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Jul 12, 2019
2 min

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, 2019
1 min

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, 2018
2 min

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, 2018
2 min

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, 2017
2 min

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, 2016
3 min

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, 2014
2 min

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, 2014
2 min

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, 2013
2 min

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, 2013
2 min

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, 2013
2 min

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, 2013
3 min

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, 2012
3 min

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, 2012
2 min

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, 2012
1 min

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, 2012
2 min

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, 2011
2 min

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, 2010
2 min

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, 2010
2 min

“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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