Eyres On The Road

Richard and Linda have another special family guest this week as their daughter Saydi joins the show to share the experience of moving her family of four young children from the city in Boston to a large working farm in Northern California. They also share ideas for little ways to get kids out of their comfort zones and how it can help them have more confidence. For more on Saydi Eyre Shumway's family adventure you can check out her blog at bostonshumways.blogspot.com.

The study of Psychology usually studies problems and disorders, but if you replace the unhappiness with happiness you come to the field of Positive Psychology. Richard and Linda's son Talmadge has a degree in this subject and visits the show today to share how it can help in the family. The 5 things to think about are Positive Emotions, Engagement, Relationships, Meaning, and Accomplishments.

Poetry can elicit emotion in a very unique way and family relationships are built on the emotions you feel and experience together. Richard and Linda share some of their family poems today. Writing can organize thoughts and help you appreciate the world around you.

Richard and Linda love being grandparents, but it's not always an easy job. On the road from Bear Lake, Utah today preparing to host some grandkids of their own, the Eyres share some of the common pitfalls grandparents can fall for. Also, as a Father's Day Weekend treat Richard shares an exclusive preview from his upcoming book on Grandpas.

School is letting out around the country so what are your first thoughts when it comes to summertime? Is it just the warmer weather, or maybe being able to spend more time with your family? Sometimes we can be intimidated by all the free time kids all of a sudden have. Today Richard and Linda discuss some summer fun family ideas.

There are all sorts of ways to be a great grandparent. However involved you want to be in the lives of the little ones, it's important to go at it together as a family. The kids are the Superstars, their parents are the Coach, and grandma and grandpa each have their own individual roles the can play. And don't forget to enjoy it!

Today Richard and Linda revisit the topic of teaching values to children. They focus on being goal oriented and specific in what you are teaching. Just because you have your core beliefs doesn't mean your children will pick up on them without a deliberate parenting approach. The Eyres know which values they think are the most important, but each family can come up with their own. The crucial thing is focus and commitment to learning and living the values you believe in. Today is a sort of part two to an episode from February 18, 2017 called Teaching Children Values. For a full list of the Eyres 12 values from Values Parenting you can Click Here.

The old saying goes that 'it takes a village' and Richard and Linda talk today about how beneficial it can be to the community and your own family when people work together. This involves helping families of all shapes and sizes or appearances. The following are some helpful sites in looking to strengthen the community through education or outreach: Joy School Choice Humanitarian Rising Star

Every week Richard and Linda talk about parenting or family life in one way or another, and this week they look back at the first family and first marriage that lore or religion have as an example. The story of Adam and Eve is a lesson in companionship. The Eyres also share examples from literature that support the idea that working together helps us know ourselves.

Richard and Linda talk about their ongoing speaking and child visiting trip around the world. Today they focus on the latter part and seeing their grown children that have settled all over. Communication dynamics change as families grow so the Eyres give some tips for communicating with children that have grown and had families of their own.

Richard and Linda talk to us today from Dubai, in the middle of their around the world speaking (and kids visiting) tour. It is an amazing opportunity to see how parenting is treated in cultures different to our own. The core advice that they give to an American or Christian audience is surprisingly similar to how they structure their speaking to an Asian or Muslim audience. Kids are kids and parents are parents no matter how far away from home you get, and we are all just trying to raise a respectful and amazing new generation. Happy Easter from Dubai!

There are many different family dynamics in the world and each family picks the style that works for them. For one of Richard and Linda's kids the style is to stay at home with the young kids now, when his peers are working, and then go to work hard later in life, when his peers are retiring. There are many different parenting styles and so the key is finding out what will be the best for your family.

The Eyres subscribe to the idea that the best thing you can do for your children is to love your spouse. The strength of your relationship is going to have a positive effect on the strength of your parenting. No matter what each parent's responsibilities are outside the home, they need to present a united front to the kids. Richard and Linda also discuss how separated parents can still work together for the kids.

Whether it's a country or a family, every institution needs a few things to operate. Some of the most important of these are Laws, Economy, and Traditions. Most families do these to some extent, having house rules, an allowance, and rituals or patterns; but Richard and Linda today encourage you to write them down. Make it clear to the whole family how these things will work and everyone will understand them better.

We all live in a diverse world and that means kids can be exposed to all sorts of different cultures. We all know that sometimes kids are the best at just saying the first thing that comes to their heads, so how can we better teach them to be respectful and tolerant of people that look or act different from the way they do. Richard and Linda talk today about that and how kids are actually much better at being colorblind than we might think.

Richard and Linda have had a blast being grandparents, and it's a totally different dynamic than it was when they were parents. Grandpas and Grandmas can bring special things to the table that are separate from each other and the Eyres share some of their insights on that today. There's more to do than just retire, play golf, or travel and grandkids and family can be the more you're looking for.

Richard and Linda today talk about the genesis of one of their books, Teaching Your Children Values. They talk about coming up with the 12 values that they saw as the most important for everyone to learn, and those values are: Honesty, Loyalty & Dependability, Respect, Love, Unselfishness & Sensitivity, Kindness & Friendliness, Courage, Peacability, Self-Reliance & Potential, Self-Discipline & Moderation, Fidelity & Chastity, and Justice & Mercy. The Eyres website is a wonderful resource for parents as well. They mention activities and more and you can visit that by Clicking Here.

One of the most requested topics of the Eyres, and one of the big moments in every parents life, is The Talk. Today Richard and Linda discuss the important topic of how to discuss sex with your children. This is such a daunting task for some parents and the Eyres try to give starting points of how to get going. And remember, it isn't just one Talk, it is a series of conversations with your child.

The Eyres are back on the Road this week and across the pond in London. Today they discuss some of the similarities and differences of families in other places. When it comes down to it, no matter where you are, families have struggles and challenges so lets come together as a worldwide family and support each other in the journey.

People today love lists and the Eyres are no exception. Listen today to find out what their Top 10 Parenting Ideas are. They cover the whole list in the first half of the show and then go into more detail in the second half. This episode is an idea from Richard and Linda's wonderful blog, and you can check out this specific entry by clicking here.