Category: Family

Jordan

Oklahoma Foster Child Receives Over 5,000 Inquiries, After He Shared Wish ‘To Have a Family, and Family, Family’

A nine-year-old boy in foster care in Oklahoma may be getting his wish granted after his plea for a family went viral. Jordan has spent...

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Sperm donation

How the Sperm Donation Industry is Breaking Families

Last month, a WIRED Magazine story described a storm brewing in the world of sperm donation. As at-home DNA test kits become more popular, people all over...

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Children's education books

What Can You do About Bias in Your Child’s Classroom?

Written with Jeff Johnston   The beginning of the school year is an exciting time! Gathering up new school supplies, meeting your children’s teachers, touring...

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New Congressional Report Provides the Good and Bad News on the State of the American Family

A major congressional report on the state of the two-parent family has just been released and the numbers show a continued and troubling decline in...

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Three men talking

Promise Keepers is Back! Men’s Ministry Holding Stadium Events Again

Promise Keepers (PK), the men’s ministry that blossomed in the 1990s as a vehicle to call men to be better husbands, fathers and servants in...

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Group of people at a conference

When Everyday People Want to Make a Difference

When Debbie Chaves showed up to her first precinct caucus with her husband, there were five people in attendance. Total. Held in a grade school...

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Billy and Franklin Graham|Billy and Franklin Graham

Exclusive Interview: Franklin Graham Reflects on His Late Father, Dr. Billy Graham

Over the last 20 years, Rev. Franklin Graham traveled each weekend to visit his father, famed evangelist Billy Graham, and his mother Ruth Bell Graham...

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Focus on the Family Education Resources

Many parents – and other concerned citizens – are deeply troubled by some of what’s being taught in public schools. Biased history, political indoctrination and...

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Mary Trump|Mary Trump

Remembering President Trump’s Mom and the Family’s Long Faith Journey from Scotland to American Success

Under sunny, seventy-degree skies, 18-year-old Mary Anne Smith MacLeod, the future mother of President Donald J. Trump, stepped off the steamship Transylvania onto Ellis Island...

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Mother and son doing homework

“Who Owns Your Children?” – Summit Pushes Back Against Homeschool and Parental Rights Opponents

Harvard Law School Professor Elizabeth Bartholet made headlines – and raised a lot of  dissent – when an article in Harvard Magazine publicized her opposition...

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Baby in NICU

Idaho Passes ‘Simon’s Law’ Protecting Parental Rights in Children’s Health Care

New Idaho legislation, known as “Simon’s Law,” protects parents’ rights as they oversee the medical care of their children. Governor Brad Little signed the law...

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Adventures in Odyssey

Four-Week Free Adventures in Odyssey Club Membership – And More Resources – For Parents and Families at Home Due to Coronavirus

Millions of children are home from school right now, because at least 41 states have closed schools in efforts to mitigate the spread of the...

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Homeschool Resources

Practical Resources for Teaching Your Kids at Home

Almost overnight, as a result of the COVID-19 global pandemic, millions of parents and children have been catapulted into an at-home learning environment. What’s the...

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Homeschooling during coronavirus

Ideas for Homeschooling Your Children from Massachusetts Family Institute and Focus on the Family

At least 33 states have announced that public schools will be closed due to the coronavirus. The length of the closures varies from state to...

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Birth Day

The Birth-Day Project: Ice Cream Celebration Making a Difference in Children’s Lives

Robert Just remembers the day a group of police officers came to the boarding school where he was living – a home for troubled youth....

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Pew Research

Nearly 1 in 4 Children in the U.S. Live with a Single Parent, Highest Rate in the World

A new study has found that the United States has the highest rate of children living with a single parent in the world. Sometimes it’s...

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What I Witnessed at the National Adoption Month Celebration in Washington, D.C.

Today was an unusual day.  I started the day standing in line waiting to get into the Hubert H. Humphrey Building to take part in...

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