AFL legend Neale Daniher has delivered a powerful message to all families.

The miracle MND crusader and Australian of the Year, appeared on Channel Seven’s Unfiltered in a stirring interview with host Hamish McLachlan.

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In the interview, Daniher — who was first diagnosed with motor neurone disease in 2013 — opened up on his life philosophies that have helped him through his staggering fight.

He also gave incredible insight into parenting, himself a father of four children.

“What did you get right, what did you get wrong? Fathering’s hard,” McLachlan said to Daniher.

Daniher’s wise response was a brilliant lesson for all parents.

“I don’t think I have anything unique to offer you about fathering,” he said ... but, on the contrary, he certainly did.

“I got plenty of the little things wrong but they don’t matter too much if you get the big things right.

“I think myself and Jan made sure our kids felt they were loved, safe, and cared for. That’s a good start.

“I think we gave our children a strong moral compass to navigate the world and contribute meaningfully to others by modelling honesty and responsibility, kindness, and resilience.

“I think we modelled a strong work ethic and showed them that effort matters just as much as talent.

“I think we instilled the idea that contributing to others, family, community, team is meaningful.

“We also tried to model an optimistic mindset that embraces challenge and learning from mistakes.

“As you can easily pick up, I use the word ‘model’ because you don’t teach your kids much by telling them you have to model it yourself.

“Advice, I have no advice, only an observation.

“I don’t wish to downplay the role of parents, poor parenting can really impact a child detrimentally in so many ways.

“But good parenting gets them ready to face the world.

“However, I will say, parents can take far too much credit if their kids turn out OK for two reasons: 1. your kids are raised in a village so they have many influences that shape them, good and bad outside the home. Also, how they turn out is a lot on them.

“Eventually as they go from teenagers to young adults, they grow to take ownership and responsibility for their own choices.

“And if they make the right choices in life, they should take most of the credit. Likewise, if they make bad choices, it’s on them.

“Parents can only do so much. That is what learning to take responsibility is all about.”

Head here to watch Hamish McLachlan’s full interview with Neale Daniher on 7plus

Daniher also shared some of his life philosophies that he had borrowed from others.

Better to be slapped with the truth than kissed by a lie.

He said: “That reminds me to seek the truth about myself and beware of flattery. It reminds me that life is a team game. It reminds me to beware of my own ego.”

If you want to go quickly, go alone, if you want to go far, go together.

He said: “That reminds me that life is a team game.”

Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it’s thinking of yourself less.

“That reminds me to beware of my own ego,” he said.

“And as I push towards my mid-60s, I can confirm Eleanor Roosevelt was right when she said: In the long run, we shape our lives, and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility.”

Watch Big Freeze 11 live and free on Seven and 7plus

With a special one-hour live broadcast on Seven and 7plus Sport, Australians can tune in to see their favourite stars embrace the Big Freeze tradition by dressing up and taking an icy plunge to raise funds for FightMND.

All the action will blast off on the King’s Birthday holiday on Monday, with a special one-hour live broadcast on Seven and 7plus Sport before the big game between Melbourne and Collingwood.

Football’s No.1 commentary team will be on deck at the MCG on Big Freeze 11 to take viewers behind the scenes as the stars line up for the icy plunge.

Seven’s team for the King’s Birthday match will be led by the incomparable Bruce McAvaney, Brian Taylor, James Brayshaw, Dale Thomas, Luke Hodge and Kate McCarthy, while Hamish McLachlan will host the Big Freeze 11 pre-match coverage.

Close friend of Neale Daniher, and Essendon legend, Tim Watson also returns to the Big Freeze 11 coverage to continue the fight against a cause so close to his heart.

Tune into Big Freeze 11 on Monday, June 9, from 2pm AEST, live and free on Seven and 7plus Sport.