Jordan Peterson brought responsibility back into the mainstream, and today we're sitting back down with Irene Freundorfer to talk about the cardinal virtue of Justice and how it ties back into responsibility. Justice is also the first virtue kids should be taught when parenting with the virtues. Enjoy! And if you have any questions, you can reach us at gandjshow.com. 

Irene Freundorfer is back, and we kick off a mini-series with her on raising kids into exceptional adults using virtue ethics as our framework. Don't worry, it's not as scary as it sounds. We had a great conversation discussing virtue, and why it's a gamechanger, not only for raising your children but also for improving and benefiting yourself!

Check out Irene's website: 10kids.com

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• David Isaac's breakdown of the virtues
• Lifeline:  by James Stenson
• The Family Virtues Guide: by Linda Kavelin Popov
• No More Misbehaving: 38 Difficult Behaviours and how to stop them: by Michelle Borba
• Don't Give Me That Attitude: 24 Rude, Selfish and Insensitive Things Kids Do and how to stop them: by Michelle Borba

We're back! It's been a full four months since we welcomed Beren into the world. We've made some big changes to our life and experienced some unforeseen obstacles. Catch up on what's happened, and hear some of the cool things we have planned for you!

A regular date night is one of the fundamental building blocks to a strong and happy relationship. All of us enjoy date night and get out on dates a lot before marriage. Throw children, work and life stresses that come with marriage and it's too easy to let a regular date night disappear.  

Ger and Joce sit down with Patrick Sullivan, founder of Evango, a Catholic missionary organization for the new evangelization, and father of eight. Through his years of work as a missionary, Patrick saw the need that marriages and families have for practical, human formation and has started developing his own program to strengthen marriages and families. We get to know his story, as well as get him to share some practical tips and tricks to strengthen our marriage and help improve ourselves as parents. 

This may be one of the cheat codes to a fulfilling relationship. The Love Languages by Gary Chapman is a practical and insightful read that decodes how to show love and be loved by your partner in the best way possible. Joce and Ger breakdown the 5 Love Languages and discuss the impact that it has had on their marriage and relationship.

The Five Love Languages are: 

•   - Words of Affirmation
•   - Quality Time
•   - Acts of Service
•   - Receiving Gifts
•   - Physical Touch

It's easy in marriage to lose your sense of self amidst the demands of your relationship with your spouse and children. Jennifer Fulwiler's book 'One Beautiful Dream' explores her journey of maintaining her identity amidst her growing family through her passion for writing. This book inspired us, and we thought we'd share our thoughts on this book, as well as explore the idea of having a blue flame.

Read ‘One Beautiful Dream’ and get inspired as to how you can develop your passions within marriage and family life. 

In this podcast, we introduce the four temperaments: choleric, sanguine, phlegmatic, and melancholic. We give descriptions of each and then go into depth about how the knowledge of these temperaments will help you in your marriage.

Today we have a special guest, Irene Freundorfer, an international speaker and mother of 10 kids, as well as Gerhard's mom. She shares her insights into the different seasons of marriage and what she's learned in her 36 years of marriage, and what she's heard from others. 

Irene's website: http://10kids.com/

The Four Seasons of Marriage, by Gary Chapman

We're back (after about one new baby and an eternity later) with another temperament episode! Today we sit down with a good friend of ours, Steve Holt, to get his insights and experience with the Melancholic Temperament and how he's learned more about himself and his temperament through marriage. 

To learn more about the temperaments, you can buy The Temperament God Gave You by Art and Laraine Bennett, or you can check out this website and take the quiz!

Guys, have you ever had your wife or girlfriend go from warm and lovely to cold and hostile for apparently no reason whatsoever? Has this happened enough that you think her mood swings are just random and totally arbitrary? This episode is for you! We have a conversation around what is really going on when these emotional swings happen and give you some simple and easy things to do that will improve your relationship immediately. 

Today we sit down with Patrick and Marianne Brown to discuss how they've found success in their marriage as a choleric wife and phlegmatic husband. You'll get some great insights and stories on how they made it work with these opposing temperaments.  Enjoy!

Today's episode we sit down and have a chat with Adrien about his experience being a sanguine husband and father of five children. Gerhard pitches in with his experiences as a sanguine husband and father. Two fun-loving temperaments together make for lots of laughter, along with insights into how this temperament can manifest itself differently in different people. 

In today's episode we sit down with Marie-Rose Quenneville, mother of five, to talk about the Melancholic temperament and how she's used it to her advantage while raising a family.  She also opens up on how she's grown and evolved her temperament over the course of her marriage and how adapting to parenthood has helped her refine her temperament and become a better mother, wife and person. 

Teenagers.  This word might strike fear, exasperation, joy, and pride in the hearts of parents around the world. Today we sit down with Matt Charbonneau, an experienced high school teacher to discuss today's teenagers and how our rapidly changing world has impacted their educational and personal development. Matt has some incredible insights that will be beneficial to parents at all stages. Enjoy! 

Bio on Matt Charbonneau 

Matt Charbonneau is a high school Religion teacher who inspires his students to explore a deeper relationship with God. Applying uplifting lessons, engaging activities and insightful experiences, he strives to demonstrate the powerful presence and unconditional love of God in everyday life.

He obtained his Bachelor of Education degree from the University of Ottawa, specializing in French as a Second Language and Religious Education. He also holds a Bachelor of Journalism degree from Carleton University (Ottawa) and has worked in sports media relations, radio and TV broadcasting.

A practicing Catholic-Christian, Matt and his wife live in Ottawa, Ontario (Canada), with their two sons and daughter.

You can find him at http://www.mattcharbonneau.com/

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Today we discuss respect, and how critical it is to the man in your life. We have a conversation around some findings of Shaunti Feldham's book For Women Only, and Gerhard gives a guys perspective on how important respect is for men.