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Jan 23, 20124 min read

Healthy Anger

Question We have two young boys who are 19 months apart and they both struggle with anger. We’re doing a better job at managing our anger...

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Gary Oliver

Jan 12, 20122 min read

Being Open About Bullying

Question We have two children in middle-school and both have talked with us about their discomfort at the bulling they see almost every...

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Gary Oliver

Dec 24, 20112 min read

Dealing with Depression in Children

Question For the past several months, our 9-year-old daughter has seemed more withdrawn and quiet than usual. We’ve recently moved and...

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Gary Oliver

Dec 12, 20112 min read

Modeling Empathy For Your Children

Question We have two wonderful teenagers but at times are concerned with the lack of compassion and empathy they have for some of their...

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Gary Oliver

Nov 11, 20112 min read

How To Approach Teens About Drugs

Question Over the past several months we’ve noticed some behavior and personality changes in our 15-year-old son and are concerned that...

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Gary Oliver

Oct 23, 20112 min read

Parenting in the Technology Age

Question Our 16-year-old son has been spending an increasing number of hours a day on the computer. He plays for extending periods of...

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Gary Oliver

Oct 11, 20113 min read

Unwelcoming Step-Children

Question I'm a step-father to three kids (two sons, ages 8 and 13, and a daughter, age 11). (My wife and I had been married a year and a...

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Gary Oliver

Sep 24, 20112 min read

5 Ways to Approach Bullying

Question For several months our 12-year-old daughter has had some behavior changes and last night told us that there are two girls who...

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Gary Oliver

Sep 1, 20114 min read

7 Keys to Building Strong Families: Key #1 The Power of Modeling

Everybody believes family is important. Everyone wants to have a healthy family. From my review of research at The Center for Healthy...

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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

Jun 11, 20112 min read

Preparing for Parenting Teens

Question We have two children who are approaching adolescence and we’ve heard way too many horror stories of parenting teenagers. Do you...

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Gary Oliver

May 11, 20112 min read

Encouraging Your Family

Question My wife has helped me see that my desire for excellence often comes across as a need for perfection from everyone in our family....

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Gary Oliver

Mar 12, 20114 min read

Anger and Parenting

Question One year ago I was divorced, and while it affected all three of the kids, my 12-year-old daughter has been on an emotional...

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Gary Oliver

Feb 23, 20112 min read

Parenting Spouse

Question Since we had a child three years ago, my wife has gone overboard on being a mother—to the point where she’s mothering me. She...

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Gary Oliver

Feb 12, 20112 min read

Raising Children in the Technology Age

Question I’m reading more and more about the potentially negative impact of digital devices and the amount of “screen time” on todays...

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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

Dec 11, 20103 min read

Blaming Others

Question My 11-year-old son tends to blame others or circumstances whenever he is caught in misbehavior, embarrassed because he didn’t do...

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Gary Oliver

Nov 24, 20103 min read

Single Mother

Question I am a single mother due to a marriage filled with domestic violence. I am raising three children, ages 6, 5, and 3, on my own....

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Gary Oliver

Sep 24, 20103 min read

Parenting Young Adults

Question I'm a mother of two young adult sons, 21 and 19. Nobody warned me how tough it would be to be a parent to young adults. They...

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Gary Oliver

Aug 24, 20104 min read

Newborn Troubles

Question I know that the Bible says divorce is wrong, but what about a separation to get your spouse's attention? Ever since our...

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