35. Cultivating Gratitude

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35. Cultivating Gratitude

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We know it's Halloween today, but we wanted to kick off November a day early with a short and sweet episode focusing on the power and importance of gratitude. We're grateful for you! Notes: Gratitude Meditation

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Oct 31, 2023

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The Eyre sisters, mothers of 18 children ages 1-25 and daughters of best-selling parenting authors, share stories and discuss how growing up in an eccentric family has impacted their lives and their own parenting journeys.

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5. Citizens of the World: Embracing "Different": This week's topic is one dear to our hearts. Just as our parents did, we feel strongly about teaching our children to be citizens of the world - to love and accept differences! Join us as we talk about our adventures growing up in England, Mexico,... by In the Arena with the Eyre Sisters
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4. Rituals: Some Normal, Some Quirky: Today we look back on rituals we had as a family - some daily, some weekly, some not-so-consistent. We talk about morning rituals, dinner rituals, car rides, Sundays, and nighttime. Some of our family rituals were pretty common - scripture study,... by In the Arena with the Eyre Sisters
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1. Intro: Join us in the Arena: Get to know the Eyre Sisters and what we hope to do with this podcast. We talk about where the name came from, introduce the unique way we were raised and how that has shaped us as parents, and give you a glimpse into the topics we'll be covering as... by In the Arena with the Eyre Sisters
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10. Money: Joy in Earning, Giving, Saving, Spending: Teaching our kids to manage money well is vital! Come join our discussion as we share the way we were raised within the Eyre house money system, as well as ways we've tweaked things for our own families. We've also included a special audio guest... by In the Arena with the Eyre Sisters
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9. Parenting Teens: Today's episode focuses on the teen years! Saren, Shawni, and Saydi discuss tips and ideas for how to help when you're parenting teens. They share experiences from their growing-up years, as well as things they're implementing in their own homes now.... by In the Arena with the Eyre Sisters
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3. Oregon: A Little Bit Crazy: Today we discuss the summers we spent building a log cabin in the middle of nowhere. We laugh about the living conditions and the creative cooking as well as discussing how being pushed outside our comfort zones taught us important lessons and how... by In the Arena with the Eyre Sisters
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2. Bear Lake: Place-Based Family Bonding: Join us as we describe the fun history of our family's favorite place. We talk about the days of buckets for toilets and carrying rocks and how Bear Lake evolved into a beloved annual summer gathering spot for 50+ family members. Special places are an... by In the Arena with the Eyre Sisters
31 min listen
16. Parenting with Your Valentine: With Valentine's Day right around the corner, we decided to discuss some of the joys and challenges of parenting alongside our Valentines. We discuss how to prioritize your spouse, how to handle the inevitable disagreements, differing ideas about... by In the Arena with the Eyre Sisters
49 min listen
6. Broaden: Sharing Our Passions: We love exploring ways to broaden our families. Growing up, our parents were passionate about broadening our minds - whether through travel, music & art, or setting goals. They encouraged us to push past our comfort zones and learn new things. They... by In the Arena with the Eyre Sisters
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13. Q&A with Our Parents: Welcome back for Season 2! This week we talk with our parents about questions that came up during Season 1 - questions like, "Mom, how did you actually feel about Dad surprising you with the land at Bear Lake?!" We also ask them questions about how... by In the Arena with the Eyre Sisters
40 min listen
15. Growing up in a Religious Family: In this week's episode, we share some key aspects of the religious beliefs and attitudes we grew up with and how our parents' take on the gospel and our church affected the development of our faith and our desire to remain active members of our... by In the Arena with the Eyre Sisters
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12. Traditions: Building family identity on special days: Come join us for a fun discussion on traditions as we wrap up Season 1. We really enjoyed talking about traditions we had growing up around birthdays, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. We also shared evolved and new traditions we have in our homes now.... by In the Arena with the Eyre Sisters
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7. Contribute: Instilling a Love for Giving Back: This week we continue our discussion about our family motto: broaden and contribute. Listen in as we talk about how our parents instilled a contributing-to-the-world mindset in our family growing up, and ways we're continuing that with our children.... by In the Arena with the Eyre Sisters
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8. Sibling Relationships: Helping kids like each other ... eventually: We all want our kids to like each other, but, as Saydi put it in this week's episode, it can often feel like we're in a true arena with all of the fighting in our homes! During this episode, we list some of the things our parents did during our... by In the Arena with the Eyre Sisters
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21. On Surviving and Enjoying Little Kids: In this episode, we focus on a specific age group - little kids! In answer to listener questions, we share our experiences and tips on sleeping, eating, emotional disregulation (temper tantrums!), promoting cooperation, and the joys of little kids.... by In the Arena with the Eyre Sisters
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18. Q&A- You Asked, We Answer!: We break our normal pattern this week and bring you an episode answering the questions you've sent our way. We answer questions about our names, flops in our family growing up, how we take care of ourselves as mothers, etc. Go grab your favorite... by In the Arena with the Eyre Sisters
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19. Unconventional Family Life: Interview with Jonah: Our brother Jonah marche to the beat of his own drum and has created a rich and beautiful life for his family while living very frugally. Join us as we interview Jonah and learn more about the unique approach to life and parenting that he and his... by In the Arena with the Eyre Sisters
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11. Discipline: Helping Kids WANT to Behave: It can be really tricky to know how to get our kids to listen and obey. In today's episode, we discuss ways our parents helped us to "buy in" to the family legal system, how they implemented consequences, and what overall what discipline looked like... by In the Arena with the Eyre Sisters
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24. How to Build Resilience: This week we answer a listener's question about what our parents did to help us deal with negativity, and how we're working to build resilience in ourselves and our kids. We loved this discussion! We share experiences that have helped us develop... by In the Arena with the Eyre Sisters
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17. Sex: How to Talk to your Kids: Here it is! The episode where we talk about what our parents told us was the most wonderful, beautiful thing in the world - sex! We discuss the talk our parents had with each of us at age 8, how they followed up on that initial discussion, and... by In the Arena with the Eyre Sisters
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29. Family Reunions: Joys and Challenges: Welcome back for Season 3! We are so excited to be starting off another season with you. In this episode, recorded at the tail end of our annual Bear Lake reunion, we share how we do reunions and talk about the things we love and the challenges we... by In the Arena with the Eyre Sisters
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14: How to Control your Kids: This week we talk about how much or how little we should try to control various aspects of our kids' lives. It can be tough! We want to protect and guide them but we also want to help them become confident and independent as they make their own... by In the Arena with the Eyre Sisters
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35. Cultivating Gratitude: We know it's Halloween today, but we wanted to kick off November a day early with a short and sweet episode focusing on the power and importance of gratitude. We're grateful for you! Notes: by In the Arena with the Eyre Sisters
16 min listen
25. Positive Psychology, Parenting, and Poetry with Tal: Join us this week as we talk with our brother, Talmadge (Tal). He lives in Switzerland with his wife and daughter. He's a poetry-reading, basketball-playing, book-writing, deep-thinking guy, and he has a lot to share! Tal talks with us about his... by In the Arena with the Eyre Sisters
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27. Technology: Listen in today as we discuss technology! It's a hot topic, for good reason. We discuss the good that technology brings, and we also discuss the difficulties - setting limits, keeping our kids engaged with the world, the problems with comparison & the... by In the Arena with the Eyre Sisters
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33. When Parenting Gets Tricky: A Conversation with Eli: Come listen in this week as we talk with our brother, Eli, about the difficulty of parenting not-so-easy kids. We all have a kid who is trickier to parent - or a kid who's in a tricky stage, and it can be draining and frustrating! We talk with Eli... by In the Arena with the Eyre Sisters
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20. Making Family Travel Happen (if you want to): In this episode, we share our best tips for family travel. We talk about how to make time for travel, how to find the money to travel, how to feed your family inexpensively while traveling, how to involve your kids in the planning, how to travel with... by In the Arena with the Eyre Sisters
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26. You Asked, We Answered Part II: Here's another episode of us answering questions submitted by you! We had a lot of fun talking about what we do for fun, how invovled we are in our kids' relationships, homeschooling, meal planning, and more. We love your questions! Thanks for asking.... by In the Arena with the Eyre Sisters
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22. Adult Kids: Parenting/Coaching/Cheering: Parenting adult kids is a whole new ballgame, folks! We talk about how our parents approached parenting us in our adulthood then Saren and Shawni share their experiences with adult kids as they've moved from parenting to coaching to cheerleading.... by In the Arena with the Eyre Sisters
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24. Adult Sibling Relationships: We get asked all the time how we are so close as siblings. In this week's episode we discuss ways we've built relationships with each as we've grown up and have our own families. We talk about how we work through differences, issues we've had with... by In the Arena with the Eyre Sisters
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