How do families navigate crisis when children become teenagers — and help them process fear, pressure, and uncertainty?

In this honest and personal episode, Gareth, Lizzy, and their children reflect on the crises they experienced during the teenage years, including the impact of COVID-19, parental work stress, spiking, and more. Together they explore how these experiences affected their mental wellbeing, relationships, and faith, and how family support, honest communication, and shared experiences helped them navigate difficult seasons.

The family discuss how teenagers often carry the emotional weight of family stress while trying to protect one another, and why creating safe spaces for conversation is essential. They share practical ways teens can process difficult emotions, including journaling, creative outlets, friendships, and honest family dialogue. The episode also highlights how prayer, faith, and community support can bring comfort, perspective, and resilience during uncertain times.

This conversation will encourage Christian parents to listen carefully, support their teenagers with empathy, and help them grow through crisis with stronger faith, emotional honesty, and deeper family connection.

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About Famalam:

Famalam is a Christian family & parenting podcast hosted by Gareth, Lizzy, Daisy, Lucy, and Toby Robinson. We explore Christian parenting, raising kids, faith at home, discipleship, family challenges, communication, boundaries, discipline, tech and screens, mental wellbeing, friendships, church engagement, Christmas traditions, and real-life family dynamics.

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How do families navigate crisis when children are young — and keep faith, hope, and connection alive?

In this episode, the Robinsons share personal stories of family crisis, including hospital emergencies, miscarriage, theft, and moving house, and reflect on how faith in Jesus, honest communication, and community helped them navigate these storms together.

They explore how to talk with children about trauma, grief, and uncertainty, the importance of family storytelling and memory, and how shared experiences shape resilience and faith. The conversation highlights the role of church and community support, practical ways to help children process difficult events, and how scripture (including Psalm 91 and Romans 8:28) can ground families in hope.

This episode will encourage Christian parents to be open about hardship, create space for questions, and help their children understand difficult experiences through faith, honesty, and shared rituals that build long-term family resilience.

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About Famalam:

Famalam is a Christian family & parenting podcast hosted by Gareth, Lizzy, Daisy, Lucy, and Toby Robinson. We explore Christian parenting, raising kids, faith at home, discipleship, family challenges, communication, boundaries, discipline, tech and screens, mental wellbeing, friendships, church engagement, Christmas traditions, and real-life family dynamics.

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Instagram: @famalampod | Email: hello@famalampod.com

How do fathers intentionally raise adolescent boys in a culture that often leaves them to figure it out alone?

In this episode, Gareth and Toby explore their father–son routine known as the Primal Path, a deliberate rhythm created to support the transition from boyhood to manhood through shared time, honest conversation, and faith-shaped parenting.

Inspired by Jon Tyson’s book The Intentional Father, Gareth began the Primal Path when Toby turned 14, starting with simple walks and gradually developing into regular morning sessions focused on discipline, leadership, identity, and personal growth. Together they reflect on how intentional routines and shared experiences have strengthened their father–son relationship and created space for meaningful conversations about life and faith.

This episode will encourage parents — especially fathers — to think creatively about how intentional parenting, consistent rhythms, and purposeful time together can shape teenage boys’ character, confidence, and maturity during the adolescent years.

Referenced in this episode:

Jon Tyson, The Intentional Father — a practical and faith-based guide to raising sons with purpose, clarity, and intentionality.

We’d love to hear from you — email hello@famalampod.com or DM us on Instagram @famalampod.

If you’re enjoying the podcast, please like, share, comment, and subscribe!

About Famalam:

Famalam is a Christian family & parenting podcast hosted by Gareth, Lizzy, Daisy, Lucy, and Toby Robinson. We explore Christian parenting, raising kids, faith at home, discipleship, family challenges, communication, boundaries, discipline, tech and screens, mental wellbeing, friendships, church engagement, Christmas traditions, and real-life family dynamics.

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Instagram: @famalampod | Email: hello@famalampod.com