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Well, it used to be that 21 days makes for a good habit. And then I heard somebody, someone recently saying, no, it's 66 days.

It's three times that.

And then some.

I don't know what it is, but it takes a while to form a new habit with your kids.

You have to keep at it before it really sticks.

I'm John Fuller, joined by Dr. Danny Werta, who heads up our parenting team,

and Danny forming habits, whether it's 21 days or 66 or somewhere in between, it takes some

effort, doesn't it? It does. And really, it's not necessarily the days, but the motivation and the

why behind you're doing something. The why is what gets you to get past the blockades of the habit.

And yeah, that repetition does create an ongoing kind of shortcut where it's automatic.

I know with our family, we tried many different habits.

We tried to, during the high school years, we talked about

doing, reading scripture together, me and my son and my daughter. First thing in the morning,

as I was getting ready for work, we said, hey, let's do like 10 minutes together. We did that

for about a week. And then it fizzled out. And then it started and stopped a few times.

Then we talked about, hey, how about we wake up in the morning and do a workout, just like 10, 20 minutes to get our brains going?

And we started that and then stopped because my son was saying, I have to be tired, Dad, and that makes me tired throughout the day.

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