Parents are motivated by love when they try to protect their kids from emotional pain. This is a natural response, but it can go too far by hindering proper development. In this video, Brenen and Morgan Beeler discuss how moms and dads need to pray for wisdom to discern when they should try to shield their children, and when it’s better to let them experience adversity, which encourages growth.
How to Avoid Being an Overprotective Parent
Brenen and Morgan Beeler

Pastor Brenen Beeler is the senior pastor of Calvary Chapel Eagle, a non-denominational church based in the Treasure Valley in Idaho. He is also the founder of Regenerate Ministries, and has a national radio program, Regenerate Radio. Pastor Brenen and his wife, Morgan, are contributors for the Dr. James Dobson Family Institute, they both speak at conferences and churches around the country, and together they lead a multi-generational church that reaches people throughout the Treasure Valley and around the world. The Beelers live in Boise, Idaho with their sons, Sheaden and Brenson, and their daughter, Katin.


