Eyres On The Road

The Eyres have been in the parenting business for some time now and they've learned a few things along the way. Over the next ten weeks Richard and Linda are going to share their best ten ideas for proactive parenting. This week features maybe their most popular idea among their kids; The Repenting Bench. It's more than time out or a place to go when you're fighting. It is a place to come together as family.

They Eyres are on different roads this week. Linda checks in from London where they are expecting their 30th grandchild! Meanwhile back home Richard holds down the fort and continues the new baby theme with some thoughts on young families in the young generation.

What does it mean to be a prioritizer? Richard and Linda play some word association with this made up word and others, to get a grasp on how people link family to their values. Distractions can get in the way of where we rank our family in our priorities, and the Eyres have some solutions to help reduce those; as well as giving encouragement to feel rewarded in your family duties.

So often, a generational gap can hinder the connection between teenagers and their grandparents. The Eyres preach extended family unity, and they practice it too! Today Richard and Linda tell the story of a recent trip they took with a group of their young grandchildren. It was a great experience for the kids to take responsibility and also learn from their elders.

Every week Richard and Linda share tips and tricks for keeping a healthy marriage and family, but how did they stumble upon this unique life? Today they tell their story through the years. The practices of parenting might have changed a little, but the values are still the same. Remember, life is long, enjoy it!

As traveling family coaches, Richard and Linda get some questions more than others, and they usually revolve around technology. Today the Eyres focus on smartphones and social media. There are plenty of benefits like keeping in contact with loved ones that are far away, but also some disadvantages too. For more insight on some of the negative effects of social media, you can visit the article from The Atlantic that Richard mentions at the following link: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/09/has-the-smartphone-destroyed-a-generation/534198/ Also, with all this social media talk, remember that the Eyres are on Facebook and Instagram too!

Understanding how to parent using (and limiting) technology can be very confusing, so the Eyres have enlisted some additional Eyre family help for today's episode. Richard and Linda are joined by their daughters Shawni and Saydi who each have young families of their own. How much screen time is too much and when should kids get their first phone? Parenting pointers for the 21st century. For more of Shawni's thoughts on technology and more, you can visit her blog post on the matter at 71toes.com.

The Eyres are weighing in on diets today, hopefully you haven't ditched your New Year's Resolution quite yet. Did you know that Richard has written a diet book? Healthy living should be a family matter and it's the time of the year when you can make it a focus. Remember dieting isn't just about losing weight, it is about knowing where, what, why, when, and how you eat.

Every week Richard and Linda join you on the radio to talk about realistic tips to prioritize family in your life. This week, they indulge a bit and tell about an example of a family that has gone to unique measures to make family a priority. Remember that no matter what your family looks like, the important things are the same for all of us.

Now that it's the New Year and you have your goals set, it's time to help the kids out with theirs. How do you best go about that? Richard and Linda are proponents of adults being more coach than dictator. It allows them to take more ownership of their own goals. No kid is too young to think about goals, as some special guests prove on today's episode.

Why do you set New Year's Resolutions? Is it just to keep up with the Joneses or are you looking to readjust your priorities? It should always be a goal to have your life align with your priorities, and to Richard and Linda, family is always high on that list. Good luck with all your resolutions and Happy New Year from Eyres on the Road.

There is a week after Christmas and through New Year's Day that concludes every calendar. It might be the one week out of the whole year where families are together the most. Today Richard and Linda talk about some family activities you can fill this week with, in order to avoid that post-Christmas let down. But before that week comes, the Eyres on the Road team wishes you a Merry Christmas from our family to yours!

The holiday season can be a time of stress, but today Richard and Linda have some ideas of how to bring joy to your family. There are so many moments of joy ready to be had as family gathers. Take the time to point them out and take a moment to enjoy the blessings you have this joyful season.

Richard and Linda are on the road to Christmas and this week they are tackling some of the tougher holiday topics. Family can mean different things to different people, but it is all important especially this time of the year. That includes extended family. How can you make the most of the time you get with your whole family?

The Eyres were on the road this week to a conference discussing faith and family. They learned—and share with you today—some statistics from around the world regarding families. Some of them might seem distressing, but there are positives too. And knowing the facts can help as we continue to encourage family values.

Even if Thanksgiving is over this year, it doesn't mean we should stop giving thanks. Today Richard and Linda focus on some of the manners that come out around the dinner table. Next time you teach the magic words of please and thank you, think about the underlying principles of humility and gratitude.

Christmas is an amazing holiday to turn our minds to the important things in life, but sometimes it can seem commercialized and like it takes over the last few months of the year. Richard and Linda focus on how great gift giving is and how easily that idea ties with the holiday stores forget; Thanksgiving. 'Tis the Season to be thinking about gifts and gratitude.

You might have heard of the Love Languages that can help your marriage grow stronger. In addition to learning how you receive love the best, you should also focus on the ways your partner or spouse see love. Today Richard and Linda talk about ways to grow that empathy and how spirituality can help.

The things we think about most become our priorities, even if we know they shouldn't be. So the best way to order your priorities is to spend the time thinking about the things you want on the top of that list; like family. One way to be sure you think about each individual child or grandchild at least once a week is to go over how they are doing in certain health categories. Richard and Linda called this their Five Facet Review and they would go over how each child was Physically, Emotionally, Mentally, Socially, and Spiritually. Also to keep our minds more focused on families, the Eyres recommend valuesparenting.com, 71toes.com, powerofmoms.com, drippingwithpassion.blogspot.com, and ifstudies.org. We are what we think about, so how do we prioritize parenting? Just think about it!

In addition to being family coaches, radio personalities, and the most important jobs parents and grandparents; the Eyres are also New York Times Bestselling Authors. Today they share a little of their journey, as well as writing tips and stories about the people they've met along the way. The best way to start writing is with your own experiences and your family. For more ideas on that you can search #52stories. Also to learn about FREE books from Richard and Linda you can visit http://valuesparenting.com/free-books/. Look for the orange box at the bottom of the page for a special deal for their friends, all of you.