Episode Details

Monica Hinderer joins Doug to explore the dangers of raising children to be overly self-reliant. Self-reliance can be a good thing but sometimes becoming overly independent can lead to a lack of trust and missed opportunities for growth. Doug and Monica discuss the spiritual dimension and how hyper independence can lead to a lack of trust in God.

Listener questions and comments:

• Jessica – We're working on our marriage. I grew up in an extremely critical household and my husband did not. We find ourselves having both issues in our marriage and with parenting also. How can we prevent these negative effects?
• Sam – How do we correct our children who are overly critical of themselves?
• Tom – I'm a father, and I need a strategy for helping my adult son with anger.