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If you're like many parents, maybe you feel that you repeat the same directions

over and over again and your kids still don't catch on. If that's you, stay with us.

We're going to offer some simple long-term solutions to teaching your children.

I'm John Fuller joined by Dr. Danny Werther who leads our parenting and youth department here

at Focus on the Family. We're going to turn first to a conversation Jim Daly and I had

had to turn first to a conversation Jim Daly and I had with authors Michael Anderson

and Dr. Timothy Johanson and they shared some very practical advice with us

about rules and enforcing rules with your kids.

One of the difficulties I think we face in the Christian community, I'd love for you to

speak to this, is you know when we

grew up in a Christian home and we followed the rules and it worked well for us

you're applying that kind of rules oriented environment

because we have a high regard for that. We want to be honoring to the

Lord. We want to do the right things behaviorally to show our allegiance to him.

Put that in a parenting context,

especially in the Christian home where rules are important.

And when you step back, there's so much risk in that,

there's so much danger in that.

Speak to that Christian parent about the the role of rules and the importance of

preparation for their launch.

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