Your Children Need a Relationship With You
I have often described a culture that is bearing down on families everywhere and threatening the welfare of their children. It has placed parents in a very difficult position. They must either close t
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Why Bullies Bully
Why do boys harass and intimidate each other this way? Angela Phillips explained it like this: "The effect of intimidation is to drag other children down to the same level of powerlessness, through fe
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Let Boys Be Boys
Imagine sending an army to war without the tools or training to achieve victory. That would be ridiculous. And yet we are sending boys, ill-equipped, into a culture that has seemingly declared war on boyhood. The results are tragic: According to the National Center for Educational Statistics, boys are almost twice as likely to receive special education, and the National Institute of Mental Health reports that boys are three times more likely to be diagnosed with ADHD.
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Tools of the Trail: The Path to Manhood – Part 2
On today’s edition of Family Talk, Dr. James Dobson concludes his inspirational discussion with Mark Hancock, the CEO of Trail Life USA, about the organization’s focus and pledge to train young boys in a Christ-centered way. Learn more how Christian men are investing in today’s youth, giving them the tools they need to succeed in life with integrity and honor.
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Tools of the Trail: Raising Adventurous Boys – Part 1
Guiding young boys through the early impressionable years has become an increasingly difficult responsibility for Christian men, especially in the face of the culture war. On today’s edition of Family Talk, Dr. James Dobson talks with the founder and CEO of Trail Life USA, Mark Hancock, about how the outdoor Christian ministry seeks to teach boys to honor God and lead with biblical integrity. Proverbs 22:6 says, “Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old, they will not turn from it.”
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A Good Family Man in Today’s World
Let's look more closely at what constitutes "a good family man" in today's world. To put that in perspective, it might be helpful to examine four traditional roles that men have played at home.
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Dad’s Vital Role in Building Character Into His Sons
If character training is a primary goal of parenting, and I believe it is, then the best way to instill it is through the demeanor and behavior of a father. Identification with him is a far more effic
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Boy Scouts Organization Continues to Decline, While Trail Life USA Steps Into the Gap
In the last eight years, the Boy Scouts of America has lost approximately 2 million members, plummeting to its current total of 762,000.
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Rescuing Fatherless Boys – Part 2
For young children, love is spelled "T-I-M-E," so without a father in the home it can be traumatic. John Smithbaker, founder of "Fathers in the Field," experienced the forgiveness of Christ at the age of 40, and was empowered to forgive his earthly father for abandoning him as a child. His Christ-centered mentoring ministry urges the Church to play a role much like the Good Samaritan,instead of walking by fatherless boys left on the "cultural roadside," to find willing Christian men to invest time in their lives.
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Rescuing Fatherless Boys – Part 1
When John Smithbaker was born, his father had already abandoned the family and, tragically, had wanted John to be aborted. That "father wound" caused John to seek his self-worth in athletics and other ultimately empty pursuits. It's an all-too-common story. But Smithbaker's organization, "Fathers in the Field," is helping by finding Christian men to connect with and mentor fatherless boys.
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Dr. James Dobson
Joe Waresak
Dr. Del Tackett
