Jeff Schadt

Daily Faith with Philip Cameron: Special Guest Jeff Schadt

Family counselor and Revive Family executive director Jeff Schadt joins Philip Cameron to unpack the real — and often invisible — forces driving children's defiance, rebellion, and spiritual drift. After interviewing more than 3,000 kids firsthand, Schadt discovered that most parents are misreading the signals their children send. "We've been taught to focus on the green part of the weed, the bad behavior," he explains, "but when you cut off the top of a weed, the root system doubles in size." His book What's Really Causing My Kids' Bad Behavior identifies five key factors beneath the surface, including unconscious thoughts and emotions — 95% of which children (and adults) are completely unaware of — stored trauma held in the amygdala, and post-COVID fight-or-flight dysregulation that mimics ADD/ADHD. Schadt and Philip explore how adolescents actually learn better through independence than control, why teens still deeply want closeness with their parents even when they appear distant, and how unaddressed stored trauma can silently hijack family relationships for decades. Parents, pastors, and counselors will find practical next steps at onerulehome.com, where Schadt's book and a free 70-page Child Concern Index report are currently available at no cost. Schedule a coaching appointment directly through revivefamily.com.