Ep.228: Foster Kids' Identity & Growth Through Community with Chap Clark

Parenting Great Kids with Dr. Meg Meeker

Dr. Meg Meeker

Kids & Family, Education, Parenting, Self-improvement

4.6 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 28 February 2024

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of "Parenting Great Kids," Dr. Meg Meeker joins forces with Dr. Chap Clark, an expert in youth, family, and culture, to discuss the challenges kids face with identity and purpose in today’s culture. Dr. Clark draws on his deep understanding of adolescent psychology and emphasizes the importance of adapting parenting approaches and encouraging community and nonparental adult connections beyond the immediate family for children. Throughout their discussion, Dr. Meeker and Dr. Clark stress the need for parents to actively build a nurturing environment that fosters their children's growth, curiosity, and sense of belonging. This episode serves as a valuable resource for parents seeking to navigate the complexities of modern parenting, offering key insights and advice on how to support their children's journey toward becoming well-rounded individuals. Today’s Guest As a former pastor of St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Newport Beach, CA, a professor and vice provost at Fuller Seminary, and a 15-year leader on Young Life staff, Chap Clark has given his life to the encouragement and empowerment of young people and those who work with and for them. He equips organizations and individuals to have a greater understanding of millennials and Gen Z. Chap coaches, consults, speaks, trains and encourages communities, schools, parents, churches, and businesses in his roles with IML and Parenteen. He is also the author/co-author of 25 books, including the award-winning Hurt 2.0: Inside the World of Today’s Teenagers, Sticky Faith, Deep Justice in a Broken World, and Adoptive Church. Our Sponsors Masimo Stork is a revolutionary new baby monitor. To learn more, go to masimostork.com Crunch Labs: CrunchLabs is a STEM monthly subscription build box for kids. Learn more by visiting crunchlabs.com/DrMeg Thrive Market: Thrive Market is the customized and economical way to shop organic, non-gmo, and healthy - for you and your family. Visit thrivemarket.com/drmeg Whole Life Pet : Your pet can’t choose healthy, but you can! Choose Whole Life Pet for human grade, freeze-dried, nutrient-rich, all natural food and treats for your dog or cat! https://wholelifepet.com/ From the Producer Discover your vital role as a dad amidst modern challenges through our courses, shaping lasting bonds and empowering your parenting journey. Explore The New Era of Fatherhood and The Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters Playbook at meekerparenting.com/courses. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to Parenting Great Kids. I'm your host Dr. Meg Meekra and today we have an amazing remarkable
0:06.9	guest with us Dr. Chapp Clark. He's a renowned expert in youth, family, and culture.
0:14.6	Dr Clark is the executive director of the Institute
0:18.4	for Ministry Leadership and Parenting,
0:20.9	a professor at Fuller Seminary, for over two decades, and he's the author of numerous
0:28.0	influential books.
0:29.4	I am thrilled to have him here today with me on PGK podcast so that we can delve
0:36.2	into the world of parenting maybe in grand parenting I know he has grandkids too and
0:41.8	the evolving dynamics of faith and family.
0:45.0	First is the faith that we want to pass on cannot be forcing our kids to have our faith. The faith of your of your
0:56.4	tradition, whatever that tradition is has to become something that they own, that
1:01.8	they wrestle with, that they step into.
1:04.5	And so our job is to create the environment where they have the best shot
1:09.6	to take a careful look at the faith of our family or our tradition. In other words, I can't force
1:16.6	my kid to believe exactly what I do, nor is that even necessarily good because every
1:21.6	one of us has some holes in our own faith system
1:24.8	convictions whatever. Welcome to parenting great kids. Here's your host
1:30.1	Dr. Meg Meeker. Dr Clark, thanks for joining me today.
1:34.0	Thank you for having me and I'm glad you read that well
1:36.0	from what my mom wrote 20 years ago.
1:38.0	So that's so great.
1:39.0	Okay, first things first.
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