Parenting

Dr. Jim Burns advises parents on balancing their teenager's natural desire for freedom with realistic discipline, navigating the media landscape, offering dating advice, and helping them wade through the culture.

On this special Mother's Day program, Jim Daly, Dr. Juli Slattery and John Fuller share some of the best listener-submitted stories expressing their appreciation for moms.

Carey Wickersham, author of The Wonder Within You, encourages the expectant mom to celebrate every week of her pregnancy by marveling at the amazing changes happening with her growing baby.

Author Vicki Courtney encourages parents of prodigals to develop an authentic faith by allowing God to meet them in the midst of the emotional and relational challenges they face with their children.

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.

Author Gary Thomas describes how God has created us each with different spiritual pathways - from quiet prayer to musical worship to intellectual study - and how these temperaments uniquely impact family relationships.

Popular blogger and author Tracey Eyster helps moms overcome the common pitfalls in the daily routine of life that distract and discourage.

In this recorded presentation, Comedian Dennis Swanberg pays tribute to his dad as he shares amusing stories about his father's frugality, church involvement and more.

Young women are enthralled by the vampire love stories that are having an influence on impressionable minds. Listen in as authors Beth Felker Jones and Kimberly Powers examine the cultural phenomenon and its negative effects on teen girls.

Focus on the Family's Paul McCusker and Kelly Rosati discuss the impact of Charles Dickens's tale Oliver Twist during an age when orphans were largely disregarded, and reiterate today's need for orphan protection and care.

Dr. John Townsend offers parents practical advice and encouragement in a discussion based on his bookBoundaries With Teens: When to Say Yes, How to Say No.

Listen in as we present Christmas stories shared by Focus listeners and broadcast guests. Some of the stories are humorous and some are touching, but all will help fill you with the Christmas spirit.

Marriage and family expert Greg Smalley encourages parents to expose their children to new challenges and interests while honing in on the abilities that best suit them.

Cynthia Tobias and Jean Daly explain how parents can successfully navigate the challenges they face in dealing with the physical, emotional and social changes their children experience during the middle school years.

You can raise kids of character who take responsibility for their actions, attitudes, and emotions. Learn how from this informative Focus on the Family broadcast with psychologist and best-selling author Dr. Henry Cloud. Listen in as he describes how you...