1-2-3 Magic: How to Frustrate Your Kid on a Regular Basis

1-2-3 Magic: How to Frustrate Your Kid on a Regular Basis

Author: Benjamin Long February 15, 2019 Duration: 46:49

We explore family trips to the park, family movie nights, and a new book Ben's reading! We have our first featured #MAPMoment and talk about spanking and lying to our kid. Then, we review the first half of 1-2-3 Magic, and wrap it up with our Parent Board additions and updates.

Exploring Excellence 1:30
I Think You're Wrong, (But I'm Listening) & Pantsuit Politics 5:00

Attaining Imperfection 9:30
Checkout featured #MAPMoment on our Instagram!

Book Review 12:30
We must equip Oliver to deal with minor frustrations today, so he can be prepared to deal with the difficult frustrations in the world.

Parent Board 40:00
"If you are doing your parenting job, in a addition to being warm, caring, and supportive, you must also frustrate your kids on a regular basis." - Dr. Phelan, 1-2-3 Magic


Benjamin Long hosts Minimally Acceptable Parents, a podcast that trades the pressure of perfection for the reality of trying. Each month, Benjamin and his wife open a different parenting book, testing its advice against the messy, beautiful chaos of their own family life. The conversation spans the practical and the profound, rooted in a Christian perspective that values faith, grace, and connection over checklists. You’ll hear the genuine takeaways, the discarded theories, and the small victories found not in flawless execution, but in showing up. This isn’t about achieving a gold standard; it’s about the shared journey of becoming more intentional, often through missteps and laughter. Tune into this podcast for a candid, relatable look at parenting where spiritual growth and family life intersect, acknowledging that most days, good enough is actually great.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 25

Minimally Acceptable Parents
Podcast Episodes
1-2-3 Magic: Adventures in Adulting, Overparenting, & Vanilla Ice [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 54:49
We explore wearing makeup and awkward political conversations! Then our imperfections about derailed routines and curse words. We review the second half of 1-2-3 Magic, and touch on "adulting", overparenting, wrap it up…
Desperate Not Defeated: Escaping, Redeeming, & Dinner Boxes [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 59:55
We explore excellence in morning routines, patience amidst meltdowns, & Mountain Dew Icees. We attain imperfection in an eitquette fail & some social anxiety. Then wrap up the second half of "Desperate": working through…
Introduction to Minimally Acceptable Parents [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 27:44
A podcast documenting our journey through 12 parenting books over 12 months as we tackle being intentional parents. Join us as we explore excellence and attain imperfection!