021-07-1515 minRevolutionary Families: Parenting HeroesMy Butt As A Dog's Best FriendAs parents we love to pretend like we're all that.That we've totally got everything under control.Well, the more that we can face the music and admit our imperfections, the better equipped our kids will become to face life!To make the point, we tell a rather embarrassing story. Don't miss this one!This is where joy lives!Become a Parenting Hero:Go to https://revolutionaryfamilies.comEnter your name and email addressGain access to The #1 Parenting Secret Connect with us!FB @ Revolutionary FamiliesIG @ Revo...2021-07-0812 minRevolutionary Families: Parenting HeroesSeeing The FutureChildren can be short-sighted, only seeing the here and now, and as such get easily overwhelmed.The fact of the matter though is that sometimes we as parents have a hard time seeing anything for our children beyond their current struggles.Learn how to see the future so that your children can overcome!This is where joy lives!Become a Parenting Hero:Go to https://revolutionaryfamilies.comEnter your name and email addressGain access to The #1 Parenting Secret Connect with us!FB @ Revolutionary FamiliesIG @ RevolutionaryFamiliesJoin the conversation in...2021-06-2914 minRevolutionary Families: Parenting HeroesCowpies For Breakfast!We learned some pretty cool lessons recently working with cows! Lessons that will streamline your home and make things better and easier! All while smelling like roses rather than cow poo!This is where joy lives!Become a Parenting Hero:Go to https://revolutionaryfamilies.comEnter your name and email addressGain access to The #1 Parenting Secret Connect with us!FB @ Revolutionary FamiliesIG @ RevolutionaryFamiliesJoin the conversation in the Revolutionary Families Forum
2021-06-1713 minRevolutionary Families: Parenting HeroesWhen Lightning StrikesThis is the story of when we narrowly averted a major crisis with an actual lightning strike. And it is the story of how heavenly help is there for the asking to give us answers when we on our own are at a total loss.This is where joy lives!Become a Parenting Hero:Go to https://revolutionaryfamilies.comEnter your name and email addressGain access to The #1 Parenting Secret Connect with us!FB @ Revolutionary FamiliesIG @ RevolutionaryFamiliesJoin the conversation in the Revolutionary Families Forum
2021-06-1213 minRevolutionary Families: Parenting HeroesI Wish I Was Superman!How many times a week do we hear: "I wish I could..." or, "I wish I could have..." or, "couldn't we do that Mom"?It seems like we get a constant barrage of requests for the unreasonable. Why can't our kids just grow up already!What if we could learn to meet them where they are, validate them, show them that we really do care and that we actually hear them as well, ALL while still holding firmly to boundaries and reality.And have some fun to boot!This i...2021-05-3112 minRevolutionary Families: Parenting HeroesWhat CAN We Do?The pressures of the world would see every last hope and dream for joy and happiness in our families absolutely crushed.If we don't choose to stand up as parents, then the lifeblood will be quickly squeezed out of our families.The good news is regardless of how hard life gets, or how many external restrictions or failed expectations stack up against us, we always have a choice.Listen to learn simple steps to take to breath life back into your home!This is where joy lives!Become a...2021-05-2417 minRevolutionary Families: Parenting HeroesMaking Our Marriage The Heartbeat Of Our FamilyWe care about our kids so much that it is super easy to get distracted from the core of our family - each other!So we decided to share some of the things that we do to keep that heartbeat vivacious and full of life! Even when our kids have so much going on, or are still little, or whatever!This is where joy lives!Become a Parenting Hero:Go to https://revolutionaryfamilies.comEnter your name and email addressGain access to The #1 Parenting Secret Connect with us!FB @ Rev...2021-05-1411 minRevolutionary Families: Parenting HeroesWhat Every Struggling Teenager NeedsOur teens are getting brutalized left and right every day. To make it worse, most teens beat themselves up pretty hard for their mistakes and blunders. So what can we give them that will carry the day, even when we're not with them???This is where joy lives!Become a Parenting Hero:Go to https://revolutionaryfamilies.comEnter your name and email addressGain access to The #1 Parenting Secret Connect with us!FB @ Revolutionary FamiliesIG @ RevolutionaryFamiliesJoin the conversation in the Revolutionary Families Forum
2021-05-0918 minRevolutionary Families: Parenting HeroesTotally Off Track In TokyoAs adults, most of the time we feel like we've got everything under control.But that isn't the case for our kids.In fact we need to learn to become aware of when they are losing hope so that we can give them the help needed to soldier on.To make it all clear, we give a story that acts as an allegory for what our children are oftentimes going through on a regular basis.This is where joy lives!Become a Parenting Hero:Go to https://revolutionaryfamilies.c...2021-04-2917 minRevolutionary Families: Parenting HeroesTaming My TongueWe have. Sometimes it feels like a daily occurrence. Our natural tendency to always want to be "right" really makes it difficult not to!In this episode we talk about what we've learned to turn that around and really connect with each other in a beautiful, long-lasting kind of way!This is where joy lives!Become a Parenting Hero:Go to https://revolutionaryfamilies.comEnter your name and email addressGain access to The #1 Parenting Secret Connect with us!FB @ Revolutionary FamiliesIG @ RevolutionaryFamiliesJoin the conversation in the Revolutionary Families Forum
2021-04-2016 minRevolutionary Families: Parenting HeroesSecret Girlfriends & BoundariesSometimes, in the interest of a perceived greater good for our children, we start spouting edicts left and right. And oftentimes, when in that mode, we actually end up pushing our children deeper into the behavior we were trying to save them from with our dictatorial decrees.In this episode we talk about a better way to establishing boundaries in our homes.Join us at the 2021 Parenting Heroes Online Summit!Go to https://parentingheroessummit.comRegister w/your name and email by April 8th for free access on the broadcast daysOr purchase the recordings after t...2021-04-0415 minRevolutionary Families: Parenting HeroesCrazy Puppy LovePuppies are super adorable.And can be a bit frustrating as well.Our recent experiences in puppy sitting opened our eyes about some of the things we do with our children that really aren't reasonable.This is where joy lives!Join us at the 2021 Parenting Heroes Online Summit!Go to https://parentingheroessummit.comRegister w/your name and email by April 8th for free access on the broadcast daysOr purchase the recordings after the summit is over (at the link above) Connect with us!FB @ Revolutionary FamiliesIG @ R...2021-03-2215 minRevolutionary Families: Parenting HeroesOh Yeah... I Do That Too...We oftentimes find ourselves getting on our kids, for the exact same things we do ourselves, or have certainly done in the past. Recognizing that can help us to find more patience and to put ourselves in their shoes and be their friend and advocate rather than their accuser.This is where joy lives!Become a Parenting Hero:Go to https://revolutionaryfamilies.comEnter your name and email addressGain access to The #1 Parenting Secret Connect with us!FB @ Revolutionary FamiliesIG @ RevolutionaryFamiliesJoin the conversation in the Revolutionary Families Forum
2021-03-1112 minRevolutionary Families: Parenting HeroesHumpty DumptyWe work so hard to build our ideal life, to create a picture perfect home. The way it should be. The way we've always wanted it to be.And then, it all comes crashing down. Out of nowhere we're thrown a curveball we don't know how to deal with. And all of a sudden life sucks again.Using a fun story of what we've seen in our home the last several months, we teach the tool to keep our family from falling off the bandwagon when we encounter rocky roads.This is where joy...2021-03-0512 minRevolutionary Families: Parenting HeroesForging Connections in the Face of FrustrationIn this episode we present a story of when we actually did a pretty good job of bypassing what could have easily boiled into caustic conflict. Most of the time we fall prey to natural tendencies and slip all too easily into disappointment and discouragement. Listen to learn what you can do to hold firm to boundaries while really connecting with our children, EVEN when they are yanking our chains!This is where joy lives!Become a Parenting Hero:Go to https://revolutionaryfamilies.comEnter your name and email addressGain access to The #1 Parenting Secret ...2021-02-2517 minRevolutionary Families: Parenting HeroesFlying ButtsOur kids are children. They are not actually just miniaturized adults. As such, we need to be aware of where our children are and match them there so that they can actually receive and feel the tremendous amount of love that we have for them.This is where joy lives!Become a Parenting Hero:Go to https://revolutionaryfamilies.comEnter your name and email addressGain access to The #1 Parenting Secret Connect with us!FB @ Revolutionary FamiliesIG @ RevolutionaryFamiliesJoin the conversation in the Revolutionary Families Forum
2021-02-1816 minRevolutionary Families: Parenting HeroesThe Man & The LadyWe become who we are by the stories that we carry. And we connect to each other through storytelling.So what stories are we giving to our children? What stories are we using to shape who are children become? What stories are we utilizing to bring our families closer together each day?This is where joy lives!Become a Parenting Hero:Go to https://revolutionaryfamilies.comEnter your name and email addressGain access to The #1 Parenting Secret Connect with us!FB @ Revolutionary FamiliesIG @ RevolutionaryFamiliesJoin the conversation in the Revolutionary Famil...2021-02-1015 min
The Family Culture Movement (Archive)Revolutionary Parenting with Kent and Amy BowlerKent and Amy are the parents of 7 and grandparents to 6. They have been parenting for 28 years and find their greatest joy with their family. They are also passionate about helping youth to recognize and stand in their greatness and have been inspiring youth for 2 decades. For the last decade they have also been training parents how to be mentors in their own homes. Kent and Amy believe that families are worth fighting for and created Revolutionary Heroes to help families win that fight and develop amazing youth who live as modern day heroes. Kent and Amy train pare...2021-02-0933 minRevolutionary Families: Parenting HeroesSTOP SuffocatingWe can't help our children when we can't breathe ourselves.This is what we do to stop suffocating so that we can support our children.(Part 2 of 2)This is where joy lives!Become a Parenting Hero:Go to https://revolutionaryfamilies.comEnter your name and email addressGain access to The #1 Parenting Secret Connect with us!FB @ Revolutionary FamiliesIG @ RevolutionaryFamiliesJoin the conversation in the Revolutionary Families Forum
2021-02-0612 minRevolutionary Families: Parenting HeroesStuck on a Mountain with a 10 year oldMe and my boy found ourselves near the top of a serious mountain, stuck, and only digging ourselves into a deeper hole as we did all the wrong things.Sometimes, our natural instincts do the same thing to us as parents, digging us into deeper and deeper pits when we thought we were "solving" problems.What key bit information and understanding are we missing to pull us out of such a trap?(Part 1 of 2)This is where joy lives!Become a Parenting Hero:Go to https://revolutionaryfamilies.comEnter y...2021-02-0416 minRevolutionary Families: Parenting HeroesThe Toilet Bowl TurnaroundOur propensity as parents to pretend that everything is perfect is probably pretty prejudicial to our poor offspring!This is where joy lives!Become a Parenting Hero:Go to https://revolutionaryfamilies.comEnter your name and email addressGain access to The #1 Parenting Secret Connect with us!FB @ Revolutionary FamiliesIG @ RevolutionaryFamiliesJoin the conversation in the Revolutionary Families Forum
2021-01-3012 minRevolutionary Families: Parenting HeroesCrystal? Or Crap?Rarely, if ever, is our communication in our homes crystal clear. And it matters a lot as a large degree of our family felicity is dependent on something other than crappy conversations!This is where joy lives!Become a Parenting Hero:Go to https://revolutionaryfamilies.comEnter your name and email addressGain access to The #1 Parenting Secret Connect with us!FB @ Revolutionary FamiliesIG @ RevolutionaryFamiliesJoin the conversation in the Revolutionary Families Forum
2021-01-2812 minRevolutionary Families: Parenting HeroesIs This What We Signed Up For???Parenting can be pretty poopy sometimes.Other times it can be rather rewarding.Oftentimes the only difference is what we choose to do with our choices. Meaning that the same exact action, even when repeated a thousand billion times, can be a total catastrophe mentally, or a cumulatively consequential act of beautiful consecration. And you guessed it! We get to choose!This is where joy lives!Become a Parenting Hero:Go to https://revolutionaryfamilies.comEnter your name and email addressGain access to The #1 Parenting Secret Connect with us!2021-01-2312 minRevolutionary Families: Parenting HeroesWolverine and ParentingWe got to see one of our all-time favorites performed this last week. We were quickly reminded why we love Les Misérables so much, and found a superb analogy that helps us with our parenting in an equally fantastic way.This is where joy lives!Become a Parenting Hero:Go to https://revolutionaryfamilies.comEnter your name and email addressGain access to The #1 Parenting Secret Connect with us!FB @ Revolutionary FamiliesIG @ RevolutionaryFamiliesJoin the conversation in the Revolutionary Families Forum
2021-01-2111 minRevolutionary Families: Parenting HeroesOur Kids are Drowning!It can be pretty commonplace to miss the signals that our children are sending out that they are fundamentally lacking in a big way; even when they are replacing saline solution (for contacts) with mouthwash!How do we do a better job of recognizing what is going on with our children? And then how do we help them come up for air so they don't feel like they're drowning anymore?This is where joy lives!Become a Parenting Hero:Go to https://revolutionaryfamilies.comEnter your name and email addressGain access to...2021-01-1613 minRevolutionary Families: Parenting HeroesYou're Not AloneComparison leads to isolation.Isolation amplifies struggle.Being real and open, rather than trying to pretend that we're all that, leads to shared strength to overcome the struggle.This is where joy lives!Become a Parenting Hero:Go to https://revolutionaryfamilies.comEnter your name and email addressGain access to The #1 Parenting Secret Connect with us!FB @ Revolutionary FamiliesIG @ RevolutionaryFamiliesJoin the conversation in the Revolutionary Families Forum
2021-01-1414 minRevolutionary Families: Parenting HeroesFrom Anarchy to OrderAnarchy bites.Order is beautiful.When we aren't diligently maintaining our family systems, we quickly fall apart. What's worse is that our own brains fight against us when we try to improve the structure of our home. Hear us share from our own current struggles to overcome as we share some encouragement for your crew as well!This is where joy lives!Become a Parenting Hero:Go to https://revolutionaryfamilies.comEnter your name and email addressGain access to The #1 Parenting Secret Connect with us!FB...2021-01-1011 minRevolutionary Families: Parenting HeroesI Totally Suck!There must be a long tradition spread across humankind of sincere self-deprecation.While we may claim that by so doing, we're only harming ourselves, the truth is that as we role model that behavior in front of our children, we are damaging our child's ability to manage their emotions and their life in a healthy way.Tune in to hear what we have found to be effective in reversing that troublesome tradition.This is where joy lives!Become a Parenting Hero:Go to https://revolutionaryfamilies.comEnter your name and email ad...2021-01-0613 minRevolutionary Families: Parenting HeroesStop Being So SeriousAt least in the movies, Einstein was just as serious about laughing.We feel the same way. Even though we're not seriously funny by nature, we strive to laugh along the way and give some tips on what you can do to bring the best medicine into your home as well.This is where joy lives!Become a Parenting Hero:Go to https://revolutionaryfamilies.comEnter your name and email addressGain access to The #1 Parenting Secret Connect with us!FB @ Revolutionary FamiliesIG @ RevolutionaryFamiliesJoin the conversation in the Revolutionary Families For2021-01-0313 minRevolutionary Families: Parenting HeroesWhat are YOU doing?The normal course for the human brain when facing a problem is to start with the How.That doesn't work well at all. Smart people, and especially smart parents know that the best approach is to start with the Why.Listen in to learn how you can create a solid foundation for effective parenting and life in your home.This is where joy lives!Become a Parenting Hero:Go to https://revolutionaryfamilies.comEnter your name and email addressGain access to The #1 Parenting Secret Connect with us...2020-12-3112 minRevolutionary Families: Parenting HeroesLost In A HazeIt is vital that we as families have direction. That we know where we are going.When we don't have a clear vision, it begins to feel like we're just treading water. Forever.In this episode we present some ideas on how to clear away the fog and set a clear focus for the year ahead.This is where joy lives!Become a Parenting Hero:Go to https://revolutionaryfamilies.comEnter your name and email addressGain access to The #1 Parenting Secret Connect with us!FB @ Revolutionary FamiliesIG @ Revo...2020-12-3012 minRevolutionary Families: Parenting HeroesFilthy Lucre?Whether we like it or not, money plays a crucial role in our lives.Our attitude towards money today will dictate the path our children follow for likely the rest of their lives. Listen in to find ways you can help them find success now and throughout the years to come.This is where joy lives!Become a Parenting Hero:Go to https://revolutionaryfamilies.comEnter your name and email addressGain access to The #1 Parenting Secret Connect with us!FB @ Revolutionary FamiliesIG @ RevolutionaryFamiliesJoin the conversation in the Revolutionary Families For2020-12-2913 minRevolutionary Families: Parenting HeroesThe Best Anti-Worry VaccineWe've had some extra down time as a family the last while and found ourselves as parents worrying about how our children were using their time.Rather than berating them about their choices, we found instead the best medicine to help strengthen the bonds within our family and to boost the foundation of trust and comradery that we enjoy together as a family. Listen in to see how you can inoculate your family as well!This is where joy lives!Become a Parenting Hero:Go to https://revolutionaryfamilies.comEnter your name and ema...2020-12-2812 minRevolutionary Families: Parenting HeroesRaising Kids In A Negative WorldCovid and politics and turmoil have brought frustration, anger and hatred to new levels of stinkiness.What can we do as parents to help our children learn to deal with all the garbage on their own so that they don't become cranky grouches?This is where joy lives!Become a Parenting Hero:Go to https://revolutionaryfamilies.comEnter your name and email addressGain access to The #1 Parenting Secret Connect with us!FB @ Revolutionary FamiliesIG @ RevolutionaryFamiliesJoin the conversation in the Revolutionary Families Forum
2020-12-2713 minRevolutionary Families: Parenting HeroesDefeating ExhaustionFeeling wiped out can become an everyday experience - but that isn't how any of us want to go through our time as parents.Learn simple steps you can take to shift your perspective, create more energy, and have more fun with your family.This is where joy lives!Become a Parenting Hero:Go to https://revolutionaryfamilies.comEnter your name and email addressGain access to The #1 Parenting Secret Connect with us!FB @ Revolutionary FamiliesIG @ RevolutionaryFamiliesJoin the conversation in the Revolutionary Families Forum
2020-12-2714 minRevolutionary Families: Parenting HeroesYou Don't Know What Love IsLove is the voice under all silences, the hope which has no opposite in fear; the strength so strong mere force is feebleness - e. e. cummingsLove is at the core of how we hold our families together and give them real strength. In this episode we share some fun experiences we've had and some ideas on how we can keep moving forward.This is where joy lives!Become a Parenting Hero:Go to https://revolutionaryfamilies.comEnter your name and email addressGain access to The #1 Parenting Secret Connect wit...2020-12-2610 minRevolutionary Families: Parenting HeroesUsing Routines & Rituals to Strengthen Your FamilyRoutines are powerful. They can create order and harmony. Or chaos and confusion.Rituals take routines to the next level by creating connection, stability and identity.Learn how to take control of these fundamental elements of our daily lives to create the culture you want in your home.This is where joy lives!Become a Parenting Hero:Go to https://revolutionaryfamilies.comEnter your name and email addressGain access to The #1 Parenting SecretBig Life Journal - 41 Rituals...Connect with us!FB @ Revolutionary FamiliesIG @ RevolutionaryFamiliesJoin the conversation in...2020-12-2515 minRevolutionary Families: Parenting HeroesThe Truth About What Is Behind Every Great KidThe answer may surprise you.And give you more hope that your kids will turn out great too.This is where joy lives!Become a Parenting Hero:Go to https://revolutionaryfamilies.comEnter your name and email addressGain access to The #1 Parenting Secret Connect with us!FB @ Revolutionary FamiliesIG @ RevolutionaryFamiliesJoin the conversation in the Revolutionary Families Forum
2020-12-2411 minRevolutionary Families: Parenting HeroesPatience!&#%¡@?!We've been working at parenting for a really long time and our patience still gets tested!Covey talks about the space between stimulus and response. We've created a tool that figuratively slows time down to the point that we can take advantage of that space so that we come off with superhuman imperturbability! Check it out!This is where joy lives!Become a Parenting Hero:Go to https://revolutionaryfamilies.comEnter your name and email addressGain access to The #1 Parenting Secret Connect with us!FB @ Revolutionary FamiliesIG @ RevolutionaryFamiliesJoin the conve...2020-12-2314 minRevolutionary Families: Parenting HeroesMistakes & MotivationAs our children grow older, we sometimes forget that the way we need to help them changes as they develop and grow, to the degree that we oftentimes end up discouraging and disabling them.Learn what you can do differently when your children make mistakes, so that they become the beautiful, amazing people you know they are capable of becoming.This is where joy lives!Become a Parenting Hero:Go to https://revolutionaryfamilies.comEnter your name and email addressGain access to The #1 Parenting Secret Connect with us!FB @ Re...2020-12-2215 minRevolutionary Families: Parenting HeroesWhat Do I Do Dad?Do you ever find yourself without any answers, especially with your family? We, too, find ourselves searching for help and asking, like our little son, What do I do? Those are the times when we plead for help from above. And when we ask and then listen - the answers come. This is where joy lives!Become a Parenting Hero:Go to https://revolutionaryfamilies.comEnter your name and email addressGain access to The #1 Parenting Secret Connect with us!FB @ Revolutionary FamiliesIG @ RevolutionaryFamiliesJoin the conversation in the Revolutionary Families Forum
2020-12-2010 minRevolutionary Families: Parenting HeroesFighting For Our FamiliesWe were out camping in the wilderness when our first was just a baby, when our small little family came under attack from the local wildlife.Our families today are likewise under attack, but the attacks we face are much more damaging and threaten to destroy any progress and peace in our homes. We list 3 steps you can take to fight for your family.This is where joy lives!Become a Parenting Hero:Go to https://revolutionaryfamilies.comEnter your name and email addressGain access to The #1 Parenting Secret Connect wit...2020-12-2013 minRevolutionary Families: Parenting HeroesHow Do We Recover When We Blow It With Our Kids?We lost it today with one of our kids. Not the first time. Won't be the last either.In this episode we share 8 tips that we've found to be helpful to help us recover more quickly AND to greatly increase the time in between each time we lose it.This is where joy lives!Become a Parenting Hero:Go to https://revolutionaryfamilies.comEnter your name and email addressGain access to The #1 Parenting Secret Connect with us!FB @ Revolutionary FamiliesIG @ RevolutionaryFamiliesJoin the conversation in the Revolutionary Families Forum
2020-12-1916 minRevolutionary Families: Parenting HeroesAre You Ready to Quit? (Beating Yourself Up)Sometimes we feel like we can't even pick up the messes of our lives, let alone the mess on the floor. When we see such "shortcomings", it is easy to pick on ourselves and falsely label ourselves as less than. Listen in to find out the truth of who you are and what you can do to quit picking yourself apart.This is where joy lives!Become a Parenting Hero:Go to https://revolutionaryfamilies.comEnter your name and email addressGain access to The #1 Parenting Secret Connect with us!FB @ Revolutionary Fami...2020-12-1811 minRevolutionary Families: Parenting HeroesStarting Our Children on the Path of Self-MotivationFor our children to become exceptional, including the ability to overcome frustration, use these 3 simple steps.This is where joy lives!Become a Parenting Hero:Go to https://revolutionaryfamilies.comEnter your name and email addressGain access to The #1 Parenting Secret Connect with us!FB @ Revolutionary FamiliesIG @ RevolutionaryFamiliesJoin the conversation in the Revolutionary Families Forum
2020-12-1715 minRevolutionary Families: Parenting HeroesBringing Joy To The Mundane Learn a simple mindset shift to make parenting joyous, regardless of all the disappointments, frustrations, unmet expectations, problems and setbacks.As you find the ausfart moments along your journey, you will bring joy to what ordinarily would have been humdrum at best.This is where joy lives!Become a Parenting Hero:Go to https://revolutionaryfamilies.comEnter your name and email addressGain access to The #1 Parenting Secret Connect with us!FB @ Revolutionary FamiliesIG @ RevolutionaryFamiliesJoin the conversation in the Revolutionary Families Forum
2020-12-1615 minRevolutionary Families: Parenting HeroesWhat To Do When Our Kids Are DistraughtThe demands and pressures of life quickly complicate parenting, especially when our child out of the blue is having a horrible moment. In that moment that child needs you more than you need to tackle your to-do list. This is where joy lives!Become a Parenting Hero:Go to https://revolutionaryfamilies.comEnter your name and email addressGain access to The #1 Parenting Secret Connect with us!FB @ Revolutionary FamiliesIG @ RevolutionaryFamiliesJoin the conversation in the Revolutionary Families Forum
2020-12-1512 minRevolutionary Families: Parenting HeroesOur Kids Are Always WatchingDespite what we may think otherwise, our kids are keenly aware of what we are doing and the behaviors and attitudes we are modeling.Its not actually creepy. Its just life.Pretty much everything they learn, they learn from us. So what are we teaching them???This is where joy lives!Become a Parenting Hero:Go to https://revolutionaryfamilies.comEnter your name and email addressGain access to The #1 Parenting Secret Connect with us!FB @ Revolutionary FamiliesIG @ RevolutionaryFamiliesJoin the conversation in the Revolutionary Families Forum
2020-12-1311 minRevolutionary Families: Parenting HeroesYou Are A Parenting HeroEach of us will go through times that challenge us to the very core. Times that are dark, distressing, difficult, disastrous, depressing, distasteful, and deeply unsettling. Many of us are in such times now.Even though every one of us is just a regular, everyday, normal kind of person, the trick is to see yourself as enough. To see yourself as a parenting hero.This is where joy lives!Become a Parenting Hero:Go to https://revolutionaryfamilies.comEnter your name and email addressGain access to The #1 Parenting Secret Connect wi...2020-12-1216 minRevolutionary Families: Parenting HeroesHow Choices Create Confidence in our ChildrenWhat happened when we realized that our children were asking us permission for the most rudimentary things - and what we can do differently so that they develop confidence in their own decision making and in themselves. This is where joy lives!Become a Parenting Hero:Go to https://revolutionaryfamilies.comEnter your name and email addressGain access to The #1 Parenting Secret Connect with us!FB @ Revolutionary FamiliesIG @ RevolutionaryFamiliesJoin the conversation in the Revolutionary Families Forum
2020-12-1113 minRevolutionary Families: Parenting HeroesWhat is Most ImportantA few weeks ago, we were evacuated from our home in the middle of the night due to a raging wildfire. As we grabbed a few essentials it caused us to reflect on what is actually most important. Here is the conclusion we came to and an invitation to you as a result.This is where joy lives!Become a Parenting Hero:Go to https://revolutionaryfamilies.comEnter your name and email addressGain access to The #1 Parenting Secret Connect with us!FB @ Revolutionary FamiliesIG @ RevolutionaryFamiliesJoin the conversation in the Revolutionary Families Fo...2020-12-0914 minRevolutionary Families: Parenting HeroesHow to Motivate Our KidsThis is one of the questions we hear the most from frustrated parents: “How do I motivate my child?” In fact, our 12-year-old daughter just asked us a few days ago what we had done as parents to raise up kids who all get things done. The answer is multi-faceted, and starts with some of the paradigm shifts that we talked about in earlier episodes (see 1 and 2 for example), and in helping each child to discover their genius. It means even encouraging your 6-year-old when he wants to literally climb the walls!This is where joy lives!2020-12-0518 minRevolutionary Families: Parenting HeroesHow to Get More Time in the DayWho doesn’t need more time? Especially with our families. With all the demands on our time, how do we find the time we want to spend time with our family? The secret is our focus - as we choose to appropriately focus on the most important people in our lives, we begin to instill in them self-confidence and trust that things will work out. As that trust grows in our home, the stress of not having enough time dwindles down, and we find joy in each other’s successes and in our struggles as we become more cohesive as a...2020-12-0516 minRevolutionary Families: Parenting HeroesTrust That God Trusts YouHow many times a day do we feel like we don’t measure up? That we’re not qualified? Or that we’re not qualified enough? Could it be that those are diabolical deceptions designed to divorce us from our divine duty and destiny? We believe that by definition, the Creator of the Universe has explicitly confirmed total trust in you as a parent. Check it out for yourself!This is where joy lives!Become a Parenting Hero:Go to https://revolutionaryfamilies.comEnter your name and email addressGain access to The #1 Parenting Secret...2020-12-0512 minRevolutionary Families: Parenting HeroesWhat to Do When We Don't Know What to DoWe all get to a point where we feel like we’ve reached our max, we’ve got nothing left in our bag of parenting tricks and we’re just plain clueless what to do. In such a scenario we typically default to desperate survival tactics that aren’t very effective. We’ve discovered a simple strategy, that will pull us out of that hole in a heartbeat. Plus, it’s based on science!This is where joy lives!Become a Parenting Hero:Go to https://revolutionaryfamilies.comEnter your name and email addressGain access to The #1 Paren...2020-12-0513 minRevolutionary Families: Parenting HeroesThe #1 Parenting SecretThe day we were told to our face by a professional that we were blowing it as parents was a really hard day. We thought that we were doing a good job, we were certainly trying our best. Eventually we came to understand what he was trying to tell us, that the disappointment we felt in our son for his poor choices was hindering his progress. Listen in to hear how we reframed the way we saw our son to let go of the judgment we were holding against him so that he could recognize his own g...2020-12-0519 minRevolutionary Families: Parenting HeroesWelcome to Revolutionary Families - TrailerWe are Kent & Amy Bowler and we are passionate about fighting for our families. We’re nowhere near perfect as parents, but we’ve been doing it a while now, and learning along the way, and want to share what we’re learning so that you can skip a lot of the mistakes we’ve made. Listen in to get a taste of who we are and how we roll.We look forward to sharing this journey of parenting with you. Regardless of how long our paths may mingle, know this: You are beautiful. You are divine. You have...2020-12-0509 min