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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 Stay Faithful to Your Spouse

Question: Dr. Dobson, you've been happily married for more than fifty years now. Have you ever been tempted to be unfaithful to your wife? What are the danger points that those of us who are younger s

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Broadcasts

What Makes America Great

What are the characteristics that make America great? On the next edition of Family Talk Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal shares powerful personal stories from his childhood, and discusses the impact that the Obama administration has had on the American dream.

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Newsletters

Dr. Dobson’s July 2015 Newsletter: Wake Up America

Dr. Dobson's July 2015
Newsletter

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Broadcasts

A Father to the Fatherless: The Story of Two Friends Part 2

Abandoned by both parents at the tender age of three, young Ed Johnson recalls clutching to his 5-yr-old brother's shirt as they wandered around the orphanage playground together.

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Broadcasts

Single-Parent Blues

Being a single parent is one of the most difficult tasks for any man or woman.

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A Father to the Fatherless: The Story of Two Friends Part 1

Abandoned by both parents at the tender age of three, young Ed Johnson clearly recalls clutching to his 5-yr-old brothers shirt as they wandered around the orphanage playground together. On the next edition of Family Talk, Dr. James Dobson, Ed and his best friend Rex marvel at Gods workmanship despite excruciating childhood pain in their lives.

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Blogs

Expectations and Disillusionment

The keyword here is expectations. They set us up for disillusionment. There is no greater distress in human experience than to build one's entire way of life on a certain theological understanding, an

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Broadcasts

There Is A Star In My Apple

Dr. Dobson shares a story about a mother that created a star by cutting an apple in half and how this relates to a child.

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Blogs

Dealing with Betrayal and Abandonment

Perhaps you are among those who have struggled to comprehend a particular heartache and God's reason for allowing it. A thousand unanswered questions have been recycling in your mindmost of them begi

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Broadcasts

Blue Fingers

Parents, don't let the stress of your child's developmental years overwhelm you. This turbulent period will pass quickly...

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