James Dobson Ph D

James Dobson Ph D

The Heart of the Santorum Family

Senator Rick Santorum and his wife, Karen, joined Dr. Dobson on a special edition of Family Talk. Hear is the inspiring story about how the birth of their daughter Bella ignited Rick and Karen's passion for unborn children. It's an uplifting conversation you won't want to miss!

Advice for Families II

I don't expect everyone to appreciate this system or to apply it at home. In fact, parents of compliant, happy children will be puzzled as to why it would ever be needed. However, mothers and fathers of sullen, ill-tempered children will comprehend more quickly. Take it or leave it, as the situation warrants.

God Makes Sense Even When He Doesn't Make Sense IV

Did you know that you really can change the world with your thoughts? While we all know that it is better to go through life with a loving, positive attitude, did you realise that your thoughts are actually sending real energy into the world and making changes there?

God Makes Sense Even When He Doesn't Make Sense III

3. For reasons that are impossible to explain, we human beings are incredibly precious to God.


One of the most breathtaking concepts in all of Scripture is the revelation that God knows each of us personally and that we are in His mind both day and night. There is simply no way to,

God Makes Sense Even When He Doesn't Make Sense II

Excerpt from his book When God Doesn't Make Sense


2. God's timing is perfect, even when He appears catastrophically late.


One of the greatest destroyers of faith is timing that doesn't fit our preconceived notions. We live in a fast-paced world where we have come

God Makes Sense Even When He Doesn't Make Sense

I have been thinking for many years about those occasions when God doesn't make sense. I was in my late teens when the first "awesome why" came rocketing through my brain. I don't remember today what precipitated that troublesome thought, but I knew I had hit an issue that required more horsepower

Advice for the Family Continued Wk 6

At Focus on the Family, we receive letters from children, adolescents and young adults who live with ADHD. One of the most heartrending came from a boy in the seventh grade. Here is some of what he wrote:


When I began the second grade, I went from having a good teacher to a hard one. I did

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Is ADHD Different in Boys and Girls? It's important to realize that while ADHD is usually associated with hyperactivity, there is a form that is not associated with hyperactivity. This form is especially common in girls. Girls with predominately inattentive type ADHD will usually be seen as dreamy or detached. Unfortunately, some

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It's important to realize that while ADHD is usually associated with hyperactivity, there is a form that is not associated with hyperactivity. This form is especially common in girls. Girls with predominately inattentive type ADHD will usually be seen as dreamy or detached. Unfortunately, some will be called

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How Common Is ADHD?

Some studies estimate that 1.7 percent of children have ADHD; others claim the number is closer to 26 percent, depending upon where, when and how the studies were conducted.

The Journal of the American Medical Association states that ADHD "… is among the most common neurodevelopmental disorders in children." The British Medical Journal

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