34 | Guardrails, Not Bubble Wrap

About this episode

The episode discusses the balance between protecting children and preparing them for real-life decisions.

Every decision comes at a cost, and as our kids grow, those costs can feel heavier. As parents, our job isn’t to remove all risk from our children’s lives, because the truth is- we can’t. What we can do is walk alongside them, helping them think carefully, weigh the consequences, seek wisdom, and ultimately trust God with the outcome. From tattoos to motorcycles, in this episode, we talk through real decisions we’ve faced and the tension between protecting our children and preparing them for ...

People in this episode

Hosts: Eric Parks, Lindsay Parks

Topics covered

• parenting
• risk management
• decision making
• faith
• consequences

Keywords

• parenting
• risk
• decisions
• consequences
• faith

Mentioned in this episode

Places: God

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