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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

Men in Mid-Life Crisis – Part 1

A mid-life crisis is a very real condition and can rattle the foundation of a home.

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Respect for the Elderly

Your body ages, but you're the same person! Remember that as you reach out to elderly people in your life.

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Children’s Self-Esteem

What was your childhood like? For many, it is filled with difficulty, anxiety and peer pressure.

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The Emphasis on Beauty in Children’s Literature – Part 2

Even stories like Dumbo can have a lasting, negative impact on our children━especially our girls!

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What Has Feminism Done for You Lately?, Part 2

The feminist movement promised women everything, but many have discovered it delivered something quite different.

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The Emphasis on Beauty in Children’s Literature – Part 1

What lessons do our kids really learn when they hear stories such as Snow White and Sleeping Beauty?

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What Has Feminism Done for You Lately?, Part 1

The modern feminist movement promised freedom and equality, but has it delivered on those promises?

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Blogs

Guard Your Family Time

It took me a while to get my own priorities straightened out. Indeed, I almost made the greatest mistake of my life in the early days of adulthood. When I completed my work in graduate school, my life

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Dr. Willis B. Dobson

Dr. Dobson pays tribute to his uncle, Willis Dobson, who was a selfless role model and a hero to him.

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Marital Compromises

Minister Neville Chamberlain and other national leaders had understood the folly of appeasement in 1936-39. Every time they offered Adolph Hitler another Czechoslovakia to tranquilize his lust for dom

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