A good indicator of where your child is going is his or her friends. How can you help them use discernment in the friends they choose? Jim Daly chats with a group of parents, who share how they had conversations with their pre-teens about making godly friends. John also asks Danny about ways he and his wife Heather handled the topic of friendship with their kids during the teen years.
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March 26, 2024
With so many fractured families today, a lot of children question if having a family can still work. How do you inspire your kids to believe marriage and parenting are good things to pursue? Jim Daly and Dr. Roland Warren encourage single moms to cast a vision for their kids' future families. Danny and John will then address how men can still be good dads, even if you didn't have a role model to follow growing up.
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March 21, 2024
Undealt with childhood trauma can last for years or even decades. If that's part of your past, how do you move forward in a healthy direction? Jim Daly talks with Dr. Roland Warren, who faced a lot of trauma growing up, and has learned to overcome it. John and Danny will also encourage you that it's never too late to find healing.
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How to Recognize the Warning Signs of Childhood Trauma
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March 19, 2024
Do your kids follow the rules you set, or is it a struggle for them to obey? While some children are more rules oriented than others, Dr. Randy Schroeder will speak with Jim Daly about why rules must be forged inside a healthy relationship with your kids. You'll also hear John and Danny bring up ways that encouragement can influence your child's behavior.
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Five Characteristics of Biblical Discipline
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March 14, 2024
It's frustrating when you've told a son or daughter to do something, but he or she doesn't listen. How can you discipline them in a way that's effective? Jim Daly and Dr. Randy Schroeder give some very helpful perspectives on handling discipline as a parent. Also, John and Danny will encourage more serious parents to not be too rigid.
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March 12, 2024
If your son or daughter is making poor choices, it's easy to fixate on wanting them to change. But in those moments, it takes a lot of humility to examine yourself. John and Danny will encourage you to do some difficult self-examinations as a parent.
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Hope For Parents of Prodigal Children
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March 7, 2024
No Christian parent wants to see his or her kids struggle through adulthood. Yet sadly, that's where many parents find themselves today. John and Danny will give hope to parents who have a child that's far from God. You'll also hear from Jim Daly and Dr. Erwin Lutzer, who discuss why focusing too much on your kids' behavior is not helpful.
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March 5, 2024
Helping your child prepare for the teen years is a critical part of his or her development. Jim Daly talks with three parents who went through the Focus curriculum, Launch into the Teen Years. Plus, John and Danny discuss the vision behind that project.
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How to Connect With Young Teens
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February 29, 2024
How do you trust God as a parent when the odds are stacked against you? Ashley Willis tells Jim Daly a powerful story about her friend Katie Ann who faced serious heartbreak. You'll also hear from Danny who talks with John about how he's seen a parent trust God during difficult times.
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Why Does God Allow Suffering?
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February 27, 2024
Many of us are connected to a single mom in our community. John and Danny address some of the common challenges single mothers go through. Plus, Jim Daly and Dr. Roland Warren discuss how a single mother of boys can nurture her sons in a healthy way.
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Why Did My Dad Leave Me?
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February 22, 2024