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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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.

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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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Routines for pre-teens — how do parents establish healthy habits that stick?

Gareth and Toby speak with Greg and Sophie Sharples about the importance of family routines for children approaching adolescence. They discuss how routines evolve as children grow, the challenges parents face in maintaining consistency, and practical strategies for mornings, mealtimes, and screen time. The conversation also emphasizes the significance of family connection through shared activities and meals, and the value of grace and adaptability when routines don’t go as planned.

Greg and Sophie share personal reflections on what they would do differently, offering insight for parents seeking to help pre-teens develop responsibility, independence, and confidence while maintaining strong family bonds.

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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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Routines — we all need them, but how do families build rhythms that actually work?

In this episode, Gareth, Lizzy, Daisy and Lucy dive into the importance of establishing healthy family routines and the impact these daily habits have on children’s character, responsibility, and long-term wellbeing. They explore how parents can model the behaviours they hope their children will adopt, why flexibility matters as kids grow, and how family meals, chores, and shared rhythms strengthen connection and communication.

The conversation highlights the role of routines in helping children develop confidence, understand expectations, and contribute meaningfully to family life. Gareth and Lucy share practical ideas, personal reflections, and the small wins that keep routines moving forward — even when life gets messy.

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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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New Year, new start — but what does that really look like for families?

Gareth, Lizzy, and Daisy are joined by author and speaker Jo Saxton to explore how parents can help children say goodbye to the past year and step into the New Year with honesty, hope, and faith. Together they reflect on family life, modelling repentance, growth, and change, and creating space for kids to talk openly about grief, loss, and transition.

Jo shares thoughtful insight on the difference between New Year optimism and Christian hope, helping parents guide their kids through endings and beginnings without pressure to perform, but with grace, gratitude, and trust in God’s work in their lives.

For more from Jo Saxton:

• Website: josaxton.com
• Books: https://www.josaxton.com/books
• Instagram / Threads: @josaxton
• A Cup of Jo Newsletter / Substack: https://substack.com/@josaxton

Additional Hello Goodbye resources:

• Website: https://www.leadstoriesmedia.com/hellogoodbye
• Podcast series: https://leadstoriespodcast.com (or wherever you get your podcasts)

This episode will encourage Christian parents to think carefully about how their own habits, language, and faith practices shape how their children understand change, resilience, and spiritual growth.

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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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In this festive episode, the Robinson family talk openly about Christmas stress and managing expectations during the busy holiday season. They share personal reflections on their own Christmas experiences, including the joy of opening stockings, decorating cakes, and laughing together, as well as the pressures families often feel at this time of year.

The conversation highlights the importance of family, joy, and shared traditions, encouraging listeners to focus on connection rather than perfection. This episode offers reassurance and practical perspective for families wanting to create meaningful, memory-making Christmas moments without the overwhelm.

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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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In this episode of the Famalam podcast, Gareth and Daisy interview Mal and Seannah Calladine on a Daddy–Daughter Double Date, exploring the significance of family traditions at Christmas. Together they discuss how traditions help shape family identity, support faith-based discipleship, and create lasting memories for children.

The conversation explores ways to engage children in Christmas traditions, incorporate cultural elements, and balance spiritual and non-spiritual practices. Mal and Seannah share their own family traditions, the role of food and celebration, and how to keep traditions relevant as children grow older.

This episode encourages families to create meaningful Christmas traditions that centre on the story of Jesus, foster unity, and strengthen family connections.

Watch the Calladine Christmas Eve video via https://youtu.be/H99up4ulzPA?

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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