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I’ve previously blogged about intentional childlessness, so today I want to address the logical “next step” to that topic: family size. If children are a blessing – which they are – can a couple have too many kids? Is there an ideal family size?
In his book, “What to Expect When No One’s Expecting,” Jonathan V. Last cites how a growing number of Americans want less. They want fewer kids and smaller families.
Topics: Family and Home Tags: kids, marriage, parenting by Jim Daly with Paul Batura
Focus on the Family has long promoted an important truth: men, women and children do better when they are part of a family knit together by marriage. There’s a mountain of research that helps prove this claim, showing that marriage does more than any other single factor to protect families against poverty and financial hardships.
Well, new research is seemingly debunking this assertion. Last week, NBC News ran a provocatively-titled article, “Marriage may not be the silver bullet for poverty, study says.” It cites a study suggesting marriage is an “ineffective weapon in the War on Poverty.” Meanwhile, the article also quotes the professor who wrote the paper, Dr.
Topics: Family and Home Tags: kids, marriage, news, parenting by Jim Daly with Paul Batura
Every January Focus on the Family commemorates the sanctity of human life in all of its beautiful forms.
It was, of course, in January 1973 that the U.S. Supreme Court rendered its tragic decision on Roe v Wade, which legalized abortion in all fifty states. Since then about 51 million babies have been lost to abortion.
In the midst of this somber reality is a ray of hope – more than ever before we’re seeing Americans identify as “pro-life.” As technology helps to reveal the reality and beauty of life in the womb, a greater number of women facing unplanned pregnancies are choosing to parent their babies, or to place them for adoption.
Topics: Family and Home Tags: kids, parenting, policy, pro-life by Jim Daly with Paul Batura
It’s pretty easy to avoid dealing with conflict nowadays.
Do your former college roommate’s views on parenting irritate you? Hide her posts from your Facebook news feed.
Annoyed by the neighbor’s political signs on the front lawn? Sadly, it doesn’t take much effort to avoid interacting with neighbors these days.
Things start to get a little more complicated, however, when conflict exists within the immediate family. Real life doesn’t give you the option to “unfriend” or ignore your spouse, son or daughter, even when there’s something about the family dynamic that can easily bring anger to the surface.
Topics: Family and Home Tags: broadcast, marriage, parenting by Jim Daly with Paul Batura
Do you know someone who’d jump at the chance at having access to Adventures in Odyssey’s entire library of 700-plus episodes?
Are you one of the many college students and adults who secretly listen to AIO on your mp3 player?
Are you a parent of little ones looking for fun ways to invest in their spiritual growth?
If you can identify with any of the above questions, Focus’ new Odyssey Adventure Club is for you.
The Odyssey Adventure Club provides fans with exclusive new monthly episodes and video documentaries.
Topics: Focus Events Tags: entertainment, kids, parenting, promos by Jim Daly with Paul Batura
On any given Sunday there’s a significant number of folks who pull out their cell phones when the pastor asks them to turn to the morning’s passage. They’re not being rude – they’re just accessing the Bible via their smartphones.
The free YouVersion Bible app is one of the most popular ways to access different versions of the Bible via a smartphone or tablet. In 2013, the app was installed about 49 million times. It was opened 31 times per second, or 1,000,000,000 total times in 2013.
Topics: Family and Home Tags: faith, kids, parenting, technology by Jim Daly with Paul Batura
I recently asked my blog readers if they could do without a handheld device like a smartphone or tablet for 24 hours.
It’s a reasonable question to ask since mobile users check their smartphones an average of 150 times a day.
Digital addiction can be an easy thing to fall prey to, especially since access is all around us. We use computers for work, we carry devices in our pockets and most places offer free WIFI.
Topics: Family and Home Tags: broadcast, kids, parenting, technology by Jim Daly with Paul Batura
The year’s “it” Christmas present changes from year to year … or does it?
Back in 1983, parents were fighting over Cabbage Patch dolls. “Elmo-mania” swept the country during the Christmas of 1996 as moms and dads did the impossible to get their children “Tickle Me Elmo” toys. The Nintendo Wii was all the rage in 2006. And in their zeal to make sure Timmy and Susie found the year’s hottest presents under the tree, too many parents found themselves pushed, shoved and even injured.
Topics: Current Events Tags: faith, kids, parenting by Jim Daly with Paul Batura
This ad from Coca-Cola Argentina captures the contradictory nature of parenting better than anything I’ve seen in a long time.
It also does a marvelous job of capturing the splendor of marriage and raising children.
Let’s face it. Parenting can certainly play to the extremes. In one Facebook status update a mom can share about her challenging day homeschooling but two hours later post a picture of her kids with a caption suggesting parenting is the most rewarding thing she’s ever done.
Topics: Family and Home Tags: kids, parenting, pop culture by Jim Daly with Paul Batura
Being single during the holidays is the stuff movies, blog posts and TV show plot lines are made of. While they’re usually making light of how “awkward” things are for singles during Christmas, others try to look on the bright side of things.
I’m not belittling the importance of the topic. Our own outreach for single adults, Boundless, has a plethora of resources addressing the issue – and for good reason. God created us for community and companionship.
Topics: Family and Home Tags: broadcast, faith, marriage, parenting, relationships by Jim Daly with Paul Batura
Jim Daly is a husband, father and President of Focus on the Family and host of its National Radio Hall of Fame broadcast. His blog, Daly Focus, is full of timely commentary and wisdom designed to help you navigate and understand today’s culture. His latest book is Marriage Done Right.Home
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