Self-Control Doesn’t Just Happen
Question: Isn't it our goal to produce children with self-discipline and self-reliance? If so, how does your approach to external discipline imposed by parents get translated into internal control?
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Dr. James Dobson
Joe Waresak
Dr. Del Tackett
