Parent Wise with Monica Irvine

Apr 26 2023 10 ep. 32 mins 73

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Join motivational speaker and President of The Etiquette Factory, Monica Irvine, each week for an informative podcast that will be a resource for moms and dads to add tools and skills and wisdom to your parenting chest so you can be more confident in parenting.

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Episode #70: Never Say Such Things in Front of Your Children

Apr 26 2023 22 mins

I know we all get frustrated at times with our spouse, or with our children, but even in those frustrations, we must be so very careful that we never speak disparaging words about our children’s other parent or our children in front of our children to others. Now you may not think you are guilty of this, but…perhaps you should listen anyway just to make sure. Parents, I

Episode #69: Teaching our Children How to Teach People to Treat Them

Sep 30 2021 31 mins

Parents, we want our children to be treated with respect, honor and love. We want our children to understand and believe how they should be treated. We want them to be able to recognize when someone is mistreating them. We want our children to have the courage, the self confidence and the grit, to be able to draw clear lines between acceptable and unacceptable behavior when it come

Episode #68: When My Child Has a Broken Heart

Sep 23 2021 26 mins

Hello and welcome back to Parent Wise with Monica Irvine. Today, Monica shares some insight on what we can do when our child has a broken heart that not only helps them, but us as well. One of the most difficult things to do as a parent, is to watch our children struggle and hurt, however, understanding the purpose in the struggle gives both us and them comfort. There are many thin

Episode #67-Help! My Child Needs More TACT!

Mar 11 2021 18 mins

Do you ever listen to your child and think, “I cannot believe my child just said that! Oh my word!” Do you sometimes cringe when you hear your child answer a question or open a present from your in-laws? Well, it might be time to sit down with them and have a purposeful lesson on tact. Ladies and Gentlemen strive to be tactful at all times, however this never means that

Episode #66--One of the Most Important Skills to Teach Your Children is "Taking Initiative". Here's HOW!

Feb 25 2021 28 mins

I can’t wait for you to listen to today’s episode. Implementing these skills into your parenting tool box is HUGE!! Not only can you teach “initiative”, but in so doing, you will give your children incredible confidence. Our children need to know that they have the power, the intelligence, the ‘know how’, the ability to take it upon themselves to

Episode #65: How do I Know God is Speaking to Me?

Jan 28 2021 37 mins

Today, we will be discussing how to identify when God is speaking to us, an essential skill that enables us to parent with more confidence, find greater peace in our life, and understand God’s will for us in even the smallest situations. I know sometimes we feel like there is a wall between us and God and we fear the silence will not break. Other times, we feel like we are to

Episode #64: How do I Teach My Children to Love Their Enemies?

Jan 14 2021 23 mins

Today, we are going to discuss the principle of “Loving our Enemies.” I can’t think of a better topic to discuss in our current climate than this. In the process of teaching our children to love their enemies, we will first, identify who our enemies are. We have to know exactly who the Lord was speaking about when he gave us this council. Second, we need to identi

Episode #63: Protecting our Children From Sexual Abuse--What I Must Know

Dec 17 2020 77 mins

Don’t think it! Don’t think this is not for you or your family. Don’t think that this could never happen in your family and that it only happens in “THOSE” families! That is not true. It’s really not. I know you don’t want to think about this. I know you don’t want to hear the words or have these images in your mind but parents, I wou

Episode #62--How do I stay True to My Principles, yet Love my Adult Children with Different Lifestyles

Dec 03 2020 30 mins

Parents, so many today are facing family dilemmas where adult children are choosing lifestyles in opposition than how they were raised and perhaps different from what their parents believe to be good and true. I have been asked often in recent years, “How are we supposed to stay true to our principles based on the Gospel of Jesus Christ, yet support and love our adult childre

Episode #61: Records that We Need to Keep for Our Children's Success

Nov 12 2020 29 mins

Oh this is fun! Truly! One of the best decisions I’ve made in my life is the decision to get organized with my children’s records and to help them understand this skill as well. Today, I am going to share with you some great advice I was given and you are going to get excited about helping your children be proactive in their future success by understanding record keepin