Simple Ways to Show Your Child Love (Part 1 of 2)
Focus on the Family with Jim Daly
Focus on the Family
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🗓️ 3 February 2026
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
Matt and Lisa Jacobson share some simple and effective ideas for showing love to your kids. You may say the words “I love you” all the time, but do your kids know how much you LIKE them? Parents need to be intentional about spending time, showing affection, and respecting their children.
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| 0:00.0 | Did you know that you and your family can get exclusive behind the scenes content about everything adventures in Odyssey? |
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| 0:17.5 | I show love to my girls really every morning. |
| 0:23.2 | If they don't come over to me to give me a hug, |
| 0:28.6 | I will always go find them and give them a big daddy hug and a big daddy kiss on the head. |
| 0:37.4 | I have both a boy and two girls, and love looks very much like time. They enjoy time with me together individually. My daughters are grown now, |
| 0:40.5 | and so connecting is a little bit harder, but I try to pursue them to invite them over for dinner |
| 0:46.2 | or to call or just send a text. I'm thinking of you. Well, I wonder if you resonate with those |
| 0:52.1 | comments. Every parent wants to love well, but sometimes we need to just be more intentional about showing love to our children. |
| 1:00.8 | Welcome to Focus on the Family with Jim Daly. |
| 1:03.1 | I'm John Fuller, and we're so glad you've joined us today. |
| 1:05.9 | John, I've always enjoyed being dad for my sons. |
| 1:09.3 | It's just been a highlight of my life. |
| 1:11.6 | You know, you can meet presidents and senators. |
| 1:13.6 | The biggest joy I ever had was being at home with my boys and playing, |
| 1:16.6 | wrestling on the carpet or whatever it would have been. |
| 1:19.6 | And I just felt delighted at that time. |
| 1:23.6 | And I hope that's your goal as a parent, expressing the ways that you love your kids. |
| 1:29.2 | There's going to be a question in this show. |
| 1:31.2 | You can love your kids, but do you like your kids? |
| 1:33.6 | What a great target to aim at. |
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