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Urgent Need: As the back-to-school season begins, families are facing mounting pressure—tough choices, cultural confusion, and strained relationships.

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Focus on the Family with Jim Daly

Instilling God-Given Qualities Into Your Children

Instilling God-Given Qualities Into Your Children

Parenting can be a fun adventure but it’s also inconvenient at times. Moms and dads need to prioritize what’s most important for their family and be intentional about nurturing the God-given character traits in their children -- things like joy, creativity, playfulness, curiosity, and more. Melissa Hannigan illustrates how family life can also be messy, and that’s a good thing where you work through issues and problems together, and grow in the process.
Original Air Date: August 12, 2024

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Inconvenient Parenting: Activate Your Child's God-Given Traits

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Identifying Harmful Patterns to Heal Your Marriage

Pastors Justin & Trisha Davis share their incredible marriage journey — recovering from Justin’s infidelity and the generational sins of their parents. The Davises describe “cycles of sin” like shame, blame, hiddenness, and unforgiveness, and how we need to get to the root of these issues before God can heal our lives. (Aug 26 – Aug 27)

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In Memory of Dr. James Dobson

In Memory of Dr. James Dobson – Psychologist. Author. Speaker. Family Man. When Dr. James Dobson founded Focus on the Family in 1977, nobody knew he would impact the lives of millions and become synonymous with trusted advice to help families thrive in Christ. With Dr. Dobson’s passing on August 21, 2025, Focus on the Family President Jim Daly presents a pre-produced tribute to honor the founder, with treasured memories from Dr. Dobson’s cousin, the late Rev. H.B. London, Ray Vander Laan, Kay Coles James, Kim Meeder and others. Tune in to learn about the hope, healing, and loving advice Dr. Dobson provided for decades, couched in Biblical principles. It’s a loving tribute to our founder as we all mourn the loss of Dr. James Dobson on this special edition of Focus on the Family with Jim Daly.

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