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Dear Quinn, Help My Parenting! Your Listener Questions Answered About Helping Kids Become More Independent, Disrespectful Teens and Moms that Need Breaks

In the episode, Quinn answers these questions:

1. What should a mom do when they feel that their kids are being highly vocal in their teen years about the
things I am not doing right as a parent? I want to take feedback, but don’t want my feelings hurt.
2. My children are moving from the younger needy phase to the older independent phase and I’m struggling
to let go of micromanaging them. How long are we supposed to let the leash lengthen between us and our
child as they grow?
3. What happens when I am touched out? I don’t want to be rude to them but I need space.

Mind Renewal Tip:
In parenting, if we remember that we grow as parents as our children grow as humans, we stay humble and adapt as their needs change.

Scripture Renewal Tip:
"Blessed is the one who finds wisdom, and the one who gets understanding, for the gain from her is better than gain from silver and her profit better than gold. She is more precious than jewels, and nothing you desire can compare with her." Proverbs 3:13-15:

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It can be hard to know what is real and what is fake in the digital world we live in. Because of this, millions of older adults are falling victim to financial fraud with the FBI estimating that seniors lose more than $3 billion a year to scammers.

In this episode, Quinn teaches listeners how to navigate and teach themselves and their loved ones about online safety by addressing:

1. Common types of scams
2. The way these play on your emotions
3. Common Red Flags to Look Out For

Mind Renewal Tip:
Rushed decisions are typically not the wisest of decisions. So take time to consider when a decision is being made based on emotion and not fact.

Scripture Renewal Tip:
You shall not spread a false report. You shall not join hands with a wicked man to be a malicious witness. Hebrews 13:18

Resources
Better Business Bureau.
Before giving money away, research charities on sites like Charity Navigator and CharityWatch
https://www.buckley-law.com/articles/romance-scams-elderly/

To report scams and fraud, you can file a report with the Federal Trade Commission

The Federal Trade Commission offers helpful information online about obtaining free credit monitoring or reporting services.

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We have a generation of boys struggling to launch and leave the nest. They seem easy at home because they are content on technology, but many parents find it feels hard to get them motivated to fly the coop.
In today’s episode Quinn addresses:

1. If the phrase “He’s so easy. Just give him a video game and food and he doesn’t make a peep!” is
something to applaud.
2. What E word we should be focusing on as parents that isn’t the word easy.
3. 7 Focuses We Want to Give Our Attention to When Raising Sons

Mind Renewal Tip:
We don’t want easy boys, we want engaged boys, and they also end up engaged in easy, then we’ll take that too!

Scripture Renewal Tip:
David defeated Goliath with a sling and rock. He killed him without even using a sword. David ran over and pulled out Goliath’s sword. Then he used it to cut off Goliath’s head. 1 Samuel 17: 50-53

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The world often shows preference to extroverts because they seem friendly, warm and engaging, but introverts have equally needed and powerful traits that can get overlooked if they don’t have opportunities to show their strengths.

In today’s episode, Quinn highlights:

1. The differences between introverts and extroverts
2. The myth of being shy versus being introverted
3. The traits that make introverts great leaders

Mind Renewal Tip:
Introverts often show their best self when they are focused on a task versus connection because the pressure of connecting does not take their energy.

Scriptural Renewal Tip:
There is one body, but it has many parts. But all its many parts make up one body. It is the same with Christ. 13 We were all baptized by one Holy Spirit. And so we are formed into one body. It didn’t matter whether we were Jews or Gentiles, slaves or free people. We were all given the same Spirit to drink. 14 So the body is not made up of just one part. It has many parts. I Corinthians 12: 12-14

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In today’s episode, Quinn addresses the subtle pressure many parents feel to make their children “great” in something be it academics, sports or another extracurricular activity. Because while most parents wouldn’t say anyone is directly telling them to do this, they can admit they feel the outside influence to prepare their child to excel more than generations in the past.

In the episode, Quinn teaches parents how to keep a balanced perspective and also encourages to be mindful of:

1. Two questions to ask yourself when feeling the pressure that your child needs to be doing big things
2. Times when you might be taking it too far in the expectations you have of them
3. A powerful connection time that can refocus your goals in parenting

Mind Renewal Tip:
If this won’t be relevant to you in ten years, it shouldn’t be something that keeps you up at night.

Scripture Renewal Tip:
“You don’t get wormy apples off a healthy tree, nor good apples off a diseased tree. The health of the apple tells the health of the tree. You must begin with your own life-giving lives. It’s who you are, not what you say and do, that counts. Your true being brims over into true words and deeds.

Article:
https://www.facebook.com/share/1FgNTH4djk/?mibextid=wwXIfr

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Avoidant attachment is one of the four attachment styles that can present in a person that affects their view of self and others.

1. How it happens or what it looks like in a relationship
2. What someone with avoidant attachment feels when someone tries to get too close
3. How to help them out of their shell and not take it personally

Mind Renewal Tip:
Avoidant attachment is something that is meant to be personal to others. It’s a coping mechanism developed to protect the person from stress.

Scripture Renewal Tip:
A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. Proverbs 15:1

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Alcohol and drinking can be a controversial topic for Christians. Some believe drinking is a sin and some believe that Jesus is accepting of it because he drank wine himself. But the question remains: “How much alcohol is acceptable (if any) as a Christian seeking to honor God?”

In today’s episode, Quinn discusses this very topic by talking about:

1. What the surgeon general stated in his January 2025 advisory
2. What the Bible has to say about drinking and what is recommended as a healthy amount
3. Questions to ask yourself about your drinking to help you have a clear mind

Mind Renewal Tip:
Drinking often takes more than it adds but we tend to focus on the short term benefit and ignore the long term cost.

Scripture Renewal Tip:
Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. Acts 11:24

Resources:
https://www.brown.edu/news/2025-01-14/alcohol-cancer-warning

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Around twenty percent of the population struggles with procrastination regularly but it is often a source of frustration and shame to those that experience it. Procrastination can often lead people to feel like they are lazy and or unintelligent when really they are just the opposite!

In today’s episode, Quin teaches listeners:

1. The two kinds of procrastination and why they aren’t the same
2. The myth about what causes procrastination and the mindset to change it
3. The power of writing out your problems when ready to get started

Mind Renewal Tip:
When you forgive yourself for procrastinating, you are less likely to procrastinate the next time you want to!

Scripture Renewal Tip:
Whoever watches the wind will not plant; whoever looks at the clouds will not reap. Ecclesiastes 11:4

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