In this episode of Purposely Catholic, we sit down with Dr. Ray Guarendi to talk about raising children with clarity, conviction, and Catholic faith at the center. Drawing from his book Drama Free Discipline, we unpack how discipline is not about control or emotion — but formation.Chapter:00:00 Intro01:50 Dr. Ray joins the show03:00 What does drama free discipline look like?05:00 Wisdom of the ages09:15 Over analyzing as a parent13:00 Over reacting in the moment and how to combat it16:50 Fathers need to step up!27:50 Kids not cooperating? Here is how to handle it31:30 Delayed disobedience36:40 The blackout works40:00 Smart phones and the anxiety complex of kids43:00 Stranger danger outside? No! Stranger danger on the web!!!46:14 Fallen Human Nature51:30 Be consistent, show love, and be disciplinary53:00 Gentle parenting and adoption59:00 How do we pass on the faith to our kids?✴️ 👉 More on Dr. Ray Guarendi: https://www.drray.com/✴️ 👉 Books: https://www.drray.com/store/parenting-family-marriage/#purposelycatholic __________________________________________________________________________✴️ 👉 SUBSCRIBE TO PURPOSELY CATHOLICiTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/purposely-catholic/id1732787702Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0N50YIMnIbcdsW9RRUPC7D?si=tuX9k80NTzScRUrzg1GV_gYouTube: https://youtube.com/@PurposelyCatholic?sub_confirmation=1✴️ 👉 FOLLOW PURPOSELY CATHOLIChttps://instagram.com/purposelycatholic/http://facebook.com/purposelycatholic/