How to Disciple Your Kids Through Every Stage of Parenting (Part 1 of 2)
Focus on the Family with Jim Daly
Focus on the Family
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🗓️ 16 April 2026
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
Rich Griffth shares the different leadership styles parents should use to disciple their kids as they grow. Hear about discipling kids with intentionality at different stages of their development, from birth until adulthood.
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| 0:39.8 | We're asking the wrong question. |
| 0:41.8 | We should not be asking children six to 12. |
| 0:43.3 | What do you want to do? |
| 0:44.5 | We need to ask the question. |
| 0:45.5 | Who do you want to be? |
| 0:46.4 | Yeah, I love that. |
| 0:48.1 | And it's character issues, right? |
| 0:50.3 | Because if you, look, you can do any career. |
| 0:52.2 | You can develop any career. |
| 0:55.0 | But developing your character is really important. So in this path goal, we try and find out what our kids excel at and do well that brings out character, |
| 1:01.0 | not a product. That's Rich Griffith, and he joins us today on Focus on the Family with Jim Daly, |
| 1:06.6 | and he's going to be talking about how to disciple your children using different leadership styles as they grow. |
| 1:13.6 | It's going to be really fascinating, and we're glad you've joined us. |
| 1:16.4 | I'm John Fuller. |
| 1:17.6 | John, you know, one thing that is so true about parenting is oftentimes I felt behind the curve. |
| 1:22.8 | You know, Gene tended to be a little ahead of the curve, which was great. |
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