You can't grow joy in your children if you don't have any joy, you know, in your life.

So you have to find ways to build that joy relationally with your spouse, with your kids,

with friends.

The more joy that you create relationally in your life, the more joy you're going to be able to share with your kids.

That's Dr. Marcus Warner, and he's with us today on Focus on the Family with Jim Daly, along with his co-author Chris Corsi.

And thanks for joining us. I'm John Fuller.

You know, John, I want my boys to have happiness in whatever career they pursue, what have you.

I want them to feel that happiness and what the Lord calls them to, right?

That's a normal parental thing.

But happiness can be so fleeting. Circumstances change in a heartbeat. You know, there's some downturn, there's some

negative situation, and your world turns upside down. Your happiness is perhaps lost or certainly

fleeting. I am more interested in joy. Joy seems much more rooted in the core spiritual

side of a human being. Yeah, it seems deeper. Deeper, right? Where you have joy, circumstances

don't persuade you to feel differently. Joy is joy. And regardless of your circumstances,

you're going to be rooted there. And I'm looking forward to today's conversation with our guests who have written a great book,

The Four Habits of Raising Joy-Filled Kids.

So hopefully every parent just leaned in, however you're listening on the radio or through YouTube or what have you.

Having the ability to raise joy-filled kids is like job one.

Especially when life throws curveballs, it always does.

Let me say joy-filled kids in Christ.

I think that's a good distinction.

And Dr. Marcus Warner is here.

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