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Ave Maria in the Afternoon – October 8, 2024 – Hour 2

Every kid is different – as a parent, how do you adjust your approach to each of your children? Marcus takes your calls. 

 

Discipleship Discipline: A Saintly Approach to Parenting

We’ve been talking with Greg Popcak about the Rite of Christian Relationships, and one of the most important practices in this Rite is what Greg calls “discipleship discipline.”  This loving-guidance approach to childrearing is largely inspired by St. John Bosco’s work with children. He wasn’t a parent, but he was a great Christian teacher and the founder of a religious order dedicated to helping and educating children. Greg joins us with more.

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Discipleship Discipline: A Saintly Approach to Parenting 

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Dr Greg Popcak is the founder and director of CatholicCounselors.com, a group pastoral telecounseling practice providing faithful help to Catholics dealing with personal, emotoinal and relationship problems. Together with his wife, Lisa, he is the author of over 20 books integrating insights from counseling psychology and the timeless wisdom of our Catholic faith. They are also the developers of the CatholicHOM app, a resource helping Catholic families thrive. Dr. Greg and Lisa are the hosts of More2Life, a call in advice program airing weekdays at 10am E and produced by Ave Maria Radio and carried across the EWTN Global Catholic Radio Network.

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Studio Spotlight: Different Kids, Same Love

Every one of our kids is different – they have different talents, different interests, and different struggles. But when you’re raising several kids at once, it can be hard to find a parenting approach that works for everyone. How do you tailor your parenting strategies to fit each kid’s individual needs? Marcus takes your calls.

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