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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...

Gary Oliver

Jul 11, 20163 min read

Live-in Sister-in-law

Question I’ve been married two years and during that entire time, my husband’s sister has lived with us. She moved in to finish her...

Gary Oliver

Jun 11, 20162 min read

Unequally Yolked Parenting

Question I am a Christian, but my husband is not. We don’t see eye to eye about parenting issues, which makes it difficult to be a team...

Gary Oliver

May 23, 20162 min read

Household Chores

Question I wish my husband would realize there's more to cleaning than just picking up things. I feel bad complaining, and he gets mad...

Gary Oliver

May 11, 20162 min read

7 Ways to Help Children Manage Anger

Question We’ve tried everything we can think of to help our son with his anger and nothing seems to help. The more we try to help the...

Gary Oliver

Apr 24, 20163 min read

Parenting through Failure

Question My 7-year-old daughter is a perfectionist. She can't seem to have fun because she gets frustrated when things aren't like she...

Gary Oliver

Apr 11, 20162 min read

Conveying Concern Rather than Anger

Question When one of my kids makes a mistake that puts them in some kind of danger I often overreact in ways that communicate anger...

Gary Oliver

Mar 11, 20164 min read

Acceptable Pornography?

Question My husband enjoys looking at pornography. His excuse is that I am the problem. He says I should know he loves me, and besides,...

Gary Oliver

Feb 24, 20163 min read

Poor Health

Question My husband was told recently he may have MS. The symptoms have really taken a toll on him… Lately, it seems as if all we do is...

Gary Oliver

Feb 12, 20162 min read

Looking for Signs of Depression

Question Over the past several months we’ve noticed a significant behavior change in our 9-year-old son. He just seems more depressed...

Gary Oliver

Jan 23, 20163 min read

Disciplining Children and Staying Connected

Question I grew up in a home where my mom nurtured us and where my dad, when he was not on the road, was the disciplinarian. I remember...

Gary Oliver

Jan 11, 20162 min read

Teaching How to be Responsible

Question We love our 10-year-old daughter but her irresponsibility is driving us crazy. How can we teach her to be more responsible?...

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