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Honestly, sometimes when siblings fight, it’s our fault.

“Ron, I’ve been a stepparent for fifteen years now. When is it going to happen?”

How can you grandparent teens for an impact that lasts? Authors Mark Gregston and Larry Fowler weigh in on pursuing your grandkids in tough years.

Want quality, long-lasting relationships with your kids? Bryan Carter, author of Made to Last, and his wife Stephanie share doable ideas for feeding spiritual growth and unshakable family ties.

Children want to be heard and seen. Ron Deal discusses with Dr Mark Mayfield about how parents can help teens with loneliness, purpose, and truth as they mature into young adulthood. Parents play a vital role to help navigate their overwhelming thoughts.

When adult children's decisions don't match your values, it's downright painful. Author Mary DeMuth offers ideas to navigate with transformative love.

Parenting wayward adult children: It can feel awkward, embarrassing, delicate. Author Mary DeMuth helps you know when to speak or listen—and avoid meddling.

Every good parent wrestles with how to best parent their kids. Gary Chapman offers answers through discussing a kid's biggest emotional need --that of being loved.

When a parent dies, a child needs to stay in touch.

Parents, you've got to role with the changes.

Every blended family is a cross-cultural experience.

Featuring a playful spark between hosts Dave and Ann Wilson, Real FamilyLife® packs all the hard-earned discoveries, joys, and hardships of a 40-year marriage into 60 seconds. Timeless wisdom for everyday families, every day.

Featuring a playful spark between hosts Dave and Ann Wilson, Real FamilyLife® packs all the hard-earned discoveries, joys, and hardships of a 40-year marriage into 60 seconds. Timeless wisdom for everyday families, every day.

Featuring a playful spark between hosts Dave and Ann Wilson, Real FamilyLife® packs all the hard-earned discoveries, joys, and hardships of a 40-year marriage into 60 seconds. Timeless wisdom for everyday families, every day.

Sometimes, make-believe tells us a lot about real life.

When you live like Jesus, you make a difference in someone's life.

You've been more of a mom to me than my real mom, so can I call you mom?

Dealing with epic parenting failure? Author Paul David Tripp hands you hope, truth, and practical ideas to transform failure into unforgettable opportunity.

On FamilyLife Today, Dave and Ann Wilson host Paul David Tripp--who insists those annoying moments with teens are doorways to mind-blowing opportunities as a Christian parenting teens. Find out how.

Stepparents, don't just aim for love, earn their trust.

If you show your kids vulnerability or grief, will they feel insecure? Or just the opposite? Counselor Ron Deal weighs in on hard emotions in parenting.

Author Roland Warren invites single moms on a journey to heal their hearts and offers parenting advice to raise healthy men, good husbands, and strong dads.

Parents need to be on the same side, right? Well, what if you can't?

Quick judgments often lead to foolish responses.

Need tips on parenting with a former spouse? Dr. Mary Jeppsen literally wrote the book on constructive, cooperative coparenting. She'll help navigate.

As parents and stepparents, we want to raise our kids well, but we often feel inadequate. In this episode, Ron Deal talks with Ginger Hubbard about parenting the heart of our children and motivating them to become God-pleasers, not people-pleasers.

Powerful parenting might not look like you think! Author Jeff Norris reveals habits to let go of self-reliance and embrace Jesus' call to depend on God.

Your potential impact on your grandkids can be monumental. Authors Larry Fowler & Tim Kimmel challenge you to grandparent with God's heart for them.

No one feels prepared for raising teens. But you can do this! Author Gary Chapman reveals What I wish I'd known and ways to redefine your relationship.

Parenting their sons' autism, Sho Baraka and his wife Patreece felt blindsided—including a loss of dreams & sense of failure. But God met them in their shame.

When it comes to raising kids -- what if perfection isn't the goal? Dave and Ann Wilson dive into the monumental task of parenting kids right here, right now.

Ben Stuart gives some guidelines for parents to consider as they prepare their kids for the dating years.

How do you help a lost or angry child who battles against the family? Ron Deal speaks with psychologist Danny Huerta on troubled kids in a stepfamily.

Blended & Blessed is a marriage event specifically designed for blended family couples. This podcast episode features a dynamic speaker from our 2021 event, author Laurie Short, with nuggets of wisdom and real-life stories from her stepmom journey.

Hope to break your blended family's invisible walls? Author Laurie Polich Short & husband Jere offer ideas from the path to doggedly love their stepfamily.

Joy-filled kids know how to work for and wait for what is truly satisfying in life. Authors Marcus Warner and Chris Coursey share life habits to instill in emotionally mature kids.

We all know that divorce is hard on kids, right? But did you know that adjusting to a parent’s remarriage is even harder.

Loving a child who has been hurt can be really tough. Persevering in love is how you win them over.

Okay, so you’re a new stepparent or stepgrandparent and you’re trying to figure out where to start.

Children need healthy relationships with both parents after divorce, which requires good co-parenting. Listen to Ron Deal's conversation with Dr. Mary Jeppsen on how co-parent anger dramatically impacts a child and how former spouses can keep conflict at a minimum and cooperation at a maximum in order to co-parent well.

What you truly believe about God's love will affect how you parent your kids. Crystal Paine addresses our self talk and how to love our kids where they are.

Do you struggle with how others see you as a parent? Crystal Paine guarantees that parents cannot fail if they do ONE thing.

Ann Wilson, co-host of FamilyLife Today, gets real about some of her greatest parenting mistakes, sharing advice from what God has taught her.

Dave Wilson, co-host of FamilyLife Today, reveals some of his greatest parenting mistakes and shares how he experienced God's grace in the midst of them.

We want to help our kids with their anxiety, but how? Sissy Goff talks about when our children might need counseling, the voices that speak into their lives, and the hope we have in the Lord.

When a parent dies, a child needs to stay in touch.

Parents, you've got to role with the changes.

Stepparents, don't just aim for love, earn their trust.

Ron, I thought I was going crazy, but now I know I'm not alone.

Quick judgments often lead to foolish responses.

Movie theatres project an image on to a screen. Sometimes people project frustrations.

Why would a parent put their child to death?

Stepparenting is a marathon, not a sprint. And getting to the finish line with strong relatiomships requires a lot of grace, personal strength, and wisdom. Listen to Ron Deal talk with Jere and Laurie Short on this important topic.

Today is Day 2 of Bob Lepine's farewell week as co-host for FamilyLife Today. In this program, Bob shares with Dave and Ann Wilson some of the greatest memories he has from the show on the topic of parenting.

As parents, our job is to make sure our children grow into responsible adults. Dru Joyce II and Ron Deal share different character traits to instill in your children and some helpful ways to teach them.

The guilt and shame of our parenting mistakes can haunt us. Dave and Ann Wilson share wisdom about recognizing Satan's schemes and embracing God's forgiveness.

How do you help a child or stepchild who feels lost, or angry, or who really fights against the family? In this episode, Ron Deal speaks with Danny Huerta of Focus on the Family about how to parent a troubled child in a stepfamily.

Can you raise "perfect kids" by being a "perfect parent"? Not only is it impossible, but you'll bring more harm to your kids the harder you try to achieve perfection. Hear Meg Meeker, Karis Kimmel Murray, Elisa Morgan, and Reb Bradley share their parenting stories.

What are the common potholes parents fall into as their kids get older? And what are six things parents can do when they see their children walk away from the faith? Dave & Ann Wilson and Bob Lepine, explain.

In the Bible patience means "long-suffering." Dave and Ann Wilson, with Bob Lepine, explain why patient parenting is so important.

How can a parent raise their child to one day be their peer? Dave and Ann Wilson talk with William Smith, the author of Parenting With Words of Grace, on what it looks like to woo our kids.

Pastor Josh Mulvihill and his wife, Jen, remind grandparents that they can be a powerful force for good in their grandchildren's lives, but only if they spend time with them.

Adam Griffin joins us to talk about a parent's responsibility to love and disciple his or her children. This doesn't mean setting a perfect example, but modeling repentance and forgiveness when we fail.

Does God have instructions for grandparents? Mary Larmoyeux, Nancy Downing, Josh Mulvihill, and Anne Dierks share scriptural examples and practical tips for being godly, intentional grandparents.

For most of us, grandparents are fabulous! The same usually holds true for stepgrandparents too. But not always. In this episode, Ron Deal talks to Gordon and Carrie Taylor about the unique aspects of grandparenting in blended families.

Labels can be confusing in stepfamilies. Does it really matter what a stepchild calls his stepparent? Join Ron Deal and Steve and Misty Arterburn as they discuss this important topic.

Hey co-parents, for the sake of your kids find a way to do business.

Parenting requires cooperation.

Well, you never saw this one coming. You just became a step-grandparent. How do you do that?

What if we parented according to the beatitudes?

Co-parenting and dealing with a difficult former spouse can be stressful. Jay and Tammy Daughtry talk with Ron Deal about how healthy co-parenting truly works. They share how they have navigated this area and how you can do the same.

Well, I'm back with another big mistake that stepfamilies make.

Do you have an attitude problem?

Courtney Reissig and Maria Goff join moms in the "trenches" of raising toddlers. Paul David Tripp helps us see the bigger spiritual principles at stake in training small children.

Pastor Rob Green and his wife, Stephanie encourage moms and dads to prepare themselves spiritually for the changes that will take place with the arrival of their newborn.

When it comes to disagreements, a prideful person just makes things worse.

Parenting a troubled child always begins with managing ourselves first.

When our kids are troubled, it troubles us.

The home is the best place for a child to learn ... about God.

How do you give grace to a teenager? To a stepteenager, at that? And, how do you give each other grace as parents, when it comes to how they react to your teenager? Ron discusses these questions and more with Randy and Gayla Grace.

Parenting is difficult, but when you add divorce, the challenge multiplies. Navigating even the most routine parental responsibilites can become difficult. This episode brings help and hope to parents who may be struggling.

Ben Stuart gives some guidelines for parents to consider as they prepare their kids for the dating years.

Ron, what do we do? My kids are confusing my husband.

Do you and your husband butt heads over the kids? Are you the disciplinarian while he plays the fun parent? Shaunti Feldhahn gives three tips for dealing with parenting impasses, plus a secret to help your husband see your point of view.

Phillip Bethancourt explains how the gospel has a profound impact when applied to parenting. Bethancourt, a husband and father to four boys, recalls the time his 7-year-old asked him what it meant to be gay.

Dennis and Barbara Rainey team up with David Robbins and his wife, Meg, to answer questions from listeners such as: How do I encourage my teens to make good decisions? How do I handle sibling rivalry?

Eryn Lynum tells how the gift of a jar of 936 pennies at her son's baby dedication transformed her family's life by keep them intentionally focused on the importance of each passing day.

Eryn Lynum was given a jar of 936 pennies at her infant son's dedication. Each penny represented a week she would never get back, so she tells how she started parenting intentionally.

Ron Deal, director of FamilyLife Blended, talks about the vital role step-grandparents provide as they help create connection in their families.

Hear excerpts of various guests, including Phil Vischer, Bryan and Korie Loritts, Ron Deal, and Susan Yates sharing their experiences pertaining to FamilyLife's Art of Parenting™.

Todd Friel encourages parents to look beyond behavior modification when disciplining our kids; reminding us that we're all sinners, even parents, so we shouldn't be shocked when kids don't behave.

Todd Friel talks to parents of prodigals who feel they are to blame for their child's waywardness. Friel reminds parents that it's their job to be faithful. It's God's job to bring their children to faith.

Raising children in the limelight is diifficult. For Dennis and Barbara Rainey, the remedy was to live humbly and openly, and don't pressure your kids to be anything other than who they are.

Paul David Tripp talks honestly about parenting children with the love, wisdom, and mercy only God can provide. Tripp reminds parents the law has no power to change the heart. Only grace can do that.