Crazy Cool Family

Crazy Cool Family

Hosted by: Don and Suzanne Manning

Want home to be your favorite place in the world? Want to see siblings get along like best friends? Want to send your kid off to college with hope instead of fear? At Crazy Cool Family, we can help you answer all of...

Episodes

The Power of Encouragement - Featuring Michael Manning

Season #2 Episode #90

Do your kids respond well to encouragement or criticism? We invited Michael, our 5th child and oldest son onto today's episode to share how encouragement has marked his life.  He is a man of few words (unless you get...
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The Power of a Parent's Words

Season #2 Episode #89

If words have the power to create life or death, then how much more power do your words have as parents?  We believe God handpicked you to be your kid's parents. Your words have weight. How you choose to use them will...
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Creating Willing Obedience in Your Kids

Season #2 Episode #88

How do we create willing obedience in our kids? Does it matter?  What's the difference between willing obedience and regular obedience?  We unpack all these questions and give you vision for connection based obedience...
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How to Raise Kids Who Respect Their Parents

Season #2 Episode #87

How do you get your children to respect you? What does that look like when they are 5, 15, or 25? Seriously though, as parents you can and should communicate the expectation of respect from your kids, but it’s not...
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How to Earn the Respect You Truly Want From Your Kids

Season #2 Episode #86

We are constantly asked "How do I get my kids to respect me?" What if it's not about respect... what if your kids are looking to give you something completely different? Today we want to go deeper into the concept of...
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How We Did It

Season #2 Episode #85

Do you feel overwhelmed by life and all the years of parenting ahead? As we look back on our parenting years, we know the only reason we made it through was because of God, community, and... God haha!  This podcast is...
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How the Family Dashboard is Used to Build a Crazy Cool Family

Season #2 Episode #84

The Family Dashboard is a central tool we use to help make your family Crazy Cool! The strength of your family will be determined by the strength of your family relationships. The Family Dashboard is your tool to...
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A Tool to Build Amazing Relationships With Everyone in Your Family

Season #2 Episode #83

New to Crazy Cool Family? Need Help Building Relationships? This week we're talking about one tool that will help you build amazing relationships with everyone in your family! This is a podcast everyone needs to...
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How to Get Your Kids to Obey

Season #2 Episode #82

Parents often ask us this question: “How do I get my kid to obey?” So today we're talking about obedience!  Obedience is key to a healthy family. If you are struggling to have consistent obedience from your kids, we...
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Overcoming Anger and Enjoying Parenting - Featuring Matt & Amanda Nelson

Season #2 Episode #81

Are you ready to hear from a CRAZY COOL Family? This week we're chatting with Matt & Amanda Nelson. They're parents of 4 children and we're talking about emotions, anger, and experiencing the value of...
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How to Get Your Child to Listen to You

Season #2 Episode #80

Be honest... do you lecture your kids? Here's an even harder question... when you lecture, do they listen? This week we’re talking about lecturing. We want to help you become more of a listener and less of a lecturer....
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Experiencing the Coronavirus - Featuring Macy and Jared Robinson

Season #2 Episode #79

What has your experience with COVID been thus far? This week we have our daughter Macy and her husband Jared joining us to talk about the coronavirus! Macy and Jared both were diagnosed with COVID19 a few weeks ago so...
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