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So every time I talk, whether I'm giving formal theological instruction or I'm talking about

how do we clean up the milk that just got spilled on the table.

I'm communicating this is what's most important to me.

Never having any mistakes or, yeah, mistakes happen.

I'm communicating your place in that world.

That's Pastor Bill Smith, and he's our guest today on Focus on the Family with Jim Daly.

He'll share some important tools, actually the most important tool you have as a parent, and that is your words.

Thanks for joining us.

I'm John Fuller.

John, look at the book of Proverbs.

In Proverbs 18, it says the tongue has the power of life and death.

Well, for us that are Christians, I mean, that's pretty good instruction, right?

And this is especially true in our role as parents.

The tongue has the power of life and death with our children.

And on the flip side, harsh or biting comments can wear your relationship down little by

little with your kids.

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