To raise healthy, well-balanced kids, you need to erect some barbed wire and dig a well. Jim Daly explains how this metaphor from an old Colorado rancher shaped his idea of parenting.



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To raise healthy, well-balanced kids, you need to erect some barbed wire and dig a well. Jim Daly explains how this metaphor from an old Colorado rancher shaped his idea of parenting.
 
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In just 90 seconds, get practical marriage and parenting help from Focus on the Family president Jim Daly. The biblical wisdom from this podcast provides bite-sized encouragement that helps busy Christian families thrive together in Christ.

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Barbed Wire and a Well

G.K. Chesterton said, “Every high civilization decays by forgetting obvious things.” Jim Daly reminds us of some obvious – and crucially important – ideas that society has forgotten about marriage.

 

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G.K. Chesterton said, &ldquo;Every high civilization decays by forgetting obvious things.&rdquo; Jim Daly reminds us of some obvious &ndash; and crucially important &ndash; ideas that society has forgotten about marriage.
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What’s It For?

Self-confidence is crucial to a child’s well-being. Believing that they’ve got what it takes is something children learn from parents. Jim Daly shares how parents can literally speak confidence into their children’s lives.

 

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Self-confidence is crucial to a child&rsquo;s well-being. Believing that they&rsquo;ve got what it takes is something children learn from parents. Jim Daly shares how parents can literally speak confidence into their children&rsquo;s lives.
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You're Good Enough

Is honesty really the best policy, even when it opens the door to suffering and pain? Jim Daly explains why the truth may sting, but it offers us our greatest – and often only – chance to find healing, peace, and purpose.

 

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Is honesty really the best policy, even when it opens the door to suffering and pain? Jim Daly explains why the truth may sting, but it offers us our greatest &ndash; and often only &ndash; chance to find healing, peace, and purpose.
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