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Family is the structure of civilization, and healthy family relationships give us security, stability, and happiness. Many of us do not have this experience in our pasts, but it is never too late to build up your family moving forward. Ask for God's blessing in your family and use these resources to work toward a peaceful, happy family.

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Lessons Learned From Little League

As parents, we have a responsibility to teach our children. But keep in mind that we can learn a lot from them too.
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How to Make Time for Them

It's a fact: The less time children and parents spend together and the fewer thoughts and activities they share, the more powerful the entertainment media, peer groups and other influences will be in shaping the thoughts and lives of our...
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How to Raise Good Children in a Bad World

Standards all around you may be slipping, but here are some principles to help you stay in charge of your child's moral upbringing.
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Keys to Better Parenting

We have a choice: Either we teach our children good values or we abandon their future to chance. If we don't teach our children, somebody else will.
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Bringing Up a Moral Child

Is proper child rearing a lost cause? What pressures do parents face, and where can they find help in bringing up children with proper moral values?
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Will Your Marriage Survive the Tough Times?

We all face difficult times. When the storms of life hit, how will they affect your marriage? What can you do to make sure your marriage will survive?
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Putting Romance Back Into Marriage

Basic misunderstandings can lead to a lack of romance later in marriage. Here are practical ways you can renew and revitalize your marriage!
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The Greatest Destroyer of Marriage

If increased divorce was one result of the sexual revolution of the 1960s, another ominous trend accelerated even more dramatically: the number of couples living together outside of marriage.
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Building Bonds in Marriage

Several societal forces move marriage partners toward isolation and loneliness. But practical means are available to build the bonds that make a marriage grow stronger.
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How to Practice Love and Respect

How can you practice love and respect in your marriage? How can you start living these two important principles?
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Lessons from the First Marriage

God is the designer of marriage, instituting it with our first human parents, Adam and Eve. What can we learn from their marriage?
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Keys to a Lasting Marriage

For many years couples entered into marriage assuming their loving relationship would last "until death do us part." Now about half of all marriages in many countries end in divorce. What has changed? What makes some marriages last while others...
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Just for Youth... When You and Your Parents Don't See Eye to Eye

How can you improve communication with your parents? For one thing, it helps to understand what they expect of you.
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Will Your Marriage Survive?

Some marriage counselors claim that couples should learn to fight fairly and not worry about their tendency to argue. This conventional wisdom is now proving to be not so wise after all.
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World News and Trends: Sexually transmissible diseases plague America

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, sexually transmissible disorders were the three most commonly reported infectious diseases in 1995.
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World News and Trends: Fathers' involvement important to children's well-being

A father's attention pays off in more education and less delinquent behavior, according to an 11-year study of 584 intact American families
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World News and Trends: Nonsmokers in jeopardy

Studies reveal that second hand smoke causes the same diseases as smoking.
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How to Comfort Your Children in Time of Need

A large part of growing up is facing difficulties, setbacks and disappointments. What can you do to help your children through those traumatic times?
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What Happened to the Family Meal?

In today's busy society, enjoying the family meal together is becoming increasingly rare. Here's why it's worth saving—and how to save it.
Young boy with head raised high and arms crossed - Respect: Is It a Dying Virtue
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Respect: Is It a Dying Virtue?

Learning to respect others starts when we're young. Sadly, many today aren't learning this vital lesson.
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