How to Positively Influence Your Adult Child

Focus on the Family with Jim Daly

Focus on the Family

Kids & Family, Relationships, Society & Culture, Parenting

4.8 • 4.2K Ratings

🗓️ 21 November 2024

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Dr. Chapman urges parents of adult children to assess themselves first putting blame on their adult child. These parents need to influence vs control and make requests rather than demands of their adult children. It’s critically important that parents maintain a relationship with their adult children, even when their child’s choices are heartbreaking.

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0:00.0	Long ago, Missy thought abortion was the right choice, but she was misinformed about what was really going on.
0:08.4	There wasn't much truth there, and there was no physical evidence that they could show me any different than the lies that I had been told, such as, you know, it's a lot of the tissue and if you do it quickly, it's not a baby,
0:23.0	all those lives. And these ultrasounds, these ultrasounds show them it is life. So that's why
0:29.7	I support Operation ultrasound. God healed Missy's heart. And today, she's a pro-life advocate.
0:36.8	And focus on the family is equipping her to help
0:40.0	others. I want other women who are sitting like me, sitting in church, or dealing with that
0:46.1	shame and secrecy, to know that there's hope and healing. I'm Jim Daly. Let's save babies
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0:57.3	slash gift.
1:01.0	Hello.
1:02.1	Hey, Mom.
1:02.7	Peyton. I was wondering when you'd call. Are you going to come home for the weekend?
1:07.0	Yeah, I was getting homesick.
1:09.2	All right. Well, what's the earliest I can expect you?
1:12.2	I figured I would probably sleep in Saturday morning, so like whenever I wake up,
1:16.9	it's a three-hour drive, Peyton. I'll also be bringing some laundry. I'm all out of clean underwear.
1:22.8	Hmm, really? Anyway, so I'll head over at some point Saturday, then I'll be out for guys in town.
1:28.5	We can catch up, hang out.
1:29.7	Well, how long do you expect that to be?
1:32.0	I don't know, Mom.
1:32.9	I never get to see my friends one back home.
1:35.0	Well, we want to see you, too.
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