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Is Listening To My Child Really All That Important When They Should Be Listening To Me?
25:25
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Why listening to your children—especially when tensions rise—is one of the most powerful tools for effective parenting, even though they’re called to obey you. Drawing from biblical wisdom, decades of research, and personal experience, this talk reveals how truly hearing your kids (without surrendering authority) reduces conflict, builds secure attachment, strengthens long-term influence, and actually increases their willingness to obey—transforming frustrating moments into deeper connection for fathers, mothers, and families.
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Emerson Eggerichs, Ph.D.
Author, Speaker, Pastor
Questions to Consider
- What might change in your home if you paused to truly listen and understand before instructing or correcting?
- How often do you assume your child “gets it,” and what could happen if you checked for real understanding instead?
- In what ways might your own lack of self-regulation be modeling the very behavior you’re trying to correct in your children?
- How could honoring your spouse’s unique strengths in listening and leading create a more balanced and powerful influence on your kids?
