Richard R RamosRichard R. Ramos. Founder of Parents on a Mission,Youth on a Mission, and Latino Coalition for Community Leadership

The Daily Battle for Your Child’s Loyalty Who Will Win the Influence War

13 Feb 2026 · 1 min

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In this persuasive monologue, the speaker repeatedly emphasizes that parents are engaged in a daily battle for the heart, mind, and loyalty of their children. The central claim is that the side that wins the battle of influence will secure the children’s loyalty. The speaker warns that external forces are deceiving children and pulling them away from parental influence, citing historical figures such as Edward Bernays, the pioneer of modern public relations, and Kevin Mitnick, a notorious social engineer, as examples of the kinds of manipulative influence at work. The overall purpose is to alert parents to the ongoing influence war and to motivate them to actively protect and shape their children’s loyalties.

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So I want to repeat my message, my main message that I say all the time. You may have heard me say it before. It's in my book. And I want to say it again. Mom and dad, you are in a daily battle or a daily war for the heart, mind and loyalty of your children. And the key question is this. Who is going to win that battle for the loyalty of your daughter, the loyalty of your son? And my answer is the battle for loyalty will go to who wins the battle of influence. That's what we're talking about. And the deception of how our children are being influenced away from us. So another one of these psychologists, these guys kind of like this Edward Bernays I'm talking about. His name was Kevin Mitnick.