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The Unexpected Pitfalls of Teasing in Your Family

April 29, 2024

A lot of families enjoy teasing each other. But parents need to be aware of the risks because children can easily confuse teasing with criticism. Or teasing behavior may actually mask underlying motives of wanting attention, selfishness, or a power-play to make someone feel less valuable. Playful teasing may be okay as long as it’s balanced with genuine love, humility, and lots of encouragement.


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What You Can Do to Help Kids in Foster Care

May 17, 2024

Julie Bagamary never set out to be a foster parent, but she felt God’s call to help needy children. She and her husband, Randy, provided a safe and loving home for lots of children in the foster care system. But many more Christian families are needed – to become foster parents, or to encourage and support other foster families. https://donate.focusonthefamily.com/don-daily-broadcast-product-2024-05-17?refcd=2062303   https://www.focusonthefamily.com/episodes/broadcast/what-you-can-do-to-help-kids-in-foster-care/#featured-resource-cta   https://podcasts.focusonthefamily.com/show/focus-on-the-family-broadcast/

How Your Birth Order Shapes Your Marriage

May 16, 2024 • Guest: Dr. Kevin Leman

Your birth order reveals some important clues about your personality and your relationship with loved ones. Dr. Kevin Leman discusses how birth order can affect your marriage. He reveals which pairings are the most complementary, and which ones might induce more conflict. Everyone is made uniquely, and Dr. Leman wants all couples to lean into their birth order strengths to make the most out of their marriages. At the end of this engaging conversation, we open the floor to the audience so that they might ask Dr. Leman specific questions regarding the subject matter. https://donate.focusonthefamily.com/don-daily-broadcast-product-2024-05-14?refcd=2061408   https://www.focusonthefamily.com/episodes/broadcast/how-your-birth-order-shapes-your-marriage/#featured-resource-cta   https://podcasts.focusonthefamily.com/show/focus-on-the-family-broadcast/

How Loneliness Can Draw You Closer to Jesus (Part 2 of 2)

May 15, 2024 • Guest: Ruth Graham

Loneliness is like an ache and often we feel ashamed to admit that we feel lonely. Ruth Graham shares national statistics about how half of American adults feel lonely, and how loneliness can affect us emotionally and physiologically. (Part 2 of 2) https://donate.focusonthefamily.com/don-daily-broadcast-product-2024-05-14?refcd=2039903   https://www.focusonthefamily.com/episodes/broadcast/how-loneliness-can-draw-you-closer-to-jesus-part-2-of-2/#featured-resource-cta   https://podcasts.focusonthefamily.com/show/focus-on-the-family-broadcast/