Why Perfectly Behaved Kids Aren’t the Goal | Season 2 Favorites

If you've ever struggled to keep a wiggly four-year-old quiet during the Anaphora, you know how easily our sense of success as parents can get tangled up with how our kids behave. This week's episode revisits some of the best moments from our full conversation with Dr. Philip Mamalakis, who joined us to talk about what success really looks like for Orthodox Christian parents. He walks through how to handle a meltdown in church without losing your peace, why asking questions works better than lecturing, and how modeling our own mistakes as parents might be one of the best gifts we can give our kids.

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Episode Recap:

• Today we're talking with Dr. Philip Mamalakis about what success really looks like for Orthodox Christian parents. (0:00)
• What's the real win for us as Orthodox Christian parents? (0:52)
• What does long-term success look like for our children? (2:13)
• How do we stay peaceful when our own kids are the ones melting down in church? (5:10)
• Why does asking questions work better than lecturing? (7:32)
• How can modeling our own mistakes prepare our kids for adulthood? (8:58)

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