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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

Blogs

How To Cultivate Intimacy in Your Marriage

I will never forget the first Valentines Day of my marriage, six months after Shirley and I walked down the aisle. It was something of a disaster. I had gone to the USC library that morning and spent

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Broadcasts

Love on the Rocks

Every marriage goes through times of disaffection and distance. What should you do when your marriage is in one of those rocky times? Tune in to the next Family Talk when Ryan Dobson and Dr. Meg Meeker interview Dr. Tim Clinton to discover how couples can strengthen their connection, no matter what the world throws at them.

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Good or God? Part 2

Are good and God synonymous? Can anything outside of God be good? Join us for part two of an interview with Dr. Meg Meeker and John Bevere when he challenges the belief that what is generally accepted as good must be aligned with Gods will.

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Good or God? Part 1

Have you rejected God in pursuit of whats apparently good? Is it enough to be good or does God call us to more? On this edition of Dr. James Dobsons Family Talk, John Bevere challengers us to embrace a life far better than the one weve settled for and discover a way of living that is beyond our greatest dreams.

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Blogs

Implications of Early Development in Girls

What are the implications of early versus late sexual development for girls? Is one more beneficial than the other? The early onset of puberty presents children and their parents with predictable chal

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Newsletters

Dr. James Dobson’s November 2015 Newsletter

Dr. Dobson's November 2015
Newsletter

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Broadcasts

The Heart of A Father

Fathers and father figures have a unique power in the lives of their children. Yet America is facing a growing gap of fatherlessness. Ryan Dobson interviews Dr. Ken Canfield to explore ways to turn the hearts of the fathers back to the their children.

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Parental Authority Part 2

Why is Self-Control more important than self-esteem? How do lessons in humility prepare children to maximize their potential in life? What are some ways parents can manage screen time for teens?

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Parental Authority Part 1

Gender matters, and on today's edition of Family Talk, Dr. Leonard Sax discusses how today's toxic culture impacts gender and sexual identity in tweens and teens. What can parents do to help children navigate the confusing culture? Dr. Meeker and Dr. Sax answer that and more.

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Cold Case Christianity Part 2

J. Warner Wallace applied his skills as a cold case homicide detective to the claims of Christianity, and he came to a startling realization: the case for Christianity was as convincing as any case he'd ever worked on as a detective.

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