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Marriage

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Marriage
Loving Your Spouse in the Midst of Parenting
Oct 27, 2017 Patrick and Ruth Schwenk
Life Challenges
How to adjust to a new step-parent, no matter your age
Written by Karilee Hayden

A malignant brain tumor took my brother’s life. Jim was...

Marriage
Building a Dream Marriage During the Parenting Years
Nov 5, 2019 Arlene Pellicane
Marriage
How couples can agree on parenting issues
Written by Dr. Bob Paul

Ever heard comments like these at your house? "Mom,...

Marriage
Marriage mentoring: Take your relationship back to school
Written by Focus on the Family Canada

Enjoy connecting with other...

Marriage
Enjoying Marriage at Any Age
Dec 16, 2019 Ted Cunningham

Parenting

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Parenting
Parenting Ahead
Kristen Hatton
Parenting
Parenting Teens Toward Adulthood (Part 1 of 2)
Aug 28, 2025 Dr. Kenneth Wilgus
Parenting
Parenting Gen Z: The conversation about porn
Written by Jason Jimenez

The following excerpt is from Parenting Gen Z:...

Parenting
Parenting Adult Children When They Walk Away from God (Part 1 of 2)
Nov 18, 2025 Mary DeMuth
Parenting
A biblical basis for the 7 traits of effective parenting
Written by Phil Steiger

Heartbroken parents recently...

Parenting
Go ahead – Let your kids grade your parenting
Written by Jim Daly

Jim Daly, president of Focus on the Family in the U.S.,...

Parenting
Inconvenient Parenting
Melissa Hannigan
Parenting
Parenting Teens Toward Adulthood (Part 2 of 2)
Aug 29, 2025 Dr. Kenneth Wilgus
Parenting
Parenting Adult Children When They Walk Away from God (Part 2 of 2)
Nov 19, 2025 Mary DeMuth
Parenting
Parenting adult children through prayer
Written by Edie Melson

Parenting adult children through prayer can be an answer to our...

Parenting
100+ parenting tips
Written by Focus on the Family Canada

We’ve come up with some fun and innovative ways to make parenting your kids easier. Check back often to see our new ideas!

Parenting
Remembering your other children while parenting a prodigal
Written by Jim Putman

I remember when my wife and...

Life Challenges

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Life Challenges
When your child is bullied at school
Written by Catherine Wilson

Children are often reluctant to tell their teacher or their parents that they are being harassed...

Life Challenges
Q&A: When mom-in-law nit-picks your parenting
Written by Wendy Kittlitz

Question: My mother-in-law has many opinions about how...

Life Challenges
Q&A: Parenting a pregnant teen
Written by Focus on the Family

Question: How should we respond to our teenage daughter who has no desire to be a part of our...

Life Challenges
Living Well After Middle Age (Part II of II)
Jan 11, 2019 Ken Davis
Life Challenges
Living Well After Middle Age (Part I of II)
Jan 10, 2019 Ken Davis
Life Challenges
Helping kids deal with new-school anxiety
Written by Dwayne K. Buhler

A lone figure stopped in front of the steps of her new high...

Life Challenges
Healthy Living for Age 50 and Beyond (Part 1 of 2)
Jul 20, 2020 Walt Larimore, Jean Daly
Life Challenges
Healthy Living for Age 50 and Beyond (Part 2 of 2)
Jul 21, 2020 Walt Larimore, Jean Daly
Life Challenges
Q&A: Calming back-to-school jitters
Written by Wendy Kittlitz

Question: My child is moving up a grade in elementary school this fall and is terribly anxious...

Life Challenges
Empowerment parenting for your teens
Written by Mark Gregston

I’m grateful for the opportunity to help the parents of teenagers, whether through our...

Faith And Culture

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Faith and Culture
Priests of History: Stewarding the Past in an Ahistoric Age
Written by Subby Szterszky

“[W]e have entered...

Faith and Culture
TWU Law School: a victory to celebrate
Written by Subby Szterszky

If no news is good news, as the saying goes, then one might...

Faith and Culture
Galileo, Hypatia and the myth of the Dark Ages
Written by Subby Szterszky

Most everyone has heard of Galileo, but Hypatia, maybe not so...

Faith and Culture
Living Boldly for Christ in School
Sep 2, 2020 ​Emma Mae Jenkins
Faith and Culture
Simple Habits for Effective Parenting
Randall Schroeder, Ph.D
Faith and Culture
Avengers Age of Ultron: Robots, religion and the nuclear family
Written by Subby Szterszky

As a rule, summer...

Faith and Culture
Back to school: Education to the glory of God
Written by Subby Szterszky

The end of summer is a time of transitions, not least for...

Clergy Care

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Clergy Care
Parenting with a biblical world view
Written by Stephen Johnson

As a pastor’s kid (PK), hitting my teenage years meant learning to live a dual life: my...

Clergy Care
Parenting in the waiting
Written by Pauline Doerksen

It’s a normal day in your home. Juggling schedules, packing lunches, overseeing homework and...

Clergy Care
Pastors parenting preacher’s kids
Written by Stephen Johnson

Like many of you, I have parented differently than my parents...