Proven Strategies to Help Your Children Establish Healthy Boundaries
6/23/20261 hr 48 min
Dr. John Townsend shares practical tips for parents struggling to set boundaries with their children. He’ll provide insights into relatable situations spanning every stage of the parenting journey, from teaching unruly toddlers to dealing with adult children who still live at home. Hear his advice for teaching kids to take responsibility and grow into healthy adults.
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First 90 secondsDave Stone0:00
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John Townsend· Guest0:29
[upbeat music] If you get frustrated, go take a walk, go pray, go do something with your spouse. Don't do that with a child. Emotional consequences are not helpful.
John Fuller· Host0:40
That's Dr. John Townsend, and he joins us today on Focus on the Family with Jim Daly. He's gonna help you set boundaries with your children. I'm John Fuller.
Jim Daly· Host0:50
John, I'm looking forward to this. I mean, my boys are now in their 20s, but this is the kind of information I wish I would've understood and digested with Jean to be able to do this better.
John Fuller· Host1:01
Mm.
Jim Daly· Host1:02
I mean, we understood the concepts, but we didn't slow down to really apply them as best as we could. And for that reason, you know, we wanna make sure you're equipped, as a parent of younger children, to be able to, uh, apply these boundaries because the outcomes are so good, and children feel more confident, more secure, even though it takes a little bit of, um, what's the right word? Discipline- Mm ... to be able to apply these as a parent. But it's gonna be great content.