Uninvited Guests - How to Discipline Your Child Effectively, Part 1

Living on the Edge with Chip Ingram Daily Podcast

Living on the Edge

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

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🗓️ 28 October 2025

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Discipline. It’s only one word, but it conjures up a multitude of thoughts or memories. In this message, Chip encourages us that done properly, discipline can actually build a strong, positive bond between you and your kids.

Case Study #1 – Reuben Hill (Minnesota Report)

Summary: The balanced authoritative parent, who gives high support (love) and high control (discipline), typically produces children with high self-esteem, good coping skills, and a positive relationship with parents.

Case Study #2 – Hebrews 12 - Christians A.D. 66-70

Summary: Discipline is teaching obedience to God and His Word through consistentconsequences (actions) and clear instructions (words) in an atmosphere of love.

Five characteristics of discipline:

The necessity of discipline = To deter DESTRUCTION. -Heb. 12:4
The means of discipline = The ACTIONS and WORDS. -Heb. 12:5
The motive in discipline = To express LOVE. -Heb. 12:6-9
The goal of discipline = To teach OBEDIENCE or SUBMISSION. -Heb. 12:9
The result of discipline = Short term PAIN and long term GAIN. -Heb. 12:10,11

Two key biblical concepts

1) Actions: Consistent consequences

Seven steps to discipline:

Clear WARNING.
Establish responsibility.
Avoid EMBARASSMENT.
Communicate grief.
Flick the WRIST.
Sincere repentance.
Unconditional LOVE.

2) Words: Clear instructions

Four ways to use words to bring about correction:

Say “no” FIRMLY.
CLEAR WARNING of consequences.
Use CONTRACTS.
Use CONSEQUENCES

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0:00.0	Whenever I teach on parenting, can you guess what topic is the most asked for?
0:08.2	You got it.
0:09.3	Discipline.
0:10.1	In fact, parents say, how in the world can I get my kid to mind without losing mine?
0:15.9	And discipline is one of those tricky areas.
0:18.4	Some people are too hard.
0:20.0	Some people are too soft.
0:21.6	God has a plan, and I want to share it with you today.
0:25.6	Welcome to this edition of Living on the Edge with Chip Ingram.
0:30.6	The mission of this daily program is to intentionally disciple Christians through the insightful
0:35.6	Bible teaching of Chip Ingram.
0:36.6	And as he teased, today he's tackling the critical role moms and dads play in disciplining
0:41.3	and setting healthy boundaries for their kids.
0:44.3	But what do you do with that strong-willed child who seems to test every limit?
0:49.3	And how do you discipline your kids without being painted as the bad guy?
0:53.3	Well, that's what Chip's going to unpack for
0:55.2	us right now. So if you're ready, here's Chip with this talk. How to discipline your child effectively.
1:01.5	You know, when you get around the table and you start talking with brothers and sisters if you've
1:05.7	grown up or in my case, I have grown kids, you talk about, you know, in my case, how I discipline them.
1:13.2	It is a lot of laughs.
1:14.7	I mean, you really do laugh at the crazy things you did as a parent, and then you find out all the crazy things your kids did that you didn't even know about.
1:23.1	But I will tell you, when you're in the midst of disciplining and raising your kids, it
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