Kids want to know that we don't just love them.

We want their company.

If you go to the grocery store, ask your child to come and say,

I haven't really talked to you in a while.

Will you just come to the store with me?

I just want to be with you.

Boom.

That's how you create a strong child.

It's attending to his inner world, which includes his spiritual

world, and teach your kids who the person of Christ is, not by telling them, but by sharing with

them what he has done for you that day.

You're listening to God Hears Her, a podcast for women where we explore the stunning

truth that God hears you, he sees you, and he loves you because you are his.

Find out how these realities free you today on God Hears Her.

Welcome to God Hears Her. I'm Erin Eddy. And I'm Elisa Morgan. Parenting is hard.

If you're a parent, you know all too well how your kids impact and affect you and not always in the best

ways. Or if you want to be a parent, you're most likely trying to prepare yourself for being

a mom or a dad, as if any of us can ever really be prepared for this. I think it's safe to say that

just about all of us expect to have close relationships with our kids, even if things don't always

work out that way. Today, we are talking with Dr. Meg Meeker about parenting

and how you can develop close relationships with your kids.

Dr. Meg is a pediatric doctor and the founder of Parenting Great Kids,

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