Becoming a Parent Your Child Can Trust

Are your children experiencing your love, or simply responding to your authority? In this episode of Living Influence, Bill, Scott, and Waldemar unpack the powerful role trust plays in parenting. They challenge parents to move beyond authority-driven compliance and instead cultivate authentic relationships rooted in vulnerability and love. By risking being authentically known - struggles and all - parents can create an environment where children experience love and genuine transformation, rather than outward conformity. Topics Bill Thrall, Scott Boyd, and Waldemar Kohl discuss in this episode: (02:40) Questions Parents Often Wrestle With, Including Struggles With Authenticity And Fear Of Being Exposed. (06:15) The Greatest Gift A Parent Can Give A Child Is To Become Someone They Can Trust. (07:50) Warning to Parents Against Using Authority Alone To Control Behavior Rather Than Building Relational Trust. (11:22) Your Children Need To Know Your Struggles and Why. (13:46) A Personal Story About Waldemar’s Children Struggling With The Idealized Image They Had Of Him. (16:34) How Idealizing The Christian Life Creates Compliance Without Heart Transformation. (18:07) Compliance vs True Submission, And A Warning That Compliant Children Often Walk Away Later In Life. This episode was brought to you by Bill Thrall, Scott Boyd, Waldemar Kohl, and the Living Influence team. Learn about Living Influence: https://www.livinginfluence.com/ Subscribe to the Living Influence podcast: * YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LivingInfluencePodcast * Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/4kP9Mm2 * Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2F2RSvXKfU08Q5LVTCyIYI Learn about Bill Thrall’s books: https://www.livinginfluence.com/books Follow and like the Living Influence podcast on social media: * Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/livinginfluencepodcast * TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@livinginfluencepodcast * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/61576202821527 This episode was produced by Story On Media: https://www.storyon.co/