Life Challenges • Marriage When COVID-19 isolation increases the risk of marital abuse Focus on the Family Canada wants you to know that if you are dealing with this in your own home, or you know someone ... Article
Life Challenges • Verbal and emotional abuse 11 telltale signs you're in a misogynistic relationship How do you know if you are in a misogynistic relationship? Here are a few telltale signs and four types of misogynist... Article
Life Challenges • Marriage Healing the wounds of emotional abuse What follows are some general principles, gleaned from professional Christian counsellors, for breaking the cycle of ... Article
Life Challenges • Sexual abuse Sexual abuse: The healing journey The healing journey for survivors entails intense work at the stage of identifying what wrongs were done to them, own... Article
Life Challenges • Marriage 8 truths to hold on to in a destructive marriage As we go through these eight truths from Scripture, remember there are many more that reveal God's heart for you, for... Article
Life Challenges • Parenting Q&A: How to quash battles with your school age child I feel as if I'm in a state of constant conflict with my school age child. Is there a way to break this negative patt... Article
Life Challenges • Parenting Q&A: How do we help a child victim of sexual assault? If you haven’t already done so, contact the police. In the emotional aftermath of an assault, the urge to deny what h... Article
Life Challenges • Parenting How parental attachment determines a child's emotional health If you were offered a test that could predict how emotionally healthy your child will become, would you take the test... Article
Life Challenges • Marriage Disappointing, difficult and destructive marriages: What’s the difference? Mislabelling a struggling marriage can cause great harm, not just to the relationship, but also to the individuals in... Article
Life Challenges • Marriage Q&A: Spouse has annoying habits In the case of smaller, less pernicious habits, it may be worth addressing the issue if you think the alteration woul... Article
Life Challenges • Parenting How to cope when your child is born with a disability What do you do with the swell of emotion? How do you handle the news and still operate as a good parent of a newborn?... Article
Life Challenges • Marriage Crisis: A pivotal point in marriage When external or internal forces reach critical mass and coping mechanisms fail, an emotional crisis in marriage begi... Article
Life Challenges • Self-harm Helping a family member or friend who cuts When Lori talked about cutting, she shared how friends and family can help a friend or loved one. Article
Life Challenges • Marriage Q&A: Sexual misunderstanding (wife’s viewpoint) Bottom line: if your husband is pushing you into doing things you don't feel inclined to do, he's actually squelching... Article