How to Parent Without Losing Your Cool

How to Parent Without Losing Your Cool

From Young Black Married Christian by LaShaude and Dorianna James

April 26, 2025 · 33 min · Season 5 · Episode 2

About this episode

The episode discusses parenting through the lens of love and faith, emphasizing the importance of guiding principles over strict rules.

02:41 – The Challenge of Parenting Without a Playbook 03:39 – Guiding Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:4–7 04:38 – How the Love Test Became Their Family’s Only Rule 05:37 – Teaching Kids to Filter Behavior Through Love 07:05 – Integrating Faith and Parenting with Simplicity 08:05 – The Love Test as a Filter for Parenting Books and Advice 09:03 – Discipleship Through Daily Love and Behavior 10:59 – Teaching Love from the Inside Out (Not Just Compliance) 12:25 – Parenting With Virtue Over Rules 13:23 – Reflection: Are You Parenting From a Framework or Just Rules? 13:51 – Action Step: Propose “Love as the One Rule” to Your Spouse 14:46 – Extending Love Beyond Parenting: Leadership and Integrity 15:46 – Love-Centered Leadership Shifts Priorities From Profit to People 19:02 – Companies Built on Love Outperform the S&P 500 by 1400% 20:27 – Don’t Use Business-Only Tools for Parenting 21:54 – Using Love as the Core Framework Across All Life Arenas 23:17 – The Power of Consistency: Being the Same at Work and Home 24:44 – C.S. Lewis and the Idea That the Mask Is Your True Self 26:10 – Love in Apology: How to Repair Mistakes as a Parent 27:35 – Redo Moments: Letting Kids Practice the Right…

Topics covered

  • parenting
  • faith
  • love
  • leadership
  • integrity

Keywords

  • parenting without losing cool
  • love test
  • discipleship
  • virtue
  • C.S. Lewis

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: 1 Corinthians 13:4–7, The Power of Consistency: Being the Same

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