When our children were younger I used to spend time reading books with them and to them.

I used to spend time playing Legos and doing all sorts of different activities with them in the home and now they're adults and I kind of miss those days not the Legos on the floor at night, but I miss those days but I see as well how kind of planting the seeds of relationship then continuously

through little activities has led to a lifetime friendship with my now adult

kids and that's a real gift that every parent can hope for and enjoy.

I'm John Fuller. I'm joined by Dr. Danny Huerta. He leads our parenting department here at the ministry and Jim Daly and I spoke with Mike Berry

and he and his wife have a passion for helping foster children and pouring into their lives

and bringing them into their home and here might give some

helpful tips for keeping a strong relationship with your child. You also speak about

three big principles for winning your child's heart and I don't want to let the time pass today without touching on that, which from my own conviction I think is the core of parenting, good parenting, is how do you maintain

that relationship with your child so that no matter what storm comes along, you're going to be

able to weather it together and get through it. We've seen so many good testimonies, John,

people that have, you know, adult children and parents

that have been at these microphones talking

about those valleys, but how it led them to a mountaintop.

Yeah.

Spiritually and in their own relationship.

So what are those three core principles to winning your child's heart?

Yeah.

So in the book I talk about understanding your influence, then shifting your

perspective on your role, and then also fighting for what matters most.

And this is what each of those principles looks like.

But isn't that the core issue for parenting?

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