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.
Protect your marriage from online dangers! Hear from a man who dealt with an addiction to pornography as a young man, what helped him to break free of it, and what he's doing NOW to help others find freedom too! Get the tools to protect yourself and your family today.
In today's tech-savvy culture many temptations are lurking online ... including pornography. Every day, more and more marriages are devastated by pornography, but you can protect your family! Today, Ryan Dobson speaks with an expert in online safety on how to protect your marriage from exposure to online dangers,or if necessary, how to begin the healing process.
When was the last time your family sat around the dinner table with no cell phones allowed? While technology can bring us closer together, we all know it can tear us apart, too. Are you ready to accept the challenge to protect your family from being pulled apart by non-stop technology. You will learn that the problem isn't your smartphone; it's how you choose to use it.
You have been chasing the kids all day. The mountain of laundry is finally clean, but you still need to fold it. And the sink is piled with dishes ... again. You still hold on, knowing that your husband's kiss when he walks through the door will make the whole day worth it. But he barely mutters "hello," before the T.V. is on. So much for finally having an adult conversation! Understand the price your family pays for today's technology.
As a father, it takes years of guiding, disciplining, and cultivating your son to bring him to manhood, but it's worth it! Dr. Dobson and Dr. Dennis Rainey look back on their years of parenthood and discuss the rewards of raising boys into godly young men! It's encouragement for every parent.
What does true manhood look like? And what does it mean to become a man? Dr. Dobson, Dr. Dennis Rainey, and their sons, Ryan and Ben, come together for a discussion on how "tough love" is crucial for the transition from boyhood to manhood.
The leap from boyhood to manhood in our culture can be complicated. Dr. Dobson is joined by Dennis Rainey for a candid discussion on why so many young men become stuck in a cycle of prolonged adolescence, and how it affects our society. It's a discussion you don't want to miss.
With our country seeing the lowest fertility rates ever, only four out of 10 Americans recently told the Pew Research Center that they thought children were “very important” to a successful marriage. So with an aging population, how will this impact the health of the family and the stability of our culture? Find out when Dr. James Dobson talks about his new fiction series exploring the costs of a childless world.
Dr. Dobson's October 2013
Newsletter
This year, 40 percent of all American children will be born to an unwed mother. In 1950, the number was closer to FIVE percent. What does this mean for the future of the family? Find out as Dr. James Dobson discusses his new fiction trilogy with co-author Kurt Bruner, beginning with the potentially dramatic consequences of a fatherless culture.
