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Raising Boys & Girls
Welcome to the Raising Boys and Girls Podcast with Sissy Goff, David Thomas, and Melissa Trevathan. In each episode of this podcast, we’ll share some of what we’re learning in the work we do with kids and families on a daily basis at Daystar Counseling Ministries. Our goal is to help you care for the kids in your life with a little more understanding, a little more practical help, and a whole lot of hope. So pull up a chair and join us on this journey of raising boys and girls. Connect with us…
Episodes
Raising Boys & GirlsEpisode 188: Vulnerability in Marriage and Parenting with Dave and Ann Wilson
It is a true gift every time our lives get to intersect with the delight that are Dave and Ann Wilson. We’ve had the privilege of being on their podcast…
Raising Boys & GirlsEpisode 187: Parenting and Grandparenting with Love and Laughter with Anne Lamott
We wish there had been a camera in the car when our amazing friend and publicist Jana Muntsinger emailed to tell us Anne Lamott had said yes to being on our…
Raising Boys & GirlsEpisode 186: Parenting in a Digital Age and the Importance of Foster Care with Dr. Darren & Brandy Whitehead
How many of you are nervous about teens and screens this summer? Well, we have we got the podcast for you! We’re so grateful for the wisdom and leadership of…
Raising Boys & GirlsEpisode 185: Parenting with Humility, Humor and Asking for Help with Kim Stuart
Did you ever try to be a Star for Jesus at some point along your faith journey? Do you still struggle sometimes unknowingly to be? (Hello, any fellow…
Raising Boys & GirlsEpisode 184: Old School Parenting in a Tech World with Ben and Erin Napier
Y’all are going to LOVE this podcast! So many of you are already fans of the amazing Ben and Erin Napier, @scotsman.co and @erinapier. Okay—actually, who…
Raising Boys & GirlsEpisode 183: Social Media, Accelerated Sports and More Modern Parenting Challenges with Landyn Hutchinson
We recently posted a video with our friend Landyn Hutchinson and SO MANY of you got so excited! We were flooded with messages from those of you who have been…
Raising Boys & GirlsEpisode 182: Letting go of the “Shoulds” in Parenting with Dr. Alison Cook
We talk often about how the very best thing you can do, as a parent, is to work on your own stuff. Dr. Alison Cook is a trusted therapist and friend who is…
Raising Boys & GirlsEpisode 181: The Benefits of Camp and the Upside of Being Homesick with Glenn and Carter Breazeale
On Episode 80, we had a psychologist named Dr. Michael Thompson on the podcast to discuss the social connections of kids. He talked about the importance of…
Raising Boys & GirlsEpisode 180: Building Sibling Relationships that Last with Robbie Jackson and Jackie Brown
One of the questions we get the most from parents is about siblings. This week, we have two of our favorite friends on the podcast—who just happen to be…
Raising Boys & GirlsEpisode 179: The Legacy of Prayer & Faith on Family with Helen & Luke Smallbone
Have you gotten your tickets for the Unsung Hero movie yet?! If not, you certainly will after listening in on this rich conversation with Luke Smallbone of for…
Raising Boys & GirlsEpisode 178: Being a Grace-Filled Grandma with Karen Stubbs
This week, we interview our friend Karen Stubbs from Birds On a Wire who is sharing all the great content on being a Grace-Filled Grandmother. This…
Raising Boys & GirlsEpisode 177: The Importance of Doing Hard Things with Katie Couric
How many of us grew up watching Katie Couric over breakfast before school? We both sure did…and have loved and respected her work ever since. It was an HONOR…
Raising Boys & GirlsEpisode 176: Parenting Teens & Young Adults with Dave & Julie Hunt
We are over the moon excited to introduce you to two brilliant parents of some amazing Stage 5 kiddos—who also happen to be two of David’s very best friends…
Raising Boys & GirlsEpisode 175: How Purpose Brings Confidence in Kids with Shane, Alyson, Emily, and Courtney Roach
Have you been listening in on our conversation with Stage 5 kiddos? Well, this week we have two of our favorite and their parents right here on the podcast!…
Raising Boys & GirlsEpisode 174: The Young Adult Years - Stage 5—What They Need
We’re back talking about What Kids Need in Stage 5—which are your college and young adult age kids! And this week, we’ve got Melissa with you giving you some…
Raising Boys & GirlsEpisode 173: The Young Adult Years - Stage 5 - Who They Are
We are SO excited about this podcast episode and the next few weeks in our Raising Boys and Girls series. We are talking about Stage 5, college-age and young…
Raising Boys & GirlsEpisode 172: Addiction, Loss, and Finding Joy as a Family with David Magee
After speaking at an event in Mississippi, we were given David Magee’s book, Dear William, as a gift. We immediately wanted to have him on the podcast. In this…
Raising Boys & GirlsEpisode 171: Parenting Young Adults and the Very Best Thing to Say to a Teenager with Kelly Corrigan
This week on the podcast—y’all—we have one of the people who has been at the top of our hopes list for YEARS. Maybe even a decade. If you’re not familiar with…
Raising Boys & GirlsEpisode 170: Parenting Through Infertility, Loss and Adolescence
What a tremendous honor it is to introduce you to two people we love and respect dearly, Kendra and John Allen. Kendra and John are two of the wisest, most…
Raising Boys & GirlsEpisode 169: Parenting Through Limitations with Sara Hagerty
We have been hearing about our new friend, Sara Hagerty for quite some time from so many friends we love and trust, and we finally got to meet and have a…
Raising Boys & GirlsEpisode 168: Understanding the Differences Between Boys and Girls with Dr. Michael Gurian
We are seriously losing our minds over this podcast episode. Dr. Michael Gurian has been one of our go-to sources for boys and girls and development as long as…
Raising Boys & GirlsEpisode 167: The Teen Years: Stage 4—What They Need
What do you think the teenagers in your life need? We’re talking about that very thing this week…and it just might surprise you! Hint: they do still need YOU…
Raising Boys & GirlsEpisode 166: Life is Messy, God is Good with Cynthia Yanof
We have both had the honor of being interviewed by the kind and hilarious Cynthia Yanof several times for her podcast and, this week, get to turn the tables on…
Raising Boys & GirlsEpisode 165: The Teen Years: Stage 4 - Who They Are
Today we move to STAGE 4, in our ages and stages series! We’re moving out of the harder news in terms of a girl’s development and smack in the middle of the…
Raising Boys & GirlsEpisode 164: Parenting Adolescents and Young Adults with Jennie Allen
How many of you have been a part of an IF:Gathering over the years? We have long admired the difference our new friend, Jennie Allen, is making in the world in…
Raising Boys & GirlsEpisode 163: Building Awareness and Creating Change around Racism for Today’s Kids
We talk so often about how concerned we are about the division in our world today. Division, intolerance, conflict, a lack of civility and sometimes even just…
Raising Boys & GirlsEpisode 162: What Teenagers Teach Adults
We recently got to sit down with one of our favorite people, Jamee Thompson. Jamee is a dear friend of all three of ours, a Daystar Counseling board member…
Raising Boys & GirlsEpisode 161: Finding Contentment as a Family with Niro Feliciano
Last spring when Daystar Counseling stepped in to support our dear Covenant School community, a fellow therapist from Connecticut reached out to see what she…
Raising Boys & GirlsEpisode 160: Parenting Teenagers and Beyond with Kristen Hatton
As we continue to work our way through the ages and stages, we are heading into the bumpier territory of the teen years. Our friend, Kristen Hatton has…
Raising Boys & GirlsEpisode 159: Preparing Your Kids and Yourself for the Teenage Years with Lisa Damour
It is one of our very favorite things to get to talk with folks in our field who we admire greatly, only to find out we also REALLY like them. Dr. Lisa Damour…
Raising Boys & GirlsEpisode 158: The Middle Years: Stage 3 - What They Need
What do middle schoolers need? It’s sometimes hard to know. But in this episode we talk about boys and girls and what we can do to help them have a little more…
Raising Boys & GirlsEpisode 157: Changing Our Families’ Relationships with Technology
Not many of us have the bandwidth to keep up with technology for ourselves, let alone to safeguard the kids we love. Screens are one of the areas we need…
Raising Boys & GirlsEpisode 156: The Middle Years: Stage 3 - Who They Are
In this week’s episode, we dive into the beginnings of adolescence. As we know, girls have often surged ahead in their maturity, physically and emotionally…
Raising Boys & GirlsEpisode 155: Raising Boys and Girls Live with Annie and Dave Barnes
This week is the last of our Raising Boys and Girls Live Podcast Tour episodes and we are going out with a BANG with two of our favorite people in the world……
Raising Boys & GirlsEpisode 154: Parenting through Hurt with Hope with Toni Collier
Over this past year, we have had the delight of getting to know the delightful Toni Collier. Toni is a mom, author, speaker, and the founder of an…
Raising Boys & GirlsEpisode 153: Raising Boys and Girls Live with Jay and Katherine Wolf
It has been so fun sharing with you conversation from our friends who joined us on the Raising Boys and Girls Live Podcast tour. And those of you who got to…
Raising Boys & GirlsEpisode 152: Redemptive Parenting with Andrew Peterson
Have you ever been to a Behold the Lamb of God show? If not, PUT IT AT THE TOP OF YOUR LIST FOR NEXT YEAR or see if there are any stray tickets for a show near…
Raising Boys & GirlsEpisode 151: Raising Boys and Girls Live with Sophie Hudson and Melanie Shankle
Y’all. To be honest, we really hope you can hear us say any words in this podcast episode—because mostly we were CRACKING UP at our hilarious and wise friends…
Raising Boys & GirlsEpisode 150: Practicing the Presence of God as a Family with Douglas McKelvey
How many of you have read any of the Every Moment Holy books? They are some of our VERY favorites and we recently got to sit down with Douglas McKelvey, the…
Raising Boys & GirlsEpisode 149: Raising Boys and Girls Live with Annie F Downs
We are THRILLED to be sharing with you some FUN we had with our friend, the Queen of all things fun (who also happens to be brilliant, wise, thoughtful and…
Raising Boys & GirlsEpisode 148: Helping Siblings Become Friends and More Parenting Wisdom
It feels like the perfect podcast episode to release the week after Thanksgiving for us because we could not be any more grateful for these two friends…
Raising Boys & GirlsEpisode 147: Creating Contentment in Kids with Rachel Cruze
This season can be one of the toughest when it comes to entitlement and kids. We are ALWAYS so deeply grateful for the voice of our friend Rachel Cruze, but…
Raising Boys & GirlsEpisode 146: How to Support our Kids' Academic Life, Part 2
Welcome back to Part 2 of this VERY important conversation with our friend, the brilliant Kimberly Carraway. If you haven’t heard part one we invited you to go…
Raising Boys & GirlsEpisode 145: How to Support our Kids' Academic Life, Part 1
We are so excited this week to introduce you to one of the smartest (and kindest) people we know, Kimberly Carraway. Kimberly is the founder and CEO of The…
Raising Boys & GirlsEpisode 144: The Elementary Years - Stage 2—What They Need
The Adventurous Years and the Lover stages in a child’s life. So much good and richness and fun in these years. And also some anxiety creeping in, too. In this…
Raising Boys & GirlsEpisode 143: Rhythms of Family and Friendship with Lauren and Justin Whitmel Earley
We first heard about Justin Whitmel Earley’s work years ago. A friend of ours said it had changed the life and practices of her family. We have heard the same…
Raising Boys & GirlsEpisode 142: The Elementary Years: Stage 2 - Who They Are
This week we continue our Ages and Stages series and begin talking about Stage 2, The Lover for boys (ages 5-8) and The Adventurous Years for girls (ages 6 to…
Raising Boys & GirlsEpisode 141: Kids, Sports, and Finding Balance with Andrew & Shawn East
We are still talking about how much we enjoyed spending the morning with Andrew and Shawn Johnson East. This was our first time to host an Olympic Gold…
Raising Boys & GirlsEpisode 140: Self-Regulation in Littles (and a Fun Conversation with Sissy's Sister and Her Husband)
It is a delight to introduce you this week to Sissy Goff's little sister and brother (officially her brother-in-law, but pretty much little brother.) Kathleen…
Raising Boys & GirlsEpisode 139: The Seasons of Parenting and Your Favorite Chicken with Sarah Molitor
We had the opportunity to share conversation with Sarah Molitor, the woman and creator behind Modern Farmhouse Family. Sarah is a wife to Tim, and the mother…
Raising Boys & GirlsEpisode 138: Preschool Wisdom with Zee Pendleton & Angela Rice
There is a beautiful little preschool in Nashville, attached to an Episcopal church, that has a very special place in Sissy’s heart. Its name is St. George’s…
Raising Boys & GirlsEpisode 137: A Must Listen for Parents of Littles with Moms on Call
We have long admired the profoundly helpful work of Moms on Call. When we talked about redoing the Ages and Stages podcast series with voices that we trust…
Raising Boys & GirlsEpisode 136: Being in the Moment in Parenting with Keely and Gabe Scott
We can’t imagine a better way to celebrate this favorite day than with two of our favorite people. Gabe & Keely Scott are some of the brains and brilliance…
Raising Boys & GirlsEpisode 135: The Early Years: Stage One - What They Need
Last week we talked about boys and girls in stage one and who they are. Now, let’s talk about what these Stage 1 little ones we love so dearly need. Is it…
Raising Boys & GirlsEpisode 134: Devotionals to Help Anxious Kids Rest & Trust with Katy Boatman
We are so thrilled to have our friend, Katy Boatman, on today to talk about how to help anxious kids connect with Jesus. Her new devotional, You Can Trust: 100…
Raising Boys & GirlsEpisode 133: The Early Years: Stage One - Who They Are
It’s BACK!!! We are SO excited to announce that the Ages & Stages Series is BACK on the Raising Boys and Girls podcast! So much has changed in the past few…
Raising Boys & GirlsEpisode 132: The Truth About the Prosperity Gospel and Parenting with Kate Bowler
One of our favorite things about interviewing folks on this podcast is that we get to introduce you to some of our favorite voices…the ones we trust most…
Raising Boys & GirlsEpisode 131: Grace for Your Parenting Struggles with Max Lucado
Both of us grew up on the words and wisdom of Max Lucado, which is why we were thrilled to get to have this conversation with Max about his newest book, God…
Raising Boys & GirlsEpisode 130: How to Combat Anxiety by Being Kind to Yourself
Join us today for our final week with The Worry-Free Parent miniseries. After talking about Understanding the Past and Help for the Present, it’s time to talk…
Raising Boys & GirlsEpisode 129: How Anxiety Impacts Your Body and Mind
As we continue journeying through The Worry Free Parent content, we’ve moved from understanding to help. This week we talk through help for the mind, help for…