The Mike Edwards Podcast

#20 - Every Parent Fails: Here's How To Do It Well

Every parents fails. Every parent feels like a failure from time to time. It's why doing a podcast on parenting is so hard — because I fail too. And not many people feel qualified to come on this podcast as a guest — because they feel like a failure. But the thing is. it's failure that qualifies us for life. It's failure that makes us stronger. It's failure that gives us wisdom it's through failure that we learn. It's through failure that we grow.  And here's the other thing . Our kids fail. Our kids need to fail — to learn to succeed. Our kids need to fail to grow strong.  But there is a massive difference between our kids failing and our kids feeling like a failure. So today we are going to talk about failure. We are going to talk about how we can encourage failure alongside holding incredibly high expectations for our kids.

#19 - How Fathers Can Raise Their Daughters to Lead

Much of how it feels in our home is affected by how our wives lead in our home. Do they nag, manipulate, control? None of this is healthy leadership. This episode is not about our wives, it's about how we raise our daughters to lead. My hope is this episode helps us focus on raising women who lead with maturity, strength and courage.

#18 - Taming The Terrible Twos - Sleep, Sugar & Screens

We are told that your two year old will be terrible and your teens will hate you. Both of those things do not have to be true. Today I will give you my top tips for how to raise two years old's you love being around.

#17 - A House Divided

A house divided won't stand. How does your home feel? How is it affecting your kids? The podcast includes 10 Tips For Creating Household that will stand. If you are divorced or separated these 10 tips will help you build a strong relationship with your kids even if you don't live in their home.

#16 - Do | Don't Judge Your Kids

How to parent with a voice without pushing your kids away. How to hold high standards, and speak the truth into their lives, without pushing them away.