Foundation Worldview Podcast

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  My Daughter Thinks She's Overweight: A Biblical Response to Body Image 04.08.2026 17min

  A mom writes in: her 10-year-old daughter compared weights with classmates and now says she's "so fat," though she's at a perfectly healthy weight. In this episode, Elizabeth Urbanowicz offers a biblical way to help a child struggling with body image, showing why simply boosting self-esteem falls short and how to get to the real root. She then widens the lens to comparison and coveting in any area of a child's life, from weight to talents to belongings, and walks through how to repent of comparison and replace it with genuine gratitude.
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  What to Do When Your Child Argues About Everything (Even the Bible) 21.07.2026 15min

  What do you do when your child loves to argue, especially about the Bible? In this episode, Elizabeth Urbanowicz answers a parent whose 12-year-old insists Jesus sinned by staying in the temple and by clearing out the money changers. Elizabeth unpacks a question-first approach that keeps a child's genuine questions welcome instead of shutting them down, shows how to take a child back to the text of Scripture, and helps parents discern the heart behind the argument: real curiosity, anger, or pride. She then turns to a second, everyday kind of arguing, rebellion against a parent's instructions, and walks through practical, gospel-centered steps drawn from Ginger Hubbard's "Wise Words for Moms" chart for addressing both complaining and defiance. A hopeful, practical episode for any parent raising a strong-willed, question-asking child.
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  Little House on the Prairie (Netflix) Review: What Parents Should Know 15.07.2026 26min

  The new Netflix "Little House on the Prairie" series has arrived, and Christian parents are asking whether it's a good fit for their families. In this episode, Elizabeth Urbanowicz rereads the original Laura Ingalls Wilder book and watches all eight episodes to walk you through where the series follows the story and where it veers off. She highlights the positive elements, the content cautions worth knowing ahead of time (including darker themes the book never explores), and the way the series views 19th century pioneers through a modern lens. Most importantly, she offers four biblically grounded worldview questions you can use after any episode to help your children think critically and biblically about the stories they take in.
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  Moana: A Biblical Worldview Movie Review for Families 10.07.2026 18min

  Disney's live-action Moana is in theaters, and it offers Christian families more than a decision about ticket prices. In this episode, Elizabeth Urbanowicz reviews the 2026 film and walks parents through four biblically grounded questions to discuss with their children: how God as Creator differs from Te Fiti, what Scripture says about a human's relationship to the ocean, what our true identity as image bearers is, and where the film's themes of self-sacrificial love point to the true story of Christ. Along the way she notes the content parents should be aware of and offers a framework for using film to train kids to evaluate every idea they encounter through a biblical worldview. Whether or not your family sees the movie, this conversation will help you turn a popular film into an opportunity for discipleship.
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  Should Christians Use Montessori Schools? 07.07.2026 23min

  Is Montessori a good fit for a Christian family? If you're weighing a Montessori school against a Christian one, this episode gives you a careful, fair place to start.Elizabeth Urbanowicz evaluates pure Montessori philosophy point by point, using the American Montessori Society's own description, and holds each part up to Scripture. You'll hear where Montessori genuinely reflects how God designed children, their curiosity, the value of mixed-age classrooms, and learning at an individual pace, and where its underlying view of human nature falls short of a biblical understanding. Along the way, Elizabeth shares the specific questions every parent should ask before enrolling a child in any Montessori school.
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  Teaching Kids When to Obey Authority and When Not To 30.06.2026 16min

  How do you teach kids to honor authority while also recognizing when an adult is asking them to do something wrong? In this episode, Elizabeth Urbanowicz takes the question to Scripture. She walks through what the Bible says about submitting to parents, government, husbands, and the church, then turns to two examples of righteous disobedience, the Hebrew midwives who defied Pharaoh (Exodus 1) and Peter and John before the Sanhedrin (Acts 4). The dividing line in every case is God's Word, which is why teaching kids to read and understand Scripture for themselves is the real goal.
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  Toy Story 5: What Christian Parents Need to Know Before Watching 22.06.2026 27min

  Should you take your kids to Toy Story 5, and what should you talk about afterward?In this biblical worldview movie review, Elizabeth Urbanowicz walks through Pixar's "toy meets tech" story, where 8-year-old Bonnie gets a tablet and slowly drifts from imaginative play, real friendship, and even the people right in front of her. It's a fun film with surprising depth, and it opens the door to real conversations with your children.In this episode:Why do humans long for friendship, and what does Genesis reveal about it?What makes in-person friendship different from online friendship?Why is imaginative play so good for children?How can technology isolate us, even from the people in the same room?Where do we see true love modeled in the film, and how does it echo the gospel?Plus two bonus questions about what the movie's wedding scene gets backward, and the beautiful symbolism behind a Christian wedding ceremony.Whether or not you choose to see the film, you'll walk away with seven biblically grounded questions to help your kids think critically and biblically about screens, friendship, and what they were made for.
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  When Should Kids Take Communion? The 4 Questions Parents Miss 16.06.2026 21min

  At what age is a child ready to participate in the Lord's Supper? And what questions should parents even be asking to find out?In this episode, Elizabeth Urbanowicz works through four biblical questions that can help you think through this as a family. Should a child be baptized first? Does the age matter? If so, why? And how can parents include younger children in the rhythm of communion even before they take the elements themselves?If you have been wondering how to handle this question in your own home, this episode gives you a framework to start.
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  Are Frozen Embryos Less Human? Answering a Common Pro-Choice Argument 09.06.2026 20min

  You and your daughter hear a pro-choice argument that catches you off guard: if a building were on fire and you could only save the newborns in the nursery or the frozen embryos in the freezer, everyone would save the newborns, so embryos must not be as valuable. How do you respond?In this episode, Elizabeth Urbanowicz uses that exact argument to teach a simple, repeatable way to evaluate any objection that gives you pause. You'll learn how to:Pin down what an argument is really claiming, premise by premise.Pressure-test each premise to see whether it actually holds up.Respond wisely, with disarming questions that open a real conversation instead of a debate.You'll also hear why the gut instinct that an embryo is "less human" than a born baby falls apart under examination, and how a single well-placed question can expose the hidden flaw in the burning-building scenario. It is a conversation that will sharpen your own thinking and give you the tools to train your children to do the same.Resources mentioned: What Is Truth? (a picture book for ages 4 to 7) and the Careful Thinking curriculum (ages 10 and up), both available at foundationworldview.com.Have a question you would like answered on a future episode? Submit it at foundationworldview.com/podcast.
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  How to Talk to Your Kids About Hell When a Parent Doesn't Believe 02.06.2026 17min

  When a nine-year-old asks whether his agnostic dad is going to hell, how do you answer honestly without making him afraid of God? In this episode, Elizabeth Urbanowicz walks parents through a Scripture-anchored way to respond: starting with what the Bible says rather than your own opinion, and giving children the fuller picture of who needs rescue, what God has done in Christ, and how deeply God desires the salvation of the very person they're worried about. Along the way, she offers practical encouragement for loving and praying for an unbelieving spouse, and for helping a child reflect Christ at home without carrying a weight that was never theirs to bear.
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  Is My Child Gay? How to Tell Friendship From Romantic Feelings 26.05.2026 22min

  Your nine-year-old says another girl on her soccer team is pretty, and now she's worried she might be gay. How do you respond?In this episode, Elizabeth Urbanowicz works through a real parent's question and gives Christian families three biblical truths to teach their kids:We are all drawn to beauty by design, because God Himself is the source of all beauty.It is natural to be drawn to people of the same sex we want to be like, not be with.Even a child who grows up experiencing same-sex attraction can still honor God in that struggle.Along the way, Elizabeth shares stories from her own middle school years and a single profound question from a friend in apologetics that reframes the conversation entirely.
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  Is 'What a Beautiful Name' Biblical? An Honest Worship Song Review 19.05.2026 18min

  Are popular Christian worship songs actually biblical? On this episode of the Foundation Worldview Podcast, Elizabeth Urbanowicz tackles a question we receive often from parents: how do we teach our kids to think critically about Christian music without raising a generation of cynics?Elizabeth begins with an important caveat about pursuing discernment with humility rather than pride, then walks through a simple framework parents can use at home. She introduces three categories every Christian worship song tends to fall into and models the evaluation process by going line by line through Hillsong's "What a Beautiful Name," comparing each verse and chorus against passages from John 1, Romans 1, Hebrews 1, Philippians 2, Acts 17, and Romans 8.Along the way, Elizabeth touches on songs by MercyMe, Jesus Culture, and Michael W. Smith, and closes with two diagnostic questions every Christian parent can ask the next time a worship song comes on in the car. Whether you're trying to choose songs for family worship, evaluate what your kids are hearing at youth group, or simply build a stronger habit of biblical discernment in your home, this episode gives you a practical place to start.If you'd like to equip your children to read, interpret, and apply Scripture on their own (the foundation that makes biblical evaluation of anything possible), check out the Foundation Worldview Studying the Bible curriculum at foundationworldview.com.
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  Good Secrets, Bad Secrets: The Sex Talk Most Parents Skip 12.05.2026 12min

  How do you teach a young child that sex is private and special without making them feel ashamed of it, and without accidentally training them to keep secrets from you, which is the exact tactic abusers count on?In this episode, Elizabeth Urbanowicz walks through a simple framework Christian parents can use with kids as young as four: the difference between good secrets (protecting something valuable) and bad secrets (trying to cover up sin). She also shares the single rule every parent should teach their child about secrets, and how to respond when your child confesses something hard so they keep coming back to you.If you're looking for help starting the basic sex conversations with your young child, Foundation Worldview's "The Talk"...Made Easy is a three-video resource that walks parents through anatomy, the mechanics of sex, and reproduction. You can find it at foundationworldview.com.
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  How to Show Your Kids Jesus in Every Old Testament Story 05.05.2026 16min

  How do you help your kids see Jesus in every Old Testament story? Most children hear the Bible as a stack of disconnected accounts — Noah's ark over here, David and Goliath over there, Jesus somewhere in the New Testament. But the Bible is one cohesive story, and every chapter of the Old Testament is pointing toward Christ.In this episode, Elizabeth Urbanowicz walks through a simple framework parents can use at home:- How to tell the Bible's story as one connected whole, broken into 16 memorable time periods from creation to the return of Jesus- Four Old Testament passages that point directly to Christ — Genesis 3:15, Genesis 12:3, the Passover lamb in Exodus 12, and Moses's promise of a coming prophet in Deuteronomy 18- A daily reading habit that anchors every passage your family encounters in the Bible's bigger storyIf this episode is helpful, our Studying the Bible curriculum walks families through the full method Elizabeth modeled here — the Bible timeline, the Old Testament clues that point to Jesus, and the basic skills kids need to read, interpret, and apply Scripture for themselves. You can find it at foundationworldview.com/studying-the-bible.Submit a question for a future episode: foundationworldview.com/podcast
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  Animal Farm Movie Review for Families 01.05.2026 31min

  Thinking of taking your kids to see the new Animal Farm movie? In this episode, Elizabeth Urbanowicz walks Christian parents through the film's plot, positive and negative elements, and four biblical worldview questions to discuss with your kids before or after watching.Resource mention:Helping Your Child Understand That Love Is a Choice, Not Just a Feeling
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  What's the Difference Between Christians and Seventh-Day Adventists? 28.04.2026 27min

  What do Seventh-Day Adventists actually believe, and how do those beliefs line up with historic Christianity? In this episode, Elizabeth Urbanowicz walks through what Seventh-Day Adventists teach, where those teachings align with the Christian faith, and where they depart from it.She begins with a simple three-step method any parent can use to research a belief system different from their own — a method that works whether the belief in question is another Christian denomination, a sect, a cult, or another religion entirely. From there, she covers the origin of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church in the Great Disappointment of 1844, the role of Ellen G. White in shaping its early teachings, and four key doctrinal differences worth understanding: the investigative judgment, Sabbath-keeping, annihilationism, and soul sleep.Whether you have friends or family members who are Seventh-Day Adventists, or you simply want to help your children think clearly and lovingly about denominational differences, this episode offers a clear, biblical, and practical starting point.Resource mentioned in this episode: From Sabbath to Lord's Day by D. A. Carson.If you'd like to submit a question for a future episode, you can do so at foundationworldview.com/podcast.Subscribe to the Foundation Worldview newsletter for weekly biblical parenting help: foundationworldview.com/newsletter.
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  My Kid Only Obeys to Please Me — Here's the Biblical Fix 21.04.2026 20min

  How do you raise an obedient Christian child without accidentally training them to be a people pleaser or to just fear consequences? In this episode, Elizabeth Urbanowicz answers a listener's question about teaching kids healthy obedience that flows from a love for God — not a fear of man.In this episode you'll learn:Why lowering behavioral expectations is NOT the biblical answer (and what to do instead)How to tailor your discipline for a people-pleasing child vs. a strong-willed childThe heart-probing questions that turn discipline moments into discipleship moments
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  Can Your Kids Explain the Gospel? 14.04.2026 13min

  How do we help our kids talk about their faith with confidence? In this episode, Elizabeth Urbanowicz unpacks three practical ways to equip children to articulate what they believe and answer questions about Christianity. She explains why kids need to be grounded in biblical truth, see faith modeled in everyday life, and be coached through spiritual conversations with others.
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  Talking with Your Kids About Suicide: A Gospel-Centered Framework 07.04.2026 15min

  How do you explain death by suicide to elementary-aged kids without creating unnecessary fear? In this episode, Elizabeth Urbanowicz walks through how to talk about suicide in a way that is truthful, age appropriate, and grounded in the hope of the gospel. She also shares a framework for helping children process the suicide of a family member or loved one with honesty, compassion, and biblical clarity.
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  Super Mario Galaxy Movie Review for Families 01.04.2026 23min

  Should Christian parents take their kids to see the Super Mario Galaxy movie? In this episode, Elizabeth Urbanowicz reviews the film for families, highlights positive and negative elements, and shares three worldview-based questions parents can use to help their children think biblically about what they watched.