I have a question for you about my daughter, my adult daughter and single mom of four, who I just learned a few days ago has been engaging in an affair with a married man. I hear it has been going on for six months. I know only that. For me, as her mother, the rest of the details are not of any consequence.
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Understanding God’s Plan for Families Amid Today’s Declining Birth Rates
Let me try to do that in two sections—first on the “micro”…about questions we can answer for ourselves, for our families and in the Church; and then on the “macro”…about the global and societal questions and uncertainties surrounding fertility rates and population shifts that we have little control over but on which we may wish to have firmer opinions and more understanding.
Tell Your Teens a Truth They’ve Been Waiting to Hear
Why are the teen years so hard for parents and teens to navigate? Is there a way to find common ground and approach these years as a team?
Your Hardest Family Question: Should I be worried about my son?
A lot of my friends have little boys about five and six years old and they have all been very stressed out because their boys have been caught exploring their private parts with each other and/or stimulating themselves alone. They tend to freak out and want to punish their kids, especially the dads. Can you address how to handle this?
Your Hardest Family Question: What if my daughter marries an abuser?
As a father of three daughters, how can I know if a guy (daughter’s boyfriend) is really a good person and not an abusive two-faced loser? I guess I just don't want my daughters to be deceived and see them go through such painful heartache. Any advice would be appreciated.
Getting Beyond Discipline: The Transformative Power of Compassion in Parenting
We parents decide daily whether we will enter our child’s experience or ask them to set aside their struggles and pains so we won’t be inconvenienced.
CES Letter to Parents of Youth
Elder Clark G. Gilbert, the Commissioner of the Church Educational System, has written a letter to parents of youth ages 14 to 18 about using the Church Educational System to strengthen their faith in Jesus Christ.
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