Guests: Amy Petrof, Kristin Dysart, and Gabe Boyd

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We hope you enjoy this fun conversation with some PCA parents about their holiday traditions as they desire to keep Christ in the middle of Christmas!

Special shout out to Jared Wood for allowing us to use his music - check him out at JaredWoodMusic!

Guests: Dr. J’Aime Balogh, Jenitta Eskew, and Nena Graham

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Executive Functioning - are all of the cognitive skills necessary to regulate your thinking, feelings/emotions, and behaviors to reach a goal.

Executive Functioning skills are necessary for all of the other cognitive functions - these are the primary functions that make up what we call “executive functioning”:

• Memory
• Attention
• Motor Skills
• Verbalizing
• Visualizing
• Completing Learning Tasks

Executive functioning skills include

• Task initiation - starting and stopping tasks
• Response inhibition - keeping yourself from responding impulsively
• Focus - how to stay on task and not get distracted
• Time management - planning good use of your time and avoiding procrastination
• Working memory - holding information in your mind long enough to do something with it
• Flexibility - being able to shift ideas and plans
• Self-regulation - being able to reflect on your actions and make changes
• Emotional self-control - managing your emotions and reflecting on your emotions
• Task completion - sustaining levels of task and attention to complete a task

Special shout out to Jared Wood for allowing us to use his music - check him out at JaredWoodMusic!

Guests: Stephen Bryant, Chris Housewright, Mike Thornberry

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First of all, just a reminder that Gladiator II is Rated R, which means that you’ll want to proceed with caution - a great place to learn more about why movies receive their ratings is either PluggedInOnline (from Focus on the Family) or MovieGuide.

Next, it is wise to look for “lessons” from every source to use as teachable moments with your children so that they are not just “consumers” of entertainment, but are able to watch and listen with discernment. What messages are being extolled, what virtues are being promoted, and are these good, right, and true?

Watch or listen to our conversation about Gladiator II to learn more about some of the things that we took away from the movie - and leave some comments on our YouTube page about what you learned as well.

Special shout out to Jared Wood for allowing us to use his music - check him out at JaredWoodMusic!