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 at raisingboysandgirls.com.
Latest episodes
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29 min
Episode 422: Managing Emotions in Capable Kids with David and Sissy
The episode moves the Capable series from strengths to skills, which are things kids have to be taught and practice, like tying their shoes. Managing emotions comes first. Sissy an…
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41 min
Episode 421: Writing Your Child's Story While Writing Your Own with Craig Melvin
Sissy and David sit down in New York with Craig Melvin to talk about his book Pops, a love letter to his father, who is now in recovery after 15 years of addiction. Craig shares ho…
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31 min
Episode 420: Growing Gratitude in Capable Kids with David and Sissy
Gratitude can sound like the soft strength in the capability series. Sissy and David argue it’s an essential one, because it teaches kids to hold two realities at once instead of p…
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33 min
Episode 419: Building Resilience, Perspective, and Hope Amidst Hard News with Vicky Nguyen
As part of the Strengths, Skills, and Strategies podcast season, NBC's Vicky Nguyen shares her family's escape from Vietnam by boat and how growing up as the perpetual "new kid" bu…
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29 min
Episode 418: Growing Perseverance in Capable Kids with David and Sissy
In this episode, Sissy and David explore how kids build perseverance by sticking with hard things, and how parents can stay close without stepping in to rescue them. David tells th…
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41 min
Episode 417: Helping Families with Disabilities Experience Their Capability with Amy Juila Becker
Amy Julia Becker explains why measuring kids against developmental milestones makes children with disabilities look incapable, and why asking "what's the next small step toward gro…
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27 min
Episode 416: Growing Flexibility in Capable Kids with David and Sissy
Sissy and David open with a "How Flexible Are You Really?" quiz and explain that flexibility is what happens after disappointment. They say they've never seen kids, or parents, str…
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26 min
Episode 415: Raising Conscious Sons and Daughters with Dr. Shefali
Dr. Shefali Tsabary, author of Raising Conscious Daughters and Raising Conscious Sons, explains how technology targets boys through their drive for achievement and girls through th…
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30 min
Episode 414: Growing Competence In Capable Kids with David and Sissy
Kicking off a new stretch of their Capable series, Sissy Goff and David Thomas explore the strength of competence, distinguishing it from confidence: confidence says "I think I can…
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34 min
Episode 413: A Practical Way of Creating Your Family Legacy with Blake Brewer
Blake Brewer joins Sissy and David to tell the story of watching his father drown in Hawaii when he was 19, and how a letter his dad had written him, discovered in his briefcase ho…
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37 min
Episode 412: Remembering and Hoping Together with David and Sissy
Closing out their series on grief, Sissy Goff and David Thomas focus on remembering, living, and hoping. They encourage parents to follow a child's lead on keepsakes and conversati…
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40 min
Episode 411: Prayer as a Family with Tyler Staton
Pastor and author Tyler Staton joins David Thomas for an honest conversation about prayer, parenting, and his journey through advanced-stage cancer. Tyler shares creative ways fami…
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35 min
Episode 410: What Kids Need From Us with David and Sissy
Sissy Goff and David Thomas share four things grieving children need most: conversation, community, consistency, and coping. They explain how honest, age-appropriate conversations…
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40 min
Episode 409: Creating Community for Kids in Time of Grief with Toni Collier
Sissy and David are joined by author and speaker Toni Collier for an honest and hope-filled conversation about the power of community in helping kids and families navigate grief an…
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30 min
Episode 408: What Grief Looks Like at Different Ages with David and Sissy
Grief looks different at every age, and understanding a child’s developmental stage can help parents recognize what they need most. Sissy Goff and David Thomas explore how grief ma…
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34 min
Episode 407: Joyful Anyway with Kate Bowler
In this episode of Raising Boys and Girls, it features Sissy Goff and David Thomas in an in-person conversation with author and Duke professor Kate Bowler about her newest book, Jo…
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24 min
Episode 406: What Grief Looks Like in Kids with David and Sissy
Grief can look very different in children than it does in adults. In this episode, Sissy Goff and David Thomas share five important ways kids process loss: in small doses, in the m…
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39 min
Episode 405: Where Getting Outside and Homeschooling Meet Capability with Ginny Yurich
Ginny Yurich, founder of 1000 Hours Outside, joins Sissy and David to explore how outdoor play, movement, and hands-on experiences prepare children to learn and grow. She shares ho…
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24 min
Episode 404: Our 5 Favorite Tips for Parent Teacher Conferences
Parent-teacher conferences can feel stressful for parents, but Sissy Goff and David Thomas encourage families to approach them as opportunities to build a supportive team around th…
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36 min
Episode 403: The Importance of a Family Devotion with Michael and Melissa Kruger
In this episode, Sissy and David sit down with Michael and Melissa Kruger to talk about helping families build meaningful spiritual rhythms together. The Krugers share the heart be…