Parenting

Jodie Berndt loves to pray for her children, and has been faithfully doing so for over 30 years. On this Focus on the Family broadcast, the author of the best-selling Praying the Scriptures book series gives parents guidance for how they can more...

He thought his faith was strong. But when his son was diagnosed with severe autism, Jason Hague began to question everything he knew about God. On this Focus on the Family broadcast, Jason talks about living with a broken heart and seemingly unanswered...

He thought his faith was strong. But when his son was diagnosed with severe autism, Jason Hague began to question everything he knew about God. On this Focus on the Family broadcast, Jason talks about living with a broken heart and seemingly unanswered...

As a mom, it can become easy to lose your temper amidst the stresses of parenting and make a bad situation with your kids even worse. In a lighthearted but insightful conversation based on her book The Cranky Mom Fix, Becky Kopitzke will help you learn...

As a mom, it can become easy to lose your temper amidst the stresses of parenting and make a bad situation with your kids even worse. In a lighthearted but insightful conversation based on her book The Cranky Mom Fix, Becky Kopitzke will help you learn...

Author and speaker Ron Deal offers couples in blended families advice on how they can assess the strengths of their marriage and improve on areas of weakness in light of the particular challenges they face in parenting stepchildren.

Raised by a single mother, Dr. John Trent never received a blessing from his father. Now he shares about the importance of intentionally blessing your children unconditionally. His daughter, Kari Trent Stageberg reflects on how her mom and dad showed her...

For years, Becky Kiser felt disappointed in her Easter celebrations – her family would go to church and hunt eggs, but she always felt like she should be doing more to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus. On this Focus on the Family broadcast, hear...

For years, Becky Kiser felt disappointed in her Easter celebrations – her family would go to church and hunt eggs, but she always felt like she should be doing more to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus. On this Focus on the Family broadcast, hear...

She thought her life was going great – until one day, without warning, her husband left. Shocked and reeling, Linda Ranson Jacobs realized something devastating – she would have to raise her two young kids as a single parent. Linda has since...

She thought her life was going great – until one day, without warning, her husband left. Shocked and reeling, Linda Ranson Jacobs realized something devastating – she would have to raise her two young kids as a single parent. Linda has since...

Pregnancy is an exciting and beautiful time in the life of a couple. But, let’s be honest – it can also be a stressful and confusing time – especially for first-time dads! On this Focus on the Family Daily Broadcast, Aaron Sharp...

Pregnancy is an exciting and beautiful time in the life of a couple. But, let’s be honest – it can also be a stressful and confusing time – especially for first-time dads! On this Focus on the Family Daily Broadcast, Aaron Sharp...

Dr. Ken Wilgus has developed a parenting process he calls "planned emancipation" whereby parents prepare their teens for adulthood by gradually giving them authority over their own decisions and by pursuing influence over control. On this Focus on the...

Danny Huerta, Vice President of Parenting and Youth at Focus on the Family, discusses his new book, Seven Traits of Effective Parenting. On day one, he reviews why kids need to be “contributors” to society rather than merely consumers. Then...