What Your Marriage Is Teaching Your Kids With Paul & Karen Kinan

About this episode

Paul and Karen Kinan discuss how a healthy marriage positively impacts parenting and family dynamics.

One of the greatest gifts you can give your children is a healthy marriage. In this episode, Paul and Karen Kinan join the podcast to explain how investing in their marriage has helped them raise a family who loves God and each other. As parents of adult children—and now grandparents—Paul and Karen also reflect on what worked well when they were raising their kids as well as what they would do differently if they could go back in time. Download this week's free Discussion Guide here . Episode Recap: Today we're talking with Paul and Karen Kinan, who have what most of us are desperate for—the hindsight that comes from decades of parenting experience. Tell us about your family and how you met. When you look at your adult children, what tells you something went right? How did you surround your family with other Orthodox Christians? Why is leading by example so important for parents? What is village living and how do you create it? Why did focusing on your marriage make you better parents? How have you established a peaceful home? What role does forgiveness play in your parenting? How do you use the Jesus prayer in your daily life? If you could go back in time, what would you do…

People in this episode

Guests: Paul Kinan, Karen Kinan

Topics covered

• marriage
• parenting
• family
• Orthodox Christianity
• grandparenting
• forgiveness

Keywords

• healthy marriage
• parenting advice
• Orthodox Christians
• family relationships
• grandparenting

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Faithtree Resources

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