Parenting

What we consume entertainment-wise shapes who we are and what we believe. On this one-day Focus on the Family broadcast, Adam Holz and Paul Asay from Focus on the Family’s Plugged In team equips you to guide your family to make healthy media...

Leslie Leyland Fields and her husband Duncan have raised six kids on two remote islands in Alaska. In this message, she shares her journey from perfect mother, to fishing-crew mother, to embattled mother, to happy “good-enough” mother...

Leslie Leyland Fields and her husband Duncan have raised six kids on two remote islands in Alaska. In this message, she shares her journey from perfect mother, to fishing-crew mother, to embattled mother, to happy “good-enough” mother who...

Sabrina Beasley McDonald and her husband Robbie became widowed by the death of their first spouses. Bringing children from their previous marriages into the relationship, they found that merging their two families was less like the Brady Bunch and more...

Sabrina Beasley McDonald and her husband Robbie became widowed by the death of their first spouses. Bringing children from their previous marriages into the relationship, they found that merging their two families was less like the Brady Bunch and...

Parenting can be an exciting, awesome, God-given responsibility — but it can also be a tough struggle that moms and dad are simply trying to get through. Monica Swanson wants to remind parents that it’s possible to “raise amazing”...

Parenting can be an exciting, awesome, God-given responsibility — but it can also be a tough struggle that moms and dad are simply trying to get through. Monica Swanson wants to remind parents that it’s possible to “raise...

A winsome mother-daughter team share how an unplanned pregnancy rocked their world, the confusion that resulted, and how the daughter found strength through biblical counseling at a local pregnancy resource center. Ultimately, the baby was adopted by an...

A winsome mother-daughter team share how an unplanned pregnancy rocked their world, the confusion that resulted, and how the daughter found strength through biblical counseling at a local pregnancy resource center. Ultimately, the baby was adopted...

Research increasingly shows that our culture is in the midst of a mental health epidemic, especially among children and youth — persistent feelings of sadness and hopelessness, anxiety and even suicidal thoughts. But Dr. Danny Huerta believes...

Research increasingly shows that our culture is in the midst of a mental health epidemic, especially among children and youth — persistent feelings of sadness and hopelessness, anxiety and even suicidal thoughts. But Dr. Danny Huerta believes...

If you’re a single parent, you’ve got the job of two people and doing all you can to keep your family afloat! On this two-day Focus on the Family broadcast, Pam Farrel (raised by a single mom) and PeggySue Wells (a single mom of seven!) offer...

If you’re a single parent, you’ve got the job of two people and doing all you can to keep your family afloat! On this two-day Focus on the Family broadcast, Pam Farrel (raised by a single mom) and PeggySue Wells (a single mom of seven!)...

Your child longs to find their place in the world—what they’re good at, where they shine, where they belong. On this one-day Focus on the Family broadcast, mom of three Lucille Williams equips you with ways you can nurture your child’s...

One in five households care for a child with a disability. Laura Wifler and Erin Smalley are included in this count as they are both mothers to daughters with special needs. Over the years they have learned how to navigate parenting through the lens of...