Altar Echo Families Podcast

What do you tell your kids when there's hard news to share? How much or how little do you tell them? Do you say anything at all? Join Pastor Kim and Amanda for a conversation on navigating breaking hard news to your kids, at any age. 

Join Pastor Kim & Amanda for a conversation about the practice of repairing with your kids after you lost your cool. 

As parents, how do we respond when our kids change? When they grow out of one phase and into another? When they change paths? When they discover new things about their identities and lives? How do we hold Good Friday and Easter together, as people of faith? 

Join Pastor Kim and Amanda for a conversation about how we celebrate Sacraments in the Lutheran church. What are they? What makes something a "sacrament"? How do we think about this as our young people are celebrating their first communion later this month? 

How do we talk about differences in faith practices or backgrounds with friends and in marriage? Join us for a conversation about this, as you think about how you want to practice faith together as a family! 

Join Amanda and Pastor Kim for a conversation about how we build up skills in our kids to navigate friendships. How do we model healthy friendships for our kids? 

Join Amanda and Pastor Kim for a conversation about talking to our kids about death, dying and grief.  Join us for Ash Wednesday to name God's love even in the midst of grief and loss. 

Join Amanda and Pastor Kim for a conversation about youth sports, especially for our elementary-aged kids, and thinking about ways to balance activities and rest.  You're doing great, parents!

Amanda and Pastor Kim talk about supporting and equipping your kids to handle disappointment and things not always being "fair" between siblings.  Great work, parents!

Amanda and Pastor Kim talk about strategies for talking with your kids about world events, including what happens when extended family members may not see it the same way.  Happy holidays everyone!