Messages Parents Send - Part 1

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[upbeat music] Welcome to the In Touch podcast with Charles Stanley for Thursday, May 7th. Most moms and dads mean well, but it's easy to get distracted by the wrong things. Listen to today's podcast and discover how to strengthen your parenting and guide your children with wisdom.

Charles Stanley· Host0:17

Do you ever think of yourself as a communicator? Well, more than likely you would say no, but the truth is you are. You communicate through your eyes, through your facial expressions, through your voice, through your gestures, through your posture, through your dress, through your presence or your absence, and sometimes powerfully through your silence. And when I think about what parents communicate to their children, the kind of awesome effects it has upon them, and the truth is it has lasting effects. And all of us are the products of what our parents have communicated to us. And somebody says, "Well, but, uh, my parents, uh, passed away when I was very young in life," or, "They left me at my grandmother's house," and, or, "They divorced and walked away." It doesn't make any difference what they did. They communicated a message to you, and you either interpreted it properly or incorrectly, and it has had an effect upon you. It will always have an effect upon you as long as you live. Because you see, we don't outgrow those things that are communicated to us. Now, once in a while