Is it possible for a married couple to have a healthy sexual relationship in the present even if they’ve had troubling experiences with sex in the past? I was sexually abused as a child and my spouse was promiscuous during adolescence. Now these issues have come back to haunt us and are major roadblocks to …
Family Q&A
Now that I’ve found the man I want to marry, how can I help him connect with my three-year-old daughter? He loves her and is genuinely excited about becoming a dad to her (she’s never had a relationship with her biological father). The problem is that he doesn’t understand what toddlers are like, never having …
Our kids are alienating us from our grandkids. What can we do?
Is it common for a couple to “fall out of love”? We’ve been married a couple of years, and already I sense that something has begun to change in our relationship. The original “glow” of our romance seems to have faded. To be honest, our life together is becoming rather routine and dull. Is something …
Where in the Bible does Focus on the Family get its definition of “marriage” and “family”? Whenever I browse your website I come away feeling excluded and marginalized. I know you’ll disagree with what I’m about to say, but I consider myself a dedicated Christian and a homosexual. My partner and I love each other …
What does it mean to be the “spiritual head” of a family?
What should I do about conflicts between my child and my new spouse? I was remarried last summer, and though my 10-year-old daughter was warm and friendly towards my husband during the three years we were dating, her attitude has changed drastically since the wedding. Now they fight constantly and I’m always caught in the …
Should I tell my husband that I’ve been unfaithful to him? I recently ended a relationship with another man, but I have serious doubts about the wisdom of revealing this to my spouse. As things stand, he has no idea that anything of this kind has been going on. I’ve confessed my sin before God, …
Is it possible for me to fall in love with a spouse for whom I never had any romantic feelings in the first place?
Is sexual self-stimulation a sin, or just a harmless and natural way to release sexual energy? What can a person do to break the habit of masturbation if they feel guilty about it?
How should we deal with a teenager who has been viewing sexually explicit material?
Can I change my mailing address for subscriptions/duplicate mailings?
I need to change my mailing address and/or my e-mail address with Focus. How can I change it online?
How does Alzheimer’s disease affect people who have it?
Is the Focus on the Family website secure?
What is Boundless, and what resources does it offer young adults?
What is the Thriving Pastor e-newsletter, and how do I subscribe or unsubscribe?
Which Focus on the Family programs are available as MP3s, RSS or as a podcast? How do I download or subscribe to them?
Is there any reason for parents to be concerned about innocent sexual exploration on the part of very small children? The reason I ask is that I recently discovered my preschooler playing “doctor” with a neighborhood friend. I’ve always believed that this kind of thing was normal in young kids, but when I found my …