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.

Subscribe to this channel: https://ytube.io/3McA

Sign up for free training: https://jakeandgino.mykajabi.com/freetraining

The resources you need to succeed at every level of apartment investing: https://jakeandgino.com/resources/

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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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00:00 Introduction
01:30 Things I Wish I Knew Before We Became Parents
03:25 Analyzing situations
06:50 Family first and me-time
09:10 Outside influence
15:30 Whole family growing together
16:30 Realistic expectations
21:21 Defining boundaries by modeling them
25:00 You always have a choice
28:00 Its never too late to implement habits
31:31 Realize that life is a gift

Visit Shannon’s website https://shannonwarden.com/
Take a look at her latest release “The DIY Guide to Building a Family That Lasts”.

About Jake & Gino

Jake & Gino are multifamily investors, operators, and mentors who have created a vertically integrated real estate company that controls over $225,000,000 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.

Subscribe to this channel: https://ytube.io/3McA

Sign up for free training: https://jakeandgino.mykajabi.com/freetraining

The resources you need to succeed at every level of apartment investing: https://jakeandgino.com/resources/

Apply for Mentorship: https://jakeandgino.com/apply/

#realestate #multifamilyrealestate #multifamilyinvesting #investing #apartmentinvesting

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Jake & Gino Twitter: https://twitter.com/JakeandGino
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Jake & Gino Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jakeandgino/

MM6: https://jakeandgino.com/mm6/
The 100 Year Real Estate Investor: https://www.dualassetstrategy.com

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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In this fascinating discussion, Gino and Julia welcome New York Times bestselling author Jay Heinrichs (Thank You For Arguing and Aristotle's Guide to Self-Persuasion). Jay, who has advised everyone from NASA to Southwest Airlines, reveals how ancient rhetoric can be applied to modern life, politics, and business. Learn the three principles all successful leaders embody (Craft, Caring, and Cause), the rhetorical secret to winning arguments with your kids (hint: switch to the Future Tense), and why focusing on ethos (trust and character) is always the foundation of any persuasive effort.

🔑 Key Takeaways-

✅ Leadership is Built on Three Principles (Ethos): All successful leaders embody Craft (practical wisdom/experience), Caring (disinterested concern for others), and Cause (virtue/principles). Without all three, trust—the foundation of persuasion—will break down.

✅ The Future Tense Wins Arguments: To escape blame (the Past Tense) or tribal judgment (the Present Tense), immediately switch to the Future Tense (deliberative rhetoric). Focus the conversation on decisions and choices about how to fix things moving forward.

✅ Kairos is the Art of Timing: Persuasion is about timing. Learn to wait for the right opportunity (Kairos) to speak or act, especially during chaotic times. Strategic silence or even a tactical "loss" can lead to a greater, long-term win.

Which of the three leadership principles—Craft, Caring, or Cause—do you find the hardest to demonstrate consistently in your professional life, and why?

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 Timmy Bauer. Timmy lives in Orlando, Florida. He is the author and illustrator of the 5 star children’s book 'Billy the Dragon' and its upcoming sequel 'The Poisonous Woods'. When not writing, illustrating, or visiting schools, he works for the Walt Disney Company as a puppeteer and actor. He also teaches classes regularly at the Disney University.

Timmy has been writing and illustrating stories since he was ten years old, and it has always been a passion of his. His dream is to make kid’s books that motivate kids to want to read more and to challenge them with bigger words and complex sentences while at the same time maintaining their interest.

Key Insights

00:00 Introduction

02:11 Age-group to target

05:11 Getting into publishing

08:30 When Covid hit

10:56 Writing the kids' books

12:21 Creative caterpillar

14:00 Visions for Dinosaur House

18:25 Writing the kids' book: the legacy skill

21:00 Setting of the kids' book as legacy

24:00 Story designing with dinosaurhouse.com

2610 Wrap-up

To know more about Timmy Bauer visit: https://dinosaurhouse.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.

Subscribe to this channel: https://ytube.io/3McA

Sign up for free training: https://jakeandgino.mykajabi.com/freetraining

The resources you need to succeed at every level of apartment investing: https://jakeandgino.com/resources/

Apply for Mentorship: https://jakeandgino.com/apply/

#realestate #multifamilyrealestate #multifamilyinvesting #investing #apartmentinvesting

Jake & Gino Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jakeandgino/

Jake & Gino Twitter: https://twitter.com/JakeandGino

Jake & Gino Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/jake-and-gino-llc/

Jake & Gino Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jakeandgino/

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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Key Takeaways-

✅ Vulnerability is a Strength: Mark shares how his willingness to be vulnerable and apologize for his mistakes as a father was the key to rebuilding a strong relationship with his children, proving that true strength lies in humility and emotional honesty.

✅ Behavior Over Time Equals Trust: The Tim family uses this powerful equation to explain how consistent, positive behavior builds trust. It's a reminder that while you can't control the time it takes, you can control your actions and show up consistently for those you love.

✅ The Power of Contagious Proximity: Mark emphasizes that the best lessons are often "caught, not taught." By involving his children in his business life—from sitting under his desk during meetings to traveling with him—he created a powerful environment for them to absorb key lessons on money, business, and values.

What's one small change you can make today to create a stronger legacy for your family?

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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Today on the Julia & Gino Podcast, we sit down with Phil McKernan — a powerful speaker, author, and coach who helps people cut through the noise to find clarity and purpose. Known for his raw honesty and piercing questions, Phil challenges us to stop chasing empty success and instead create a life filled with meaning and joy.

Get ready for a conversation that might just change the way you see yourself, your courage, and your future.

Key Takeaways-

✅ Courage isn't about grand gestures; it's about self-reflection. It's having the bravery to ask yourself difficult questions about your life and where you're headed.

✅ Not doing the work is harder than doing it. Waking up with a life of regret is far more painful and selfish than facing your fears and making a change.

✅ Our stories have power. Sharing your truth can not only heal you but also help someone else realize that their story matters, too.

✅ Emotions like anger are natural, not destructive. We often suppress our emotions, but learning to acknowledge and feel them is essential for personal growth and well-being.

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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