![]() ![]() I mean, maybe we made a little progress in encouraging parents to implement those principles, but in the culture at large, it's gone. I mean, it's even more confused about them now than it was then. What concerns me, John, is that the culture has forgotten those things. James Dobson: Well, when you're on the front lines, you enjoy having some fellow travelers out there, some other people who are willing to stand against the tide. It was paradigm-shifting for me, and I've told people for many, many years, and this is not a program for mutual congratulations, but, I mean, you've been a great role model in my career and my life, and I can't express my appreciation enough.ĭr. And to encounter your book in the early 1970s, and to read your book and just understand the common sense of it, was startling to me. John Rosemond:Ěnd, well, that book, Jim, had a tremendous impact on me too, because I'd come out of graduate school in the early 1970s completely indoctrinated in the new psychological point of view, which I call postmodern psychological parenting. James Dobson: I was, and I took some flak for it, but that book is still out there, so it must have some substance, and that substance was the Scripture. John Rosemond: Right, and you were a voice crying in the wilderness, yeah.ĭr. ![]() A whole new concept of children and authority and discipline, all of that came into question, and what I had observed largely from my mother, but from the culture and from the Scripture, was now disrespected and disregarded.Īnd it was that circumstance, as I went through graduate school, that caused me about the same time that I got out, to sit down and write The New Dare to Discipline, because I was trying to say, "Wait a minute, there's something wrong here," and. but I saw the same thing, and it took my breath away. I finished my doctorate on April 3rd, 1967. John Rosemond: Late '60s, early '70s, yeah.ĭr. James Dobson: Well, I read someplace that you were in graduate school in the '60s, is that correct? ![]() I've been writing a weekly column since March of 1976.ĭr. John Rosemond: It's hard to tell from week to week, about 250, psychologically incorrect commentary. He has his own column that is carried in, John, I think 200 newspapers around the country? He's obviously a deeply committed Christian. I'm speaking of psychologist and author John Rosemond, and he's written a number of bestselling books on parenting, including the one that we're going to talk about today, Parenting by the Book: Biblical Wisdom for Raising Your Child. We draw a lot of our information from the same source, from the Scripture, and from the Judeo-Christian system of values, and that's why we have been friends for many, many years, going back to the mid-1970s, and he's been our guest here before. Without further ado, let's listen now to part one of my conversation with John Rosemond on the topic of God's wisdom for raising children. So if you don't get that right, then nothing else matters. Proper discipline and boundaries for children in the home are vital to raising your kids to become healthy adults, and instilling God's Word and wisdom into them is imperative. John Rosemond and I share a conviction that contrary to much popular opinion, parents are responsible for teaching kids obedience and respect for authority. He's been married to Wilma for over 40 years, and they have two children and seven grandchildren. ![]() He has written 11 bestselling parenting books, and in the last few years, John has appeared on numerous national television programs. He has published a column that has been syndicated in many newspapers through the years. He earned his master's degree from Western Illinois University, and he has been a professional counselor ever since. John has had an impressive career working with families, children and parents since 1971. John and I have a passion for raising kids in healthy environments, and that's what we're going to talk about today. Now, for today's installment of Family Talk, I'm going to share a recorded conversation that I had some years ago with my friend and colleague, John Rosemond. My focus now is the same as it's always been, to strengthen families and to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ in an increasingly godless culture. I'm James Dobson, coming to you through the airways, just as I've been doing for 45 years. You're listening to Family Talk, which is the broadcast division of the Dr. ![]()
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