Foundation Worldview Podcast

How do you help your child make friends when other kids keep leaving them out? A parent asked Elizabeth Urbanowicz about cliques at church: her family worships together during the service, and the other kids don't know her son well enough to include him.
Elizabeth draws on her time as a classroom teacher, where she watched cliques form right before her eyes. Why do friendships get harder as kids grow older? What can parents do to help their kids build healthy friendships? What is the goal of friendship, and how can you teach it to your children? And what question should moms ask themselves before stepping in?
Books mentioned: The Gospel Comes with a House Key by Rosaria Butterfield, The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt, and Friend-ish by Kelly Needham.
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A parent writes that their kids struggle with the idea that we are to love God above all else, even family. In this episode, Elizabeth Urbanowicz offers practical talking points for that conversation. Where does the command to love God above all come from? Does loving God most mean loving family less? What does loving God actually look like, and why would He command it? Elizabeth also shares a prayer request from a college Sunday school class that has stayed with her, and what she has observed in families and marriages over the years.
Comparative Worldview Curriculum: https://foundationworldview.com/curriculum/comparative-worldview-family-pricing
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A listener's single sister-in-law is pregnant through no decision of her own, and their young kids already know where babies come from. How do you explain a situation like this to children? Should they hear the details at all?
Most families won't face this exact situation, but every family will eventually face brokenness close to home: a divorce, an unwed pregnancy, a relative living with a significant other, a same-sex relationship. In this episode, Elizabeth Urbanowicz shares a biblical approach for helping kids think through hard situations without overwhelming them. Which words fit a young child's age? What should kids keep to themselves? And when is the right time to have the conversation?
This episode covers a sensitive topic. Consider listening when children aren't nearby.
Mentioned in this episode:"The Talk"...Made Easy: https://foundationworldview.com/curriculum/the-talk-made-easyHelping Your Kids Know God's Good Design: 40 Questions and Answers on Sexuality and Gender: https://foundationworldview.com/book/helping-your-kids-know-gods-good-design-40-questions-and-answers-on-sexuality-and-gender
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Can someone without children give sound guidance to parents? A listener asked Elizabeth Urbanowicz this question directly, and in this episode she answers it openly. Along the way, she explains standpoint epistemology, a modern idea that says certain knowledge is out of reach to anyone without a particular lived experience. Where did this idea come from, and where might you have already heard it? Is there anything true in it? What happened when Elizabeth found herself on both sides of it? And how can you and your kids decide which counsel to accept?
To help kids ages 10 and up learn to evaluate every idea they encounter, explore the Foundation Careful Thinking Curriculum: https://foundationworldview.com/curriculum/careful-thinking-family-pricing
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A mom of a six- and four-year-old asks: how do I help my girls understand why witchcraft is wrong without scaring them? Elizabeth Urbanowicz answers with an approach drawn from the way Scripture itself presents hard truths, one parents can use for any conversation about sin.
Where should the conversation start when the topic feels too dark for a young child? How do you describe witchcraft in words a preschooler can follow? Why is this form of rebellion especially dangerous, and why do our children still not need to fear it? Elizabeth walks through the specific passages you can open with your kids.