Ep.301: Cultivating Peace and Truth in Parenting: Faith-Based Insights from Max Lucado

About this episode

Dr. Meg Meeker interviews Max Lucado about cultivating peace and truth in parenting through faith-based insights.

In this powerful episode of Parenting Great Kids, Dr. Meg Meeker sits down with bestselling author and pastor Max Lucado to talk about parenting peace, faith-based mindset shifts, and the concept of "picky thinking." Learn how to guard your mind, model faith for your teens, and help your children battle anxiety, negative self-talk, and social media pressures. Max shares his personal stories, parenting wisdom, and biblical insights to help families thrive in truth and peace. What You’ll Learn: Why “picky thinking” can transform your parenting mindset How to identify and overcome UFOs (Untruths, False Narratives, and Overreactions) The impact of modeling prayer and emotional control for teens The vital role fathers play in shaping daughters’ self-worth Practical ways to take your thoughts captive for a calmer home Resources: Max Lucado’s book: Tame Your Thoughts 🎧  As Heard on PGK Check out other books we've talked about on the podcast. https://amzn.to/46IsRjD Disclaimer: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. 📩 Subscribe to the  Parenting Great Kids Newsletter : https://bit.ly/46G4Niw 💡  Feeling Stuck or Overwhelmed as a Parent? Dr. Meg Meeker…

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Meg Meeker

Guest: Max Lucado

Topics covered

• parenting
• faith
• mental health
• anxiety
• self-worth
• mindset

Keywords

• parenting peace
• picky thinking
• anxiety
• negative self-talk
• social media pressures
• modeling faith
• emotional control

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Tame Your Thoughts

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