S7 Ep1 | Parent With Eyes Open: Protection, Provision & the Threats We Can't Ignore

Welcome to Season 7 of The InFormed Parent. In this opening episode, host and Beacon Parent founder Suzanne Phillips shares what God has been showing her as she continues helping parents navigate an increasingly complex culture. From education and comprehensive sex education to pornography, online dangers, and child trafficking, Suzanne reflects on how her assignment has expanded into conversations she never expected to lead. The common thread? Parents cannot protect and prepare their children for what they do not understand. But this isn't a call to fear or perfect parenting. It's an invitation to become more aware, intentional, and prayerful — trusting that when God reveals a threat, He also provides wisdom and opportunity. Suzanne also introduces a simple S.W.O.T. framework families can use to consider their strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats as they lead their homes with greater clarity and purpose. **In This Episode**  **→** Why Suzanne believes informing parents is an essential part of helping families thrive **→** How her work moved from education into conversations around sex education, pornography, online safety, and trafficking **→** Why awareness of cultural threats is different from parenting out of fear **→** The role of parents as protectors, providers, and prayer warriors **→** How to use a simple S.W.O.T. framework to evaluate your family **→** What to expect from Season 7: warning and direction, problems and solutions, danger and hope **Meet Suzanne** Suzanne Phillips is the founder and CEO of Beacon Parent, host of The InFormed Parent Podcast, speaker, coach, writer, and advocate for families and education. With more than 20 years of leadership across education, ministry, and parent coaching, Suzanne equips families to navigate culture through a biblical worldview and live out God's intentional design for the family. Her work centers on spiritual formation, family vision, intentional parenting, and helping parents lead with greater clarity and conviction. (SuzanneP) **Connect with Suzanne + Beacon Parent** Beacon Parent exists to help families move from cultural chaos toward biblical clarity — equipping parents to lead on purpose, disciple with wisdom, and raise children grounded in truth. (Beacon Parent) **→** **Beacon Parent Resources:** www.beaconparent.com **→** **Suzanne's trusted books:** Beacon Parent Vetted List **→ Get practical tools + biblical insight sent to your inbox:** Subscribe **→** **Hear More on Instagram:** @beacon\_parent  **→ Work with Suzanne Phillips:** SuzannePhillips.net **🎧 Season 7 is about staying curious, thinking well, recognizing what is shaping our children, and choosing to do good with what we learn.** Follow The InFormed Parent, leave a review, and share this episode with another parent who wants to lead with wisdom instead of fear.