Help! How do I START using the rod when my son is 11?

Help! How do I START using the rod when my son is 11?

Published: September 18, 2026

Duration: 33:49

What do you do if you started raising your kids with “gentle parenting,” and only just discovered what biblical discipline looks like?

How should you start administering the rod with a child who has never experienced it before? 

Kevin Swanson, Todd Strawser, and Bill Roach draw on scripture and extensive experience to answer this question from a listener. They talk about wisely navigating adjustments like this, and the deeper principles of discipleship that help you emulate the Father in your fathering.

- The importance of slow and humble changes, confessing that you didn’t have...