Eyres On The Road

We can't have everything we want.  Gratitude helps us better appreciate what we have.

We should prioritize our children over everything else, while they are still living in our home.

Richard starts out by asking the question, "Is it better to raise children when you are older and have more life experience? Or it is it better to raise children when you are younger and have the energy?" Richard and Linda talk about how both have their advantages. They agree that both situations should include some other people: Grandparents.  Listen in as the Eyres give their thoughts on the perks, disadvantages and joys of grandparenting. They might share a couple things you can consider as grandparents!

It's unhealthy when an adult is fat.  It's very troubling when children are severly overweight.

It's challenging to teach your children in a world which undermines the values you're trying to teach them.

We all age.  How to prepare you children for the financial and care realities we'll all face.

Dealing with being sandwiched between raising children and taking care of elderly parents.

Working with your children to help them take advice from their parents.

Reflecting on the week, in a journal or with photos, help us remember our family's good.

As Richard and Linda fly to Saskatoon, they explain what Joy School is.

If you enroll your teenager in feeling they are responsible for their life, they'll take ownership.

What it's like to raise children while living in Britain.

Having a pet teaches children responsibility.  And deciding to own a pet can lead to marital disagreements.

It's an age where kids begin not listening to your advice.  How to keep the relationship open and friendly.

How to foster your child's talents once the begin feeling confident doing something.

Talking about the baptism ritual and the fun of kids who aren't quite teenagers.

Richard spends time with his twn seven-year-old grandchildren.

How to talk to your child about sex.

Without children, we would only be mere shadows of the people we become.

Richard and Linda discuss the pros and cons of owning pets and their effect on the family as a whole. Richard argues that pets can help to teach children about responsibility and accountability for another living being, which will only prepare them to be parents themselves in the future.  The Eyres then talk about disagreements between parents (preferring that term to the dreaded "a" word: arguments!) and how to value ones' own opinion while still respecting a differing opinion held by a spouse.  Go check out powerofmoms.com for uplifting advice and stories from moms around the world!