Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Parents, we've all been there: You’ve said "No" about five times at this point. You’ve given a warning. Maybe you've even explained the consequence…and still nothing changes! This cycle can feel exhausting and ineffective. How can we actually get discipline to work? In this episode, Brett and Erin talk about what actually makes discipline effective at home, explain why repeated warnings, empty consequences, and emotional reactions often undermine our authority, and how calm consistency builds respect over time.
Check out the children's book "No, David" - https://a.co/d/06A6wtho
Invest in your student’s faith by sending them to Summit’s Student Conferences! Use code MAVEN26 to save $250 today at summit.org/maven
Learn more about the MAVEN Conference here: mavenconferences.com/california
Episode Chapters:
0:00 - Intro & Erin's Dentist Office Story
7:24 - Why What We Say Ought to Matter to Your Kids
11:41 - Let Your Yes Be Yes and Your No Be No
15:20 - How Consistency in Discipline Creates Security and Trust
18:03 - Join Us at the MAVEN Conference on February 21st!
18:46 - What Would Erin Do?
22:20 - The Long Term Goal of Discipline
27:40 - Partner with Summit this Summer!
29:05 - Reasoning and Negotiating With Your Teens
36:04 - How Discipline Trains Kids for a Relationship with God
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Parents, we've all been there: You’ve said "No" about five times at this point. You’ve given a warning. Maybe you've even explained the consequence…and still nothing changes! This cycle can feel exhausting and ineffective. How can we actually get discipline to work? In this episode, Brett and Erin talk about what actually makes discipline effective at home, explain why repeated warnings, empty consequences, and emotional reactions often undermine our authority, and how calm consistency builds respect over time.
Check out the children's book "No, David" - https://a.co/d/06A6wtho
Invest in your student’s faith by sending them to Summit’s Student Conferences! Use code MAVEN26 to save $250 today at summit.org/maven
Learn more about the MAVEN Conference here: mavenconferences.com/california
Episode Chapters:
0:00 - Intro & Erin's Dentist Office Story
7:24 - Why What We Say Ought to Matter to Your Kids
11:41 - Let Your Yes Be Yes and Your No Be No
15:20 - How Consistency in Discipline Creates Security and Trust
18:03 - Join Us at the MAVEN Conference on February 21st!
18:46 - What Would Erin Do?
22:20 - The Long Term Goal of Discipline
27:40 - Partner with Summit this Summer!
29:05 - Reasoning and Negotiating With Your Teens
36:04 - How Discipline Trains Kids for a Relationship with God
MAVEN...is donor-supported...DONATE HERE: maventruth.com/donation
- Find out more about MAVEN: maventruth.com
- Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/we_are_maven
- Follow us on TikTok: tiktok.com/@wearemaven
- Follow us on X: https://x.com/we_are_maven
- Follow us on Facebook: facebook.com/MAVENtruth
