The Special Needs Parent, Part 2
Caring for a special needs child requires more than love —it takes a team.
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A Holy Adventure: Parenting a Child with Special Needs
We live in a culture that often struggles to love people who do not fit the mold. Even in Christian circles, those who are different, disabled, socially awkward, or hard to understand can be overlooked and avoided. But when we distance ourselves from people who exceed our comfort zones, we do more than hurt them—we may miss what God wants to accomplish through us.
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The Special Needs Parent, Part 1
Raising a child with special needs is a journey no parent would choose, yet it’s one filled with unexpected joy.
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Caregiving with Grit and Grace, Part 2
Caregiving can become a lifelong journey filled with unexpected challenges and seasons of hope. On today’s edition of Family Talk, Roger Marsh continues his conversation with author Jessica Ronne about her book, Caregiving with Grit and Grace. She shares how caring for her disabled son, Lucas, led to creating Hope Farm, a residential facility for adults with disabilities.
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Caregiving with Grit and Grace, Part 1
What happens when life deals you unimaginable challenges all at once? On today’s edition of Family Talk, Roger Marsh interviews Jessica Ronne, author of Caregiving with Grit and Grace. She shares her incredible journey of raising a profoundly disabled son, losing her husband to brain cancer, and learning how to find hope through devastating loss. Discover how faith can sustain us through life’s darkest valleys.
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Managing Your Hyperactive Child
Question: Dr. Dobson, how is a hyperactive child to be managed? Answer: Let me share a list of eighteen suggestions that were provided in a book by Dr. Domeena Renshaw entitled The Hyperactive Child.
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Light From Lucas: Lessons in Faith from a Fragile Life – Part 3
According to Bob Vander Plaats, “God’s greatest miracle might be wrapped up in your biggest problem.” On today’s edition of Family Talk, Dr. James Dobson concludes his three-part series with Bob, who explains the unique relationship between earthly problems and the Lord’s divine purpose. Bob also describes how God moved in and through his disabled son, Lucas, to bring the most “beautiful chaos” into his and his wife’s lives, as well as that of their other children.
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Light From Lucas: Lessons in Faith from a Fragile Life – Part 2
What if you were told that your newborn child might only have two days, two weeks or two years to live? It would be a real “when God doesn’t make sense” moment that would bring you to ask, “Why me, Lord?” On today’s edition of Family Talk, Dr. James Dobson continues his heartfelt conversation with Bob Vander Plaats. He recounts the journey that he and his wife, Darla, went on, raising a baby, then a boy, and finally a young man who was severely disabled and in need of full-time care. No matter the circumstances or obstacles, the Vander Plaats persevered with faith and love, all in an effort to share the “light from Lucas.”
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Light From Lucas: Lessons in Faith from a Fragile Life – Part 1
Some of life’s greatest lessons are born out of seemingly insurmountable circumstances. On today’s edition of Family Talk, Dr. James Dobson sits down with Bob Vander Plaats to celebrate the life of his son, Lucas, who, despite being born with severe disabilities, brightened the lives of everyone he came in contact with. Though Lucas went home to be with the Lord in 2021, Bob and his wife, Darla, thank God every day for the gift of their son.
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Kyle West: Look What God Has Done – Part 2
Everyone knows that raising children is not an easy task. Add to that, having a child with special needs. Studies have shown that the pressure becomes so high, it has driven 80% of marriages to the point of divorce. On today’s classic edition of Family Talk, Dr. James Dobson concludes his discussion with Bob West and his son, Kyle, who has cerebral palsy. John 9:2-3 says, “His disciples asked him, ‘Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?’ ‘Neither this man nor his parents sinned,’ said Jesus, ‘but this happened so that the works of God might be displayed in Him.’” Listen and find hope as Bob and Kyle discuss the ministry that God birthed out of their own journey of life.
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Dr. James Dobson
Joe Waresak
Dr. Del Tackett
