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KIM ON EWTN
Kim joined Jim and Joy Pinto on their hit EWTN show “At Home with Jim and Joy.” Kim and the Pintos chatted about how parents can lead their teenagers in a relationship with Christ. What is teen faith drift, and what can parents do about it? What is the most important factor in passing on the faith to teens? How does a teen’s spiritual needs differ from the spiritual needs of a younger child? Two-parter!
Intentional Catholic parenting begins with the assumption that parents are the primary and most powerful catechists for their children. They are uniquely qualified to lead their children to mature faith.
ICP’s mission is to give parents the confidence and tools they need on this journey of raising disciples. We focus on two core areas:
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nurturing and protecting the parent-child connection
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building a radiant home faith culture
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These two areas are unpacked in Kim’s “7 Building Blocks to a Joyful Catholic Home.”
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“The Gentle Catholic Parenting Podcast” explores the science of parenting through the lens of our Catholic faith.
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“The Anchor and Maze” helps parents navigate the challenges (the “maze”) of parenting while remaining their child’s emotional anchor.
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Featured Posts
Kids Need All Their Feelings to Grow Up (free printable)
Our kids need all their emotions for their flourishing, but what should we do about their chaotic emotional outbursts? In this article, I explain the process of emotional tempering, and I provide insights for coming alongside a child when his emotions are too big for him to handle.
Understanding the Defiant Child
What’s the best way to deal with defiance in children? It depends on the root of the problem. In this article, Kim explains the difference between defiance rooted in immaturity and defiance that may be a sign of a deeper emotional issue.
The Beautiful Life: Waste Time with Your Kids
Many people feel guilty if they don’t fill every waking moment with productivity. In this article, I explain why occasionally “wasting time” is essential to human flourishing and how we can live a more beautiful, contemplative life through our parenting.
Featured Podcasts
Protecting Play Time in Your Catholic Home (Ep. 24)
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We’re continuing our routines and routines series by focusing on PLAY today! Play is the engine of emotional, social, and spiritual growth in our kids. We can use routines and rituals to ensure we set aside time for play in our homes. In this podcast: What is play? Why do kids need play? Tips for playing with your kids and tips for creating invitations for your child’s solitary play.
Gratitude in Tough Times (Ep. 19)
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We’re called to be grateful in all circumstances, not just in the good times. But, man, is it hard when life throws us a curve ball. In this episode we take a look at how we can recognize the graces God is sending our way even amidst the chaos, inconveniences and frustrations of family life.
Land the Helicopter: Giving Kids Room to Grow (Ep. 12)
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In this podcast episode, Kim explores helicopter parenting and how we can be an engaged, loving parent without becoming a helicopter parent.
Great App for Catholic Parents!
For years, Dr. Greg and Lisa Popcak have encouraged parents in their parenting vocation, and now they have initiated a ministry and framework to help us. Catholic HOM is an app that will help you understand your family life as a liturgy, and even the most mundane aspect of family life as acts of worship.
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“The history of mankind, the history of salvation, passes by way of the family. The family is placed at the center of the great struggle between good and evil, between life and death, between love and all that is opposed to love.”
-Saint Pope John Paul II