The QBQ! Podcast Walking Our Talk: Marriage, Parenting, and QBQ in Real Life
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Aug 27, 2025 Erik Lindeen, a pastor and nonprofit leader who married into the QBQ family, shares candid stories from married life and parenting. They discuss living accountability at home, kids mirroring parental flaws, using natural consequences to teach responsibility, and practical moments—like missed hat lessons and chore systems—that make QBQ real in day-to-day family life.
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Change Yourself First
- You can only change yourself, not your spouse or children.
- Personal accountability is the foundation for improving family dynamics.
Kids Are Mirrors
- Kids amplify and reflect parental flaws like a magnifying glass.
- Parenting becomes a powerful catalyst for self-awareness and growth.
Prune Strengths, Pull Weeds
- Use QBQ questions to identify whether a trait is a strength needing pruning or a weed to remove.
- Shape children by pruning strengths and pulling harmful behaviors without shaming them.
