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Do You Want Your Child to Choose to Listen to You or Obey You?

Saturday, January 24, 2026 (Updated: Saturday, April 11, 2026)
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Last week, I picked up a parenting book that was on my office bookshelf. I probably hadn’t looked at in over ten years. Looking at the condition of the book, I don’t know if I even read it. I found …

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