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Focus on the Family with Jim Daly

Say This, Not That: Smart Parenting Tips for Misbehavior

August 12, 2025

Amber Lia and Wendy Speake offer parents practical suggestions for responding with patience and wisdom to their children’s misbehavior. The discussion is based on our guests’ recent book, Parenting Scripts: When What You’re Saying Isn’t Working, Say Something New.

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    Have you ever: Regretted something you said to your child in the heat of a conflict? Or wished you’d spoken in a different tone? Or repeated for the hundredth time this month, “Why don’t you listen to me?” or “When will you ever learn?” We parents are busy, stressed, and pulled in a lot of […]

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