James C. Dobson - Broadcast Scripts - Focus on the Family Malaysia
Have you noticed there are two kinds of kids in the world? Yes, there's boys and girls, but that's not what I mean. I'm Dr. James Dobson with Focus on the Family talking about compliant children and strong-willed children. Compliant kids are the ones who sleep through the night from the second week of life. They coo at their grandparents and they smile while you're changing their diapers, and of course they never spit up on the way to the grocery store or to the doctors office. During later childhood they love to keep their rooms clean, and they do their homework, and they like to help set the table for dinner. Then there are the other kind. Those who come out of the womb smoking a cigar, and yelling about the temperature in the delivery room, and the utter incompetence of the nursing staff. They expect meals to be served the instant they're ordered and they demand every moment of a mother's time. Compliant children are a breeze to raise, of course, but the tougher kids can turn out fine too if mom and dad are willing to accept the challenge. If you shape that strong will without breaking the spirit during the early years you can prepare that child for a responsible and disciplined adulthood. The trick is to set boundaries and expectations in advance and then enforce them with love. Even the toughest kids find security in a structured environment where the rights of other people as well as their own are protected. I'm Dr. James Dobson for Focus on the Family.
(Strong-Willed Child pp. 20, 24,30)
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