We dive deep into the challenges parents face when finding quality books for their children and how to encourage a love for story—even if your child isn't a "natural" reader. Amanda shares her unique insights on writing the Tree Street Kids series, the nostalgia of the 90s, and why Christian fiction shouldn't feel like a "clown car" of forced lessons.

We also tackle the hot topic of Artificial Intelligence. Is AI killing creativity? How is it affecting our children's attention spans and ability to process deep stories? Amanda offers a thoughtful perspective on the importance of "souled" art versus soulless generation.

Key Takeaways:

✔️ Recognizing Different Readers: Why audiobooks and film analysis count as loving "story" just as much as reading text.

✔️ The "Clown Car" Analogy: How to write and find books that have Biblical values without shoving messages in forcefully.

✔️ Overcoming Blocks: Practical advice for writers and creatives on getting "unstuck" (including the science of napping!).

✔️ Navigating AI: The dangers of AI in the creative space and why the "suffering artist" is necessary for true art.

✔️ Resources for Parents: Specific websites and tips for finding safe, high-quality books for your family.

Question of the Day: How do you handle screen time vs. story time in your house? Do you have a reluctant reader you are trying to encourage? Let us know in the comments below! 👇

Have you ever felt like life is a maze that you can’t seem to navigate? 🤷‍♂️ Parenting, relationships, spirituality, health - it’s all overwhelming and there’s no clear map to guide you. 🗺️ But what if there was? 🤔

Welcome to the ‘Family Coaching’ podcast, where Gino and Julia help you navigate the complexities of life with ease and grace.

🎙️ We dive deep into the subtle nuances of relationships, offer advice for the joyous challenges of parenting, explore spirituality and provide practical tips for healthcare. 💑👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

🙏💊 Our approach is rooted in empathy and understanding, because let's face it, life is hard!

💪 Tune into our podcast for a refreshing take on navigating life's most complex challenges. It's like having a secret weapon in your back pocket. 🎧🔑 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Join our community to start your transformation. Your journey to a fuller, more vibrant life is just a click away. 💻🚀https://barbaro360community.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #educationforlife #familylife #parentingtips #relationshiptips #personalfinance #lifecoaching #personalgrowth #lifecoaching

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Jamie shares her transition from a traditional classroom teacher to a homeschooling mom, revealing why the system often fails "out-of-the-box" kids. We tackle the biggest fears parents face—from socialization myths to academic inadequacy—and offer practical advice on how to start, even if you feel overwhelmed. Whether you're a veteran homeschooler or just considering the leap, this conversation will empower you to trust your instincts, embrace the mess, and teach your children with confidence.

Key Takeaways-

✅ Unlearning "School": Homeschooling isn't about replicating the classroom at home. It's about integrating learning naturally into your life and letting go of rigid structures.

✅ The Myth of Socialization: The idea that homeschoolers lack social skills is outdated. With co-ops, field trips, and real-world interactions, homeschooled kids often have richer social lives than their peers.

✅ You Are Enough: You don't need to be an expert in every subject. As a parent, you facilitate education by finding the right resources and mentors for your child's unique needs.

✅ Modeling Over Perfection: It's okay for your kids to see you struggle. Modeling how to handle grief, failure, and overwhelm teaches them resilience—a life skill no textbook can provide.

What is the one fear holding you back from homeschooling or taking charge of your child's education?

Have you ever felt like life is a maze that you can’t seem to navigate? 🤷‍♂️ Parenting, relationships, spirituality, health - it’s all overwhelming and there’s no clear map to guide you. 🗺️ But what if there was? 🤔

Welcome to the ‘Family Coaching’ podcast, where Gino and Julia help you navigate the complexities of life with ease and grace.

🎙️ We dive deep into the subtle nuances of relationships, offer advice for the joyous challenges of parenting, explore spirituality and provide practical tips for healthcare. 💑👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

🙏💊 Our approach is rooted in empathy and understanding, because let's face it, life is hard!

💪 Tune into our podcast for a refreshing take on navigating life's most complex challenges. It's like having a secret weapon in your back pocket. 🎧🔑 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Join our community to start your transformation. Your journey to a fuller, more vibrant life is just a click away. 💻🚀https://barbaro360community.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #educationforlife #familylife #parentingtips #relationshiptips #personalfinance #lifecoaching #personalgrowth #lifecoaching

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On this episode, Julia and Gino interview Jolene Philo. Jolene is a published author, speaker, wife, and mother of a son with special needs. Her first book, A Different Dream for My Child: Meditations for Parents of Critically or Chronically Ill Children, was released in 2009 by Discovery House Publishers (DHP). Since then she has published 4 more books for the special needs community. The most recent is Does My Child Have PTSD? What to Do When Your Child Is Hurting from the Inside Out, which came out in October of 2015.

Key Insights

00:00 Introduction

01:10 Jolene's story

08:11 Challenges being part of life

09:30 Sharing Love Abundantly

12:20 Three important questions you need to address

18:05 Message for parents with kids having special needs

20:32 Striking a balance

23:05 Tips for a healthy marriage while raising a family

29:40 Being a problem solver

Visit Jolene's website: https://differentdream.com/

About Jake & Gino

Jake & Gino are multifamily investors, operators, and mentors who have created a vertically integrated real estate company that controls over $100,000,000 in assets under management. They have created the Jake & Gino community to teach others their three-step framework: Buy Right, Finance Right and Manage Right®, and to become multifamily entrepreneurs.

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Have you ever felt like life is a maze that you can’t seem to navigate? 🤷‍♂️ Parenting, relationships, spirituality, health - it’s all overwhelming and there’s no clear map to guide you. 🗺️ But what if there was? 🤔

Welcome to the ‘Family Coaching’ podcast, where Gino and Julia help you navigate the complexities of life with ease and grace.

🎙️ We dive deep into the subtle nuances of relationships, offer advice for the joyous challenges of parenting, explore spirituality and provide practical tips for healthcare. 💑👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

🙏💊 Our approach is rooted in empathy and understanding, because let's face it, life is hard!

💪 Tune into our podcast for a refreshing take on navigating life's most complex challenges. It's like having a secret weapon in your back pocket. 🎧🔑 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Join our community to start your transformation. Your journey to a fuller, more vibrant life is just a click away. 💻🚀https://barbaro360community.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #educationforlife #familylife #parentingtips #relationshiptips #personalfinance #lifecoaching #personalgrowth #lifecoaching

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