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Mar 2023
12m 41s

When Your Kid Doesn't Want to Do Somethi...

FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
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How can you motivate your child to do something when he or she doesn't want to? John and Danny discuss that topic, and Jim Daly is joined by Kay Wyma to share about why teaching your kids to take responsibility for assignments is a good thing.


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