{"podcast":{"title":"Equipped To Be with Connie Albers: Christian Parenting, Homeschooling, and Family Life","slug":"equipped-to-be-with-connie-albers-christian-parenting-homeschooling-and-family-life-112451","podcast_index_feed_id":112451,"rss_url":"https://conniealbers.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://www.conniealbers.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/7/9/0/6/79069bd759550b4be5bbc093207a2619/ConnieAlber_square_3000x3000_438k.jpg","author":"Connie Albers","episode_count":330,"summary":"Something is happening to families, and most parents feel it before they can name it. Today's parents are raising children in a culture moving faster than any previous generation has faced. Artificial intelligence, devices, peer influence, and the relentless pace of modern life are shaping childhood in ways that leave even the most devoted parents feeling uncertain, outpaced, and afraid they're getting it wrong. Most parenting advice tells you what to do. Equipped To Be helps you understand what's actually happening to families and children in a rapidly changing culture so you can lead your children through it. Connie Albers is a family and cultural commentator, author, and keynote speaker with more than three decades of expertise in parenting, education & homeschooling, and family dynamics. A former Walt Disney World spokesperson and trusted media contributor, Connie brings cultural insight, hard-won wisdom, and a deep understanding of how families think and feel to every conversation. She has spent 35 years studying how children are uniquely designed and how parents can raise them to know exactly who they are and what they are equipped to be. Equipped To Be helps parents replace…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-16T12:17:20.541715+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/equipped-to-be-with-connie-albers-christian-parenting-homeschooling-and-family-life-112451"},"episode":{"title":"Letting Them Go Without Losing Them - 316","slug":"letting-them-go-without-losing-them-316","published_at":"2026-06-10T12:07:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/equipped-to-be-with-connie-albers-christian-parenting-homeschooling-and-family-life-112451/letting-them-go-without-losing-them-316","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/equipped-to-be-with-connie-albers-christian-parenting-homeschooling-and-family-life-112451","url":"https://conniealbers.com/letting-adult-children-go-without-losing-them","audio_url":"https://adbarker.com/stream/jUMtM7DXhUw7QUeiTRNnot7x/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/conniealbers/ETB-316.mp3?dest-id=1872371","summary":"What happens when the children you raised become adults with lives, homes, marriages, schedules, and decisions of their own? In this episode of Equipped To Be , Connie Albers talks about one of the tender parts of parenting that few people prepare us for: learning how to let our children go without losing the relationship. Parents spend years guiding, teaching, correcting, sacrificing, and showing up. But as children grow into adults, the relationship has to change. We are still their parents, but we are no longer parenting them in the same way. Connie shares what it looks like to move from control to connection, from correction to counsel, and from being needed every day to being trusted over time. She also helps parents understand the difference between being included and expecting access, especially when adult children marry and begin building their own family unit. If you are raising children now, this conversation will help you think about the kind of relationship you are building for the future. And if your children are already grown, this episode will encourage you to release them with grace while continuing to love them well. Letting go does not mean losing them. Sometimes, it is the very thing that gives the relationship room to grow. Read the listener notes with links here: Letting Adult Children Go Without Losing Them Follow Connie at: Equipped To Be: Podcast IG: @conniealbers FB: ConnieAlbers.Author X: @ConnieLAlbers If you enjoy listening to Parenting and Homeschool Advice ~ Equipped To Be with Connie Albers, please leave a review and a five-star rating. It is easy and will only take a few seconds. When you do, it helps others see the show in their feed. Also, would you kindly share this with a friend or two? Equipped To Be might be an encouragement to the…","meta_description":"What happens when the children you raised become adults with lives, homes, marriages, schedules, and decisions of their own? 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