The ScreamFree Minute

We all know our lives would be better if we balanced work and rest, service and play, alone time and time together. But what if balance is overrated? This week Hal and John discuss an alternative to balance.

The conversation over gay rights has become headline news recently, with both sides growing more and more heated. This week Hal and John try to demonstrate how to talk about things like this -- and how not to.

We live in a world where there is sex, drugs, and violence. This week, Hal and John talk about why (and how) they've chosen to expose their kids to things a little earlier than some of their friends.

We live in a world where there is sex, drugs, and violence. This week, Hal and John talk about why (and how) they've chosen to expose their kids to things a little earlier than some of their friends.

Hal and John recorded this week's podcast while snow was blanketing the metro-Atlanta area. It prompted an interesting discussion on how to best survive the snowpocalypse. (Hint: the first step is to just not freak out).

This week we celebrated the birth of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. We tend to forget that he was, among other things, a father. As a father, he was determined not to protect his children from the world but to prepare them for it -- by exposing them to its r

With the recent legalization of marijuana, many people wonder about the ethics of getting high. Parents, especially, are concerned about how this impacts their teens. In this episode, Hal and John talk about whether or not to get on the pot.

Many of us go through the annual exercise of making resolutions and setting goals. We reflect on how our lives are and imagine how we'd like them to be. In this episode Hal and John remind you of one simple thing we can all do: smile.

So many of our struggles this time of year come from our desire to direct the perfect Christmas. What if we could just let that go? Hal and John talk about how to keep our anxiety from ruining Christmas.

For some reason, every Christmas we think we have to outdo what we did last year. But what if that's the worst thing we can do for our kids? This week Hal and John talk about how to avoid giving our kids a bad case of Affluenza.

Few things stress a marriage like the holidays. How are you supposed to survive without screaming? This week, John and Hal discuss how to have a ScreamFree marriage during the holidays -- it might surprise you how simple it is!

Everyone wishes for a happy holiday season, but things rarely turn out the way we wish they would. So, what do you do? How can you have a meaningful time even when you know it'll never be perfect?

Seminal events mark each generation. Pearl Harbor. JFK. 911. Tragedy draws us together like nothing else can, but can we use these things to help our kids learn how to cope with death? Only if we talk about them.

The holidays are the perfect time for that awkward moment when...you don't like your adult child's new boyfriend or the way your sister is raising her children. When is it okay to say something? And how?

Little boys are often told they need to "toughen up" -- but when does that approach cross the line into bullying? And what does being "tough" really mean? Hal and John talk about how to resolve conflict without resorting to playground