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Dr. James Dobson

Dr. James Dobson was the Founder Chairman of the James Dobson Family Institute, a nonprofit organization that produced his radio program, Dr. James Dobson’s Family Talk. He earned a Ph.D. from the University of Southern California and held 18 honorary doctoral degrees. He also was the author of more than 70 books dedicated to the preservation of the family.

Dr. Dobson served as an associate clinical professor of pediatrics at the University of Southern California School of Medicine for 14 years, and on the attending staff of Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles for 17 years in the divisions of child development and medical genetics.

He advised five U.S. presidents and served on eight national commissions.

Dr. Dobson was married to Shirley for just shy of 65 years, and he was the beloved father of two grown children, Danae and Ryan, and two grandchildren.

Content By Dr. James Dobson

Dr. Dobson Minute

Raising Your Child’s IQ – Part 1

Moms, talk to your toddlers! Social interaction leads to better intellectual development in young children.

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7 Ways Dads Influence Their Daughters

Fathers have an incalculable impact on their daughters. Most psychologists believe, and I am one of them, that all future romantic relationships are influenced positively or negatively by the way a girl interacts with her dad in her childhood years.

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Raising Daughters Who Know Their Worth, Part 2

The father-daughter bond shapes a girl’s confidence, her faith, and even her future marriage.

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Love at First Sight

There’s more to genuine love than an instant attraction across a crowded room on some enchanted evening. The qualities of real love are spiritual in nature.

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What Daughters Need from Dads

A father holds the keys to his daughter's feminine identity, her sense of self-worth, and her future relationships. A dad's affirmation, or the lack thereof, will play a role in every aspect of her life, even influencing her choice of a marital partner. 

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Raising Daughters Who Know Their Worth, Part 1

A father occupies a place in a child’s heart that no one else can fill.

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Dr. Dobson Minute

Differing Assumptions

When arguments arise, make sure you're on the same page. Differing assumptions can wreak havoc in a marriage!

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Preparing Your Daughter for Healthy Relationships

If you’re a dad with a daughter, one of your primary tasks is to set the tone for her future relationships with men. Are you warm and nurturing? If so, she will eventually look for a husband with similar qualities. Do you communicate that she’s beautiful and feminine?She’ll be inclined to see herself in the way that you perceive her to be. If you convey strength by blending love and discipline, your daughter will be more comfortable with a give-and-take marriage characterized by mutual respect. But if you reject her, she is likely to spend her life trying to find a man who can meet the needs you never fulfilled in her heart.

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Challenging the Chief

Kids will often test the waters to see what they can get away with. Set boundaries early and enforce them for smoother sailing later.

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Father-Daughter Memories

On today’s edition of Family Talk, Dr. James Dobson and his daughter, Danae, share heartwarming stories from bike rides to bedtime prayers that shaped their special bond.

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