1
00:00:06,400 --> 00:00:09,800
What children need most from their parents 
isn’t a best friend.

2
00:00:09,900 --> 00:00:12,800
They need an authority figure.

3
00:00:12,900 --> 00:00:16,200
In fact, one reason children are less obedient 
nowadays

4
00:00:16,300 --> 00:00:23,300
is because parents are giving their kids 
options and alternatives rather than specific 
instructions.

5
00:00:23,400 --> 00:00:27,900
Parents need to learn how to say, “Because 
I said so”—and leave it at that.

6
00:00:28,000 --> 00:00:34,300
As family psychologist John Rosemond stated, 
“Explanations invite arguments.”

7
00:00:34,400 --> 00:00:38,900
Your word as a parent stands because you 
are the authority in the house.

8
00:00:39,000 --> 00:00:42,500
So teach your children how to listen to your 
leadership;

9
00:00:42,600 --> 00:00:47,400
you will set them up to respond better to 
future authority figures in their lives.

10
00:00:47,500 --> 00:00:50,100
I’m Mac Hammond, and this is the Winner’s 
Minute.