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Ep.115 - 11 Kids, Zero Regrets: The Catholic Father's Blueprint for Raising Virtuous Children | Large Family | Classical Parenting | Michael Moynahan

Virtuous Leaders with Dr. Johann D'Souza

He has 11 children. He has watched them dig six-foot holes in the backyard, ride their bikes to Harpers Ferry overnight, and lead decades of the Rosary before they could fully spell their own names. He has also made every mistake a father can make and lived to laugh about it. Michael Moynihan is the Head of Upper School at the Heights, which may be the finest all-boys Catholic school in the country, and the author of Decisive Parenting. This conversation is a masterclass in what it actually looks like to raise children with order, freedom, virtue, and faith in a world that is doing everything it can to steal all four. What You'll Hear: * Why the family is not something we invented and how trusting its God-designed structure does more for your children than any parenting strategy ever could * The nightly reading tradition Michael built with his children and why it became the most formative hour of their day * How to give young children real freedom in the physical world while protecting them from the counterfeit freedom of screens * Why every new child you bring into a family is a gift not just to you but to every sibling already there * The simple home economy Michael built around firewood, chores, and honest wages that taught his children the dignity of real work * What Michael says to parents who believe they cannot give enough attention to more than two children and why he thinks they have it exactly backwards Michael Moynihan Head of Upper School, The Heights School Author, Decisive Parenting Steven Novotny Father of Three Dr. Johann D'Souza Clinical Psychologist and Host 🔗 https://www.johanndsouza.com/ 🔗 https://drjohanndsouza.substack.com/ 🔗 https://www.linkedin.com/in/johanndsouza/ #MichaelMoynihan #VirtuousLeaders #DrJohannDSouza #CatholicParenting #LargeFamily #VirtueFormation #ClassicalEducation #RaisingKids 👇 What is one thing your parents did that you are now determined to do differently, and one thing you are determined to do exactly the same?