Category: parenting

Father’s Week on WNZR – Monday!

Today, we kicked off Father’s Week here in WNZR and we’ll be sharing encouragement for dad’s every day!

We began with some roles that dads should embrace. These are important models that your children need in their lives!

We also shared some great examples that you can set for your kids! These are extremely important as children often mimic their parents so we want to be setting the best example we can.

To see the roles that dads should embrace, click HERE!

If you want to check out the examples you should set, click HERE!

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Do’s and Don’ts for parents of graduates!

The Morning Thing was focused on the Class of 25′ today! The hosts shared these do’s and don’ts when it comes to communicating with your adult child. These are just some good ideas and tips on how to effectively communicate and conduct yourself when your kids move off to college!

Click HERE to see the full list!

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Words of encouragement for your graduating seniors!

The Morning Thing was focused on the Class of 25′ today! The hosts shared some great words and messages that you need to share with your adult child. These are little nuggets that will apply as they head off to college and in their adult lives!

Click HERE to check them out!

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Get healthier as a family!

Today, The Morning Thing hosts shared some information on Family Wellness Month!

It is so important to be healthy and what better way than to do it as a family! We encourage you to get outside and get active so you and your family can lead a happier healthier life. General, physical, and mental health are each important in their own way and this month is a way to help you get on top and stay on top of all of it!

If you want to know more about Family Wellness Month, click HERE!

If you want fun facts and ways to live out this month, click HERE!

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Do you need more quality family time?

We’ve got you covered! The Morning Thing hosts this morning shared some fantastic ways for you to carve some family time out of your busy schedule. This list has it all and whether simple or extravagant, any family time is better than none at all! In theory, you should do something every day but we know life can get in the way. We just encourage you to get involved in family life!

Some of the hosts favorites:

  • Have a family video game tournament
  • Turn your grocery list into a scavenger hunt
  • Have a movie marathon
  • Go for a surprise drive to get ice cream

These are just a couple of the 30 ideas! Check out the full list HERE!

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Make the end of the school year exciting!

Today, The Morning Thing featured a number of ideas on how to create a fantastic end-of-the-year celebration for your kids! These ideas are claimed to require less energy than packing a lunch, so they don’t require that much effort and are guaranteed to make your kids smile!

Some of them that we shared:

  • Summer Bucket List Party
  • Walk of Fame
  • Hunt For Summer Treasure Hunt
  • Hydro Hooplah
  • “Be A Lump” Day

These are just a few of the great suggestions, you can click HERE to see the full list!

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Ways to become a more fun mom!

The Morning Thing hosts shared easy ways to become a fun mom for your children! These are great ideas from educator, journalist, and author Nancy Jergins! All of them are sure to help you and your kids have more fun this Mother’s Day!

A sneak peek:

  • Relax the rules
  • Let your kids pick on you
  • Forget fear… at least for now

Go check out the rest by clicking HERE! You won’t regret it!

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The Mount Vernon Salvation Army is bringing a new childcare facility to our community

Captain Christine Moretz shared an exciting ministry update with WNZR.
Construction is underway for a new childcare center in our community!
Click HERE to hear the full conversation or click on the link below.

She explained how they discovered the need for childcare and decided to build this facility.
Christine shared an overview of the facility that will be added to the area that they call “Salvation Square.” This new building is a 13,270 square foot childcare center, that also allows for 36 additional slots for an after-school program. A total of 112 children will be cared for daily in this facility, named “The Salvation Army Learning Lighthouse!”


She listed the areas and facilities in this center that will be used for educational and recreational programs. There will also be renovations made to their existing social services building to better serve those in need in the community!


Christine also shared the timeline for this building project with WNZR. Construction is planned to finish in October 2025, with the childcare center to open in January 2026!
Their campaign goal is $6.25 million dollars, and about $4.9 million dollars has been pledged by generous organizations.
You can support this campaign at www.salarmy.us/LightTheDay

Christine also shared about the many ways to get involved with raising funds for the Salvation Army this Christmas Season!
Kettle Kickoff is Tuesday, November 26th at noon at the Salvation Army! You can keep an eye out for red kettles accepting donations around town, or volunteer to ring a bell.

The community Thanksgiving Dinner will be November 27th at the Salvation Army, and you can volunteer for that event as well.

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Place 4 Grace shares an exciting announcement with WNZR

The Morning Thing was excited to have several special guests on Monday’s show.
Representatives from Place 4 Grace stopped by the studio to share a ministry update and a very exciting announcement.

Click HERE to hear the full conversation or click the link/picture below.

The BIG NEWS is that Place 4 Grace has hired House Parents! This is an answer to many years of prayers.
Samantha and Austin Beckett have taken on this call and talked about how God directed them to be a vital part for the future of the ministry.

Kandee Popham, Executive Director also shared the history of Place 4 Grace and how they have been serving Mommas and babies in our community.

Hosanna Swartz, Community Outreach Manager also joined us to talk about how Place 4 Grace is funded. She shared about p4g Thrift Boutique and how this outreach is supporting Mommas, babies and the overall ministry.

We also shared an update from last Friday’s Flannel Fest fundraiser.
You can still make a donation to Flannel Fest at http://www.place4grace.com/ff2024

Follow them on Facebook and Instagram – place 4 grace and p4g Thrift
Website – http://www.Place4Grace.com
Phone – 740-847-2232
Email – info@place4grace.com

Pictures from the Place 4 Grace Flannel Fest.

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Parental Stress has been declared a significant public health issue. How will you fight it?

The US Surgeon General has declared Parental stress as a significant public health issue. Dr. Vivek Murthy recently released a 36 page advisory on this important issue.
Click HERE to read more.

Dr. Murthy says that we need a culture shift. The advisory says: “It’s time to value and respect time spent parenting on par with time spent working at a paying job, recognizing the critical importance to society of raising children.” Parents and caregivers need societal support and to be able to talk openly about the stress of parenting. Like an earlier surgeon general’s advisory, it says more connection is needed to combat loneliness and isolation among parents.

“The bottom line is that we’ve got to start seeing mental health as health. It is no less important than our physical health,” Murthy said Wednesday. “If we can attend to both our mental and physical health, then we have a good chance, you know, of being happy, healthy and fulfilled, and that’s what we all want for ourselves and especially for our kids.”

The Morning Thing shared some ways for Moms and Dads to fight stress.

For Moms, we shared 5 shifts in focus that can help alleviate Mom Stress.
Click HERE to read the full article from imom.com
1. Focus on your breathing.

2. Focus on your inner critic.

3. Focus on what brings you comfort.

4. Focus on forgiving yourself.

5. Focus on what you can control.

For Dads, we shared 5 ways to address fatherhood stress.
Click HERE to read the full article from allprodad.com
1. Start the day early.

2. Write daily goals and journal.

3. Get active.

4. Find moments to read.

5. Connect with other dads.

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