Why Won’t Children Obey the Rules?
Why can't parents get children to obey just by explaining what they want them to do? Why is it so often necessary to punish or raise our voices to get them to cooperate? Why can't they just accept a f
Parenting
Find A Topic, Author, Guest or Category
The Latest From: Parenting
Blogs
Broadcasts
What Parents Should Know About Teens, Part 1
Parenting teens can feel like navigating a minefield of emotions and boundaries.
Blogs
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
Blogs
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.
Blogs
Why Teens Are Vulnerable and Fearful
Question: Dr. Dobson, why are kids so vulnerable? How do you explain this paralyzing social fear at an age when they are notoriously gutsy? There is very little else that scares them. Teenagers drive
Blogs
The Hidden Target of Sibling Rivalry Is You
It’s important to understand how kids think. Their conflict often becomes a way of manipulating parents. Quarreling and fighting provide an opportunity for both children to capture adult attention. It has been written, “Some children had rather be wanted for murder than not wanted at all.” Toward this end, a pair of obnoxious kids can tacitly agree to bug their parents until they get a response—even if it is an angry reaction.
Blogs
Help Your Daughter Build Self-Confidence
When your daughter goes to school tomorrow, tell her to watch the students who are coming and going. Some will be smiling and laughing and talking and carrying their books and playing baseball. Unless
Marriage & Parenting
Building Meaningful Mother-Daughter Connections
As teenage girls grow into young women, it can be challenging for moms to find meaningful ways to connect and spend constructive time together. In this sweet reel, Trina Alleyne and her daughter share heartfelt ideas for bonding that encourage adolescents to step into womanhood with godly character. It’s a beautiful reminder of the power of intentional connection.
Broadcasts
Healthy Habits for Your Children, Part 2
Your child's health involves far more than a routine checkup.
Broadcasts
Healthy Habits for Your Children, Part 1
On today’s edition of Family Talk, Dr. James Dobson welcomes physician Dr. Walt Larimore to discuss his book, The Highly Healthy Child.
Showing Slide 1 of 11
Authors
Dr. James Dobson
Joe Waresak
Dr. Del Tackett
