How To Help Kids Stop Comparing Themselves to Others with Liz A. Pitman

Let’s be honest, how often do we compare ourselves with our people or other families?

This week on the Collide Kids Podcast, host Christen Clark sits down with Liz A. Pitman—award-winning author, former educator, and creator of the Pete the Puzzle Piece adventure series—to talk all about Christian parenting, nurturing faith at home, and helping kids (and parents!) discover their God-given purpose. Liz shares personal stories of family life, inspiration from her own childhood, and practical discipleship strategies to help families grow in identity, faith, and self-worth.

• [00:03:03] Liz shares her journey from classroom teacher to children’s book author
• [00:08:13] The origin story of Pete the Puzzle Piece 
• [00:12:26] The traps of comparison for kids and parents
• [00:17:48] Practical tips for ways to help kids embrace their worth and purpose through encouragement, positive declarations, and intentional family time

Resources:

• Liz’s site: petethepuzzlepiece.com 
• 7 Minute Devotions for Busy Parents on Apple Podcasts
• Website: collidekidspodcast.com 
• Instagram: @collidekidspod

Clip Finder:

How Childhood Memories Shape Our Calling: "It's really neat to look back and see how God put the puzzle pieces together symbolically and how he still does do that today in the big picture."

— Liz Pitman [00:06:26 → 00:06:32]

Viral Topic - Finding Purpose in Uncertain Seasons: "if we're truly honest at some point in our lives, I think all of us can feel like that absolutely where we're wondering what our purpose and where we're headed."

— Liz Pitman [00:09:59 → 00:10:09]

Embracing Your Unique Purpose: "It's that we all have our own unique thumbprint. So identical twins even have their own unique thumbprint. And when we can just really let that soak in, that we are one of a kind, that we are an original, that we can't be replaced, God's given us our own unique voice, then we can truly, as we trust in him to give us the strength to do what he's called us to do, really focus, laser focus on our mission and our purpose of why we're here. That's to glorify the Lord and do what he's told us to do and called us to do for Him."

— Liz Pitman [00:13:13 → 00:13:49]

Finding Your Place: "this journey that I will have you read more on involves a journey of discovery where your child, or even you might be encouraged that you have a special place."

— Liz Pitman [00:17:11 → 00:17:22]

Raising Resilient Kids: "But it is so much easier to just set that foundation early in your children so that they don't have to experience as much brokenness that the world can try to throw at them with cracks and you know, the comparison trap and all the things."

— Liz Pitman [00:18:52 → 00:19:07]

The Power of Parental Encouragement: just take those extra moments with your children and encourage them when they come up to you excited with their stories even if it's a busy day because you never know how that could impact them to just continue on in their God given dreams.

— Liz Pitman [00:23:36 → 00:23:50]

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