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Encouraging Enterprising Moms – Part 2

July 30, 2024

Carrie Wilkerson was over $100,000 in debt and 145 pounds overweight. Admittedly, she had been inattentive to details in her business and with her health, and unfortunately, both had become out of control. On today's edition of Family Talk, Dr. James Dobson talks with Carrie, author of The Barefoot Executive, about how she paid off every dime within two years by working at home, and dropped down to a healthy weight by practicing discipline. You can experience Carrie’s success too by learning how to live free from bonds that can enslave you.

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Encouraging Enterprising Moms – Part 1

July 29, 2024

Carrie Wilkerson experienced a conflict that mothers often face. With two newly-adopted preschoolers, she felt conflicted, or "mom-flicted," about going back to a traditional "9 to 5" job and leaving her kids in daycare. On today's edition of Family Talk, Dr. James Dobson candidly discusses this common dilemma with Carrie, the author of The Barefoot Executive: The Ultimate Guide for Being Your Own Boss and Achieving Financial Freedom. Be encouraged as Carrie shares how God guided her through this season of life, revealing talents that He blessed her with and how she has helped other moms be financially independent.

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Why Kids Test Your Boundaries

July 28, 2024

My little boy always wants to know just how far I will let him go. Once he has tested me and found I’m serious about what | say, he'll usually cooperate at that point. What is going on in his mind?

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Avoid Overprotection and Dependency

July 25, 2024

Let's look at the threats to self-esteem that must come as your child matures. From about three years of age, your little pride and joy begins making his way into the world of other people.

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Infant Bonding

July 24, 2024

A good parent-child relationship paves the way not only for emotional health, but physical health too.

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Losing Cooper – Part 2

July 23, 2024

Today on Family Talk, Dr. James Dobson concludes his inspiring conversation with J.J. and Melanie Jasper about the devastating, unexpected loss of their son, Cooper. If you have experienced the loss of a loved one, you may understand the term “being ambushed by grief.” It is believing you have turned a corner and somehow overcome your terrible loss, when all of a sudden, that grief pounds you to the ground like a tidal wave! Coming from this place of sheer brokenness, J.J. and Melanie plead with listeners that this is exactly the time to run toward the Lord, not back away from Him. Find forgiveness and comfort as only God’s grace can provide.

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Stress in the Nursery

July 23, 2024

Babies are extremely vulnerable to early childhood stress, which was proven in this Harvard study.

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Losing Cooper – Part 1

July 22, 2024

“God’s plan is perfect, though it might not always be painless.” These are not easy words to believe, especially when tragedy strikes and you lose your only son. On this edition of Family Talk, J.J. and Melanie Jasper share with Dr. James Dobson their heartbreaking story about the loss of their young son, Cooper. Romans 8:28 says, “And we know that in ALL things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose.” Discover the true hope that the Jasper family found in Jesus as they walked through this tragic time in their lives.

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Nurturing a Child’s Prayer Life – Part 2

July 19, 2024

Parents have the great privilege to be a spiritual guide to their children and an active participant in their relationship with God. Today on Family Talk, Dr. James Dobson concludes his spirit-filled discussion with Dr. Jerry Kirk, Candy Marballi, and Rick Schatz. They discuss the Children’s Prayer Card they developed, as well as the children’s book entitled, The Power of the Prayer Covenant, which has been translated into many languages and is being distributed in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.