Parenting Smarts

Apr 02 2025 100 ep. 40 mins 172
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Parenting Smarts! We need them, and sometimes we feel them. Our host, Dr. MaryRuth Hackett, is a mom of four with a doctorate in educational psychology, specializing in child development. Parenting Smarts blends together the science of child development and the realities of family life. Thanks for listening! Be sure to subscribe, download, and share with the people you know who could use some Parenting Smarts!

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115: Wisdom

Apr 02 2025 48 mins  
How can we choose our words, listen to the Lord and discern well? Fr. Will Schmid joins MaryRuth to discuss how to allow wisdom to permeate our lives and families.

114: Courage

Mar 19 2025 40 mins  
Gail Davis, MaryRuth's mom, joins the program to help us learn how to cultivate courage in ourselves and our families.

113: Kindness

Mar 07 2025 31 mins  
Olivia Spears joins MaryRuth to explore how to cultivate kindness in our families.

112: The Golden Rule

Feb 19 2025 54 mins  
Tina McAllister-Smith joins MaryRuth to talk about how stories can teach virtues and the Golden Rule.

111: Spiritual Detachment

Feb 05 2025 50 mins  
Nell O'Leary and MaryRuth share a casual, vulnerable conversation exploring attachment parenting and spiritual detachment.

110: Temperance

Jan 23 2025 42 mins  
MaryRuth welcomes Lindy Wynne to explore the virtue of temperance and how to cultivate it on ourselves and within our families.

109: Fortitude

Jan 08 2025 37 mins  
Megan Hjelmstad joins MaryRuth to explore the virtue of fortitude. Help your kids be able to endure difficulty and to do hard things.

108: Merry Christmas!

Dec 25 2024 6 mins  
MaryRuth shares some thoughts and wishes everyone a Merry Christmas!

107: Hope

Dec 11 2024 50 mins  
Joyce Coronel joins MaryRuth to talk about different seasons of life and how to foster hope in all circumstances.

102: Creating a Virtue Culture

Oct 16 2024 38 mins  
How do we grow in virtue as parents and foster a culture in our home focused on virtues? Emily Jaminet explores ways to transform our hearts, make priorities, examine interactions, and be disposed to the grace that helps cultivate family life striving for virtue.