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Introducing Children to Christ

The mission of introducing one's children to the Christian faith can be likened to a three-man relay race. First, your father runs his lap around the track, carrying the baton, which represents the gospel of Jesus Christ. At the appropriate moment, he hands the baton to you, and you begin your journey around the track. Then finally, the time will come when you must get the baton safely in the hands of your child.

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Communicating With Word Pictures

At times when sharing your feelings is difficult, try using word pictures. This can make communicating easier and help your mate to understand.

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Combining Raising Kids with Earning a Living

Finding it difficult to divide your attention between your family and your work? The two don’t have to be separate.

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7 Ways That Dads Influence Their Daughters

Fathers have an incalculable impact on their daughters. Most psychologists believe, and I am one of them, that all future romantic relationships are influenced positively or negatively by the way a girl interacts with her dad in her childhood years.

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Why Boys Struggle in School

We have taken a hard look at the bias against boys in schools and how they are often discriminated against sexually. There are other concerns that we must consider now about how boys learn, why too ma

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Help Your Wife Succeed as a Mom

Children cannot raise themselves properly. This fact was illustrated again in a recent conversation with a research psychologist who visited my office. He had been studying the early childhoods of inm

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Raising Boys in the Postmodern Age

There are several major social problems that account for much of the trouble facing boys and their parents today. One of which is called postmodernism, which helps explain further how families, and especially how boys, came to be in such a mess.

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Fathers Can Influence Their Daughters’ Attitude Towards Boys

Question: Dr. Dobson, is there a way I, as a father, can influence my daughter's attitude toward boys? If she chooses to marry, she will need to understand men and know how to relate to them.

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Dad—Your Kids Will Relate to Their Mom Based on Your Words and Actions

Where do children learn to think highly of their mothers? Who sets the pattern for their young minds, positioning Mom as a much-loved and respected member of the family—instead of being chief cook and scrub lady?

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Is Spanking a Healthy Form of Discipline?

Question: Dr. Dobson, it just seems barbaric to cause pain to a defenseless child. Tell me why you think it is healthy to spank him or her.

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