Episodes 371
Avg. Duration 40m
Activity Highly Active
Since Nov 2020
Latest Episode Apr 2026

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Welcome to the Raising Boys and Girls Podcast with Sissy Goff, David Thomas, and Melissa Trevathan. In each episode of this podcast, we’ll share some of what we’re learning in the work we do with kids and families on a daily basis at Daystar Counseling Ministries. Our goal is to help you care for the kids in your life with a little more understanding, a little more practical help, and a whole lot of hope. So pull up a chair and join us on this journey of raising boys and girls. Connect with us at raisingboysandgirls.com.

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Episode 364: Helping Girls Feel Ready and Capable in Today’s World with Kari Kampakis

Apr 07, 2026 37m

Kari Kampakis shares why today’s girls need both grace and grit—the ability to stay kind while also developing strength and resilience. She encourages parents to help their daughters build…

Episode 363: Girls' Challenges To Capability with David and Sissy

Apr 02, 2026 22m

This episode explores how to raise capable girls by addressing three key challenges—feelings, failings, and fear. Sissy Goff shares how girls often feel deeply, internalize failure, and face…

Episode 362: The Key Ingredients to Finding Happiness as a Family with Dr. Arthur Brooks

Mar 31, 2026 34m

Dr. Arthur Brooks shares that happiness isn’t a feeling to chase, but a direction shaped by habits—cultivating enjoyment, satisfaction, and meaning. He highlights the importance of investing in…

Episode 361: The 5 Principles of Parenting with Dr. Aliza Pressman

Mar 26, 2026 37m

Dr. Aliza Pressman shares five research-based principles—relationship, reflection, regulation, rules, and repair—that empower parents to raise resilient, capable kids, emphasizing that growth comes…

Episode 360: The Crisis of Capability in Parents with David and Sissy

Mar 24, 2026 23m

David and Sissy explore how modern parenting has shifted toward anxiety, over-helping, and outsourcing wisdom to experts—often at the cost of building real capability in kids. They encourage parents…

Episode 359: A Roadmap to Technology (and Fun) for Families with Catherine Price

Mar 19, 2026 54m

Catherine Price explores how technology is shaping kids’ attention, mood, relationships, and development, while offering a hopeful path forward for families. She emphasizes that the goal isn’t just…

Episode 358: The Crisis of Capability in Kids

Mar 17, 2026 25m

Sissy Goff and David Thomas explore what they call a growing “crisis of capability” among kids today. Drawing from what they see in their counseling offices, they discuss cultural shifts that have…

Episode 357: Increasing Kids Capacity and Capability with Jay and Katherine Wolf

Mar 12, 2026 1h 1m

Sissy Goff and David Thomas sit down with Jay and Catherine Wolf to talk about resilience, suffering, and what it really means to raise capable kids. After Catherine survived a catastrophic brainstem…

Episode 356: Raising Capable Kids with David and Sissy

Mar 10, 2026 20m

Sissy Goff and David Thomas introduce the idea behind their book Capable and discuss the growing mental health struggles they are seeing in kids today—anxiety, isolation, and a lack of confidence in…

Capable Kids Series Coming Soon!

Mar 09, 2026 1m Trailer

Sissy Goff and David Thomas introduce the Capable series—a conversation about the growing “crisis of capability” they’re seeing in kids today. Drawing from decades of counseling experience, they…

Episode 355: How to Help Kids Understand, Love and Engage with God’s Word with Tara-Leigh Cobble

Mar 05, 2026 29m

In this conversation with Tara-Leigh Cobble, founder of D-Group and host of The Bible Recap, Tara shares how moving from “Bible exposure” to true “Bible engagement” transformed her faith and led to…

Episode 354: Helping Kids (And Grown-Ups) Grow in Friendship with Jesus with Sally Lloyd-Jones

Mar 03, 2026 39m

In this deeply moving conversation, Sissy and David sit down with beloved children’s author Sally Lloyd-Jones to talk about her newest book, Jesus, Our True Friend. Sally shares how her own…

Episode 353: Helping Your Kids Move From Feeling to Fact with Dr. Lee Warren

Feb 26, 2026 33m

This episode features a powerful conversation with neurosurgeon Dr. Lee Warren about trauma, faith, and the science of hope. Drawing from his experience serving in Iraq, battling PTSD, and losing his…

Episode 352: Five Things Kids Need Now Spiritually with Melissa Trevathan

Feb 24, 2026 38m

In this deeply grounding conversation, Sissy and David sit down with longtime mentor and educator Melissa Trevathan to talk about what kids need spiritually right now. Melissa shares that while…

Episode 351: AI and the Tech Wise Family with Andy Crouch

Feb 19, 2026 48m

Sissy and David sit down with Andy Crouch to talk about what kids need in a tech-saturated world—and why their deepest needs haven’t changed. Andy explores how today’s screens foster “parasocial”…

Episode 350: Porn Proofing Your Kids in a Technology and AI Driven World with Kristen Jenson

Feb 17, 2026 52m

Kristen Jenson, founder of Defend Young Minds and author of Good Pictures Bad Pictures, talks with Sissy and David about why parents need to start conversations about pornography early—ideally as…

Episode 349: Talking with Kids about Faith, Sexuality and Gender with Dr. Preston Sprinkle

Feb 12, 2026 47m

Sissy Goff and David Thomas talk with Dr. Preston Sprinkle about how parents and the church can help kids navigate identity, gender, and sexuality with both clarity and compassion. Preston emphasizes…

Episode 348: Protecting Kids Online, In the Real World and All the Awkward Conversations with Mary Flo Ridley and Megan Michelson from Birds and Bees

Feb 10, 2026 1h 3m

Sissy and David are joined by Megan Michelson and Mary Flo Ridley from Birds & Bees for a practical, hope-filled conversation about protecting kids in today’s fast-moving, tech-saturated culture.…

Episode 347: Helping Kids Have Conviction and Compassion In These Tumultuous Times with Justin Giboney

Feb 05, 2026 30m

In this episode, Sissy Goff and David Thomas sit down with Justin Giboney for a timely, thoughtful conversation about what kids need right now in an increasingly polarized world. Justin weaves…

Episode 346: Five Things Kids Need Now Culturally with David and Sissy

Feb 03, 2026 47m

Sissy and David unpack five things kids need culturally right now: conversation (parents as the calm, safe first source), protection in the real world (body-safety skills and wise supervision),…

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