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The Perfect Last-Minute Valentine’s Gift
Need a great gift for Valentine’s day? While chocolate and roses are nice, Dr. Cole Ratcliffe writes about a more lasting gift for your marriage.
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5 Benefits of Intimacy in Marriage + How to Increase It
Want to grow closer to your spouse? Guest blogger Dr. Kevin Green gives us the why and how behind intimacy!
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3 Keys to Having the Best Date Night Ever!
Have date nights gotten a little boring now that you’re married? Guest blogger Miriam Merrill shares 3 ways you can make date night a night to look forward to again!
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Defending the Family at the UN: A Video from Dr. Tim
Ever wonder what goes on in the United Nations? Check out this video to find out how Dr. Tim fights for family at the UN!
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Why I Chose to Be a Stay-at-home Mom: What I Should Have Told the Dentist
Do you ever feel like you have to explain to other people why you chose to have kids or why you’re staying home with them? Content manager Elizabeth shares her explanation: being a mom can make a difference.
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2 Tips to Make Your Valentine’s Day Better Than Ever!
Want to make Valentine’s Day better than ever this year? The answer may not be buying more chocolates or flowers. Dr. Rob shares two tips so your Valentine’s Day can be the best yet!
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5 Reasons Why Marriage Matters
Is marriage really that important? Elizabeth uses social science to show why marriage really does matter in the world today.
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3 Ways to Help Your Kids Give This Christmas
Want to help your kids learn about the importance of giving this Christmas season? Elizabeth shares a few ideas that might help.
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Dealing with Disclosure: Handling Pornography in Your Marriage
Pornography addiction doesn’t just affect the person struggling with it; it can also have a big impact on a spouse! Guest blogger Katherine Wahlen provides some suggestions to help people coping with a spouse’s pornography addiction.
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Video: Dr. Tim in DC – Dads Matter!
Want to know what dads can contribute to a family and to society? Dr. Tim talks about what the research says on why dads matter.
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Me Too: Why Sexual Freedom Isn’t Free
Too many people have to say “Me too” about sexual assault. Has our push for sexual freedom backfired? Elizabeth explains how it might have.
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A Quick 2 Question Quiz: How Healthy Is Your Marriage?
Want to know how your marriage is doing? Take this quick 2 questions quiz to find out!
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A Message to Imperfect Parents
Ever feel like you just can’t measure up as a parent? You’re not alone! Parenting is hard, even for the experts. Dr. Rob shares words of encouragement for when the going gets rough.
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4 Communication Patterns That Can Ruin Your Marriage
Are you inadvertently damaging your marriage by the way you communicate? Family Good Things content manager Elizabeth shares some common but harmful communication patterns and how to overcome them.
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Three Keys to a Fantastic Marriage
Be honest: how many movies have you seen where the culminating event, the anticipated conclusion, or the “happy ending” was a wedding? Why is that? What is it deep within us that yearns not just for marriage, but for a tremendously happy marriage? While we may believe...
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Scrolling Our Way to Addiction
Ever feel like you just *have* to check your phone, Facebook, or your favorite YouTube channel? Guest blogger Paige Gibbs writes about how technology addiction affects family life and what we can do to solve the problem.
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Did You Really Turn Out OK?
It can be easy to justify our parenting by saying, “Well my parents did that, and I turned out okay!” Dr. Tim warns how dangerous that mentality can be.
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Do We Really Need Dads?
Sometimes media and society seem to say that dads don’t really matter. This Father’s Day, learn what social science has to say about why we need dads!
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