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October/November 2019 Table of Contents

Hacks & Facts

Hands on a table with a red tablecloth and a Thanksgiving meal.

Thanksgiving Gratitude

A babby laying on his or her back while a car and a plane move around the baby

Traveling With a Toddler or Baby

teenage girl reading book on grass, summertime lifestyle

Critical Thinking Skills

Three toddlers sit side-by-side in front of a pile of toys. One tries to take a toy airplane from the middle child.

Shaping Toddler Behavior

Girl wearing red gumboots, cape and eye mask standing with her hands on hips in studio. Super girl looking away on blue background.

Building Character in Your Princess

Mother reading to her two children

Bedtime and Naps: Getting Them to Sleep

Couples

Thrifty Treasure Hunting

Try this date night challenge to connect with your spouse.
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a couple read the Bible together

Bible Reading in Marriage is Transformational

Transform Your Marriage

Read God's Word together.
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A Marriage Health Checkup Plan

Simple Questions to monitor the health of your relationship.
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O'Leary family with their dog

An Unflinching Love

by Benjamin Hawkins

Burn Survivor John O'Leary's story of courage and commitment

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Kids & Teens

Four pre-teens or young teens standing in a line hanging out, smiling together

3-2-1 Launch! Three Keys to Helping Your Kids Launch Into the Teen Years

Truths that will help your kids.

Young teacher and her students in the classroom

Sex Ed Identity Crisis

by Jeff Johnston

Learn how gay and transgender ideology is promoted in public school classrooms as early as kindergarten

Sad teen girl, appears to have given up on life

Learned Helplessness: When Kids Give Up Trying

by Michael Anderson 
     & Dr. Timoty Johanson

Four teenage friends having fun with her smartphone in the city

FRIENDSHIP FACTOR: MAKING AND KEEPING FRIENDS

by Sissy Goff

Help your teens develop the skill.

illustration of grateful woman planting flower

The Secret of Gratitude

by Lee Nienhuis

Our kids’ character is often cultivated in unexpected ways.

Family

Be the Mom You Want to Be
How to parent well even if you didn't have a good role model
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Room for More
Blair was already overwhelmed with two young children, but the story of an abandoned lille girl made her rethink everything.
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Overcoming Favoritism: Loving Your Stepkids
Show your stepchildren love and fair treatment while staying true to your biological kids.
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Empty Nest

3D paper illustration of money hand offers financial help for car, mortgage and travel, symbolised by origami car, house and plane.

Do Your Adult Kids Really Need Your Money?

by Carol Kuykendall

When and how to offer financial assistance to your grown children

gray divorce couple

Are You at Risk for Gray Divorce?

by Teri Reisser with Dr. Paul C. Reisser

Why gray divorce happens; why it shouldn’t.

A grandfather looks out of the corner of his eye to find that instead of fishing with him off of the pier, the boy is completely distracted by a tablet and a cell phone.

3 Major Grandparenting Challenges

by Josh Mulvihill

Be prepared for these three challenges when grandchildren are in your care

We hope you enjoyed the October/November 2019 issue of Focus on the Family magazine. This publication helps families thrive in Christ, offering time-tested solutions and reliable marriage and parenting guidance, even as it encourages, teaches and celebrates God’s design for the family.

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