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Jul 12, 20192 min read

Marriage after Children

Question After spending years praying for a child, God gave us a wonderful little girl. Unfortunately, our precious daughter has changed...

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Gary Oliver

May 12, 20191 min read

Loving Your Husband

Question How do I love my husband? Answer This is a great question and one that each one of us needs to ponder frequently regarding our...

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Gary Oliver

May 11, 20182 min read

Disciplining Through Understanding

Question We have caught our 13-year-old daughter wearing clothing that is entirely inappropriate, especially for her age. When she leaves...

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Gary Oliver

Apr 11, 20182 min read

Parenting Teens & the Privacy Issue

Question We have an adolescent son and daughter, and at times it seems like we can’t ask them even a simple question without them...

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Gary Oliver

May 23, 20172 min read

Opposing Interests

Question I'm newly married and have a lot of interests that don’t include my husband, but I always have to negotiate to get to do them. I...

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Gary Oliver

Jul 24, 20163 min read

Teaching Children to Lose with Grace

Question Our child is a bad loser and will often throw a temper tantrum and throw things around his room. How can we help him become a...

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Gary Oliver

Mar 23, 20142 min read

Staying Connected After Having Children

Question We were prepared for the birth of our first child but now, a year later, we realize that we weren’t prepared for all of the...

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Gary Oliver

Jan 11, 20142 min read

Teaching Responsibility

Question Our oldest daughter is 15 and it seems like it’s almost impossible for her to admit when she is wrong, apologize and ask for...

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Gary Oliver

Nov 11, 20132 min read

How to Parent After a Crisis

Question We live in a part of New Jersey that was hit by Hurricane Sandy in October 2012. Our kids have seen friends and family lose...

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Gary Oliver

Jun 12, 20132 min read

Busy Spouse

Question My wife is in school—and when she isn’t in class, she’s either sleeping or doing her homework. I feel that she doesn’t make any...

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Gary Oliver

Apr 24, 20132 min read

Attraction

Question My husband and I have been married for six years. While I really love him and am still attracted to him, I'm also attracted to...

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Gary Oliver

Jan 12, 20133 min read

Video Game Boundaries

Question We have a 14-year-old son who loves to play video games. He isn’t involved in any sports and spends hours in his room either...

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Gary Oliver

Nov 23, 20123 min read

Balancing Adolescent Freedom and Parent Involvement

Question My wife and I are increasingly concerned with the dangers facing our kids. How can we balance giving our kids freedom and...

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Gary Oliver

Sep 12, 20122 min read

The Value and Benefits of Cleaning

Question We have two boys, 9 and 12, and we’ve had a hard time getting them to pitch in and help with basic household tasks. How can we...

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Gary Oliver

Feb 12, 20121 min read

Loving Your Wife

Question How do I love my wife? Answer Loving a woman is a very special challenge! How do we know this, because God addresses it right in...

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Gary Oliver

Jan 31, 20122 min read

The Blessing

Information from: The Blessing, by John Trent, Ph.D. and Gary Smalley We all want to have acceptance—to feel like we measure up and that...

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Gary Oliver

Jun 23, 20112 min read

New Baby

Question We just had a baby. Now my husband says that I'm not interested in him anymore and that I love our child more than I love him....

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Gary Oliver

Dec 23, 20102 min read

Preparing Your Children For Adoption

Question My spouse and I are thinking about adopting a child. How can we begin to prepare our other children? Answer Over the past five...

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Gary Oliver

Aug 12, 20102 min read

“Single” Spouse

Question My wife is a flight attendant and is gone a lot from home. The problem is when she is home, she goes into what I call “single...

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