Time, Traditions, and Undivided Attention

Building relationships with children does not require large amounts of money. A lifelong bond often...

The First Five Minutes

Here’s another idea relevant to relationships that I think makes a lot of sense. It’s...

Q&A – How To Talk To Grandchildren

Question: I have seven grandchildren that I think are just wonderful, but I don’t know how to...

America Leads the World in Single Parenting

We receive letters, phone calls, and e-mail responses at Family Talk every month, some of them coming...

Advice for Single Moms Raising Sons

Now let me offer some additional hope and advice to single mothers. Even though the studies indicate...

Grandparents Should Help Single Parents

Let me turn now to the people who are most likely to give you the help you need. I’m referring...

Christians Should Help Single Moms

I can’t conclude this discussion without speaking directly, and perhaps boldly, to Christians...

Single Moms

Many years ago when Shirley and I were newly married, she was at home alone late one afternoon. The...

Boys in School

We have taken a hard look at the bias against boys in schools and how they are often discriminated...

Learning to Write Right

Very few children learn to write adequately today, but it's a skill worth emphasizing at home.

The...

Strong-Willed and Compliant Kids

Have you noticed that there are two kinds of kids in the world?  Yes, there are boys and girls,...

Children Having Children

What should parents do when a teenage daughter comes to them and speaks those electrifying words,...