Focus on the Family Commentary

When you think of Beethoven, parenting may not be the first thing that comes to mind. But there’s one moment in his life that illustrates how moms and dads can become cheerleaders for their kids. Jim Daly shares the story.   Support Family Ministry   If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.  

Do you resist change? Jim Daly explains the two choices we have when change is inevitable: embrace it and discover new potential, or avoid it and risk stagnation.   Support Family Ministry   If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.  

For many people, hard work is a necessary evil to endure until the next weekend rolls around. Jim Daly shares why hard work ought to instill us with gratitude instead of with groans.   Support Family Ministry   If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.  

What if you loved your spouse every day like it was your first day together? Jim Daly shares how to take steps to revive the passion in your marriage if it’s lost its fire.   Support Family Ministry   If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

One of the greatest challenges a parent can face is an adult child who rejects the values they were taught growing up. Jim Daly shares why it’s important to remember that good parenting is a probability not a promise.   Support Family Ministry   If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.  

Do you offer your children incentives to behave well? That can be an effective parenting strategy if you understand the difference between a bribe and a reward. Jim Daly explains.   Support Family Ministry   If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.  

When someone we love is in the throes of grief, our tendency is to offer help. As well-meaning as that gesture is, Jim Daly shares a more effective approach: jump in and do something.   Support Family Ministry   If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.  

Differences between spouses can cause problems in their relationship. Jim Daly explains how a couple becomes one flesh by embracing their mate’s differences instead of fighting against them.   Support Family Ministry   If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.  

Don and Julie lost everything in one of the largest wildfires in California history. Jim Daly shares how losing everything helped them discover they actually hadn’t lost anything at all.   Support Family Ministry   If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

Love isn’t easy to define or to put into categories. Jim Daly explains why the color of love may be the color of humanity itself.   Support Family Ministry   If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

As counterintuitive as it seems, parents don’t give their children freedom. Children already have it. Jim Daly explains how to help your child channel their freedom toward healthy decisions.   Support Family Ministry   If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

In a crisis, we need strength to fight for a good outcome even when the odds are against us. Jim Daly explains why the only thing we can do when life gets tough is to keep moving forward while believing something good can happen.   Support Family Ministry   If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

There may not be a secret to disciplining children, but this idea comes close: don’t give up too soon. Jim Daly shares how the number 101 can transform how you discipline in your household.   Support Family Ministry   If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

A new school year is upon us, which means the hunt for school supplies – the second largest expense for families each year, outranked only by Christmas. Jim Daly shares helpful tips for stretching your back-to-school dollars.   Support Family Ministry   If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

Couples often take their marriage for granted and bury it beneath ordinary, everyday things. Jim Daly shares how to prioritize your marriage and honor it for the treasure that it is.   Support Family Ministry   If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

Is your relationship with your teenager a struggle? Do you fear it’s too late to turn things around? Don’t lose hope. Jim Daly shares how your relationship can be improved if you bring the right ingredients to bear.   Support Family Ministry   If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

Small bad habits, left unchecked, can become big problems. Jim Daly explains why the best approach to living well is paying attention to the little things.   Support Family Ministry   If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

What kind of obstacles would you fight to overcome to get married? Jim Daly shares the story of one couple whose commitment to marriage placed the setting for their wedding in the unlikeliest of places.   Support Family Ministry   If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

Couples often blame each other when things don’t go the way they’d hoped. The solution is to assume the best – not the worst – about your spouse. How do you do that? Jim Daly has great advice for struggling couples.   Support Family Ministry   If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

Did you know that the world’s rarest quarter is actually worth thousands of dollars? Jim Daly explains why, like a coin whose value is far beyond what you’d expect, people are more extraordinary than they appear at first glance.   Support Family Ministry   If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

Kids want their parents to be involved in their lives, especially in tough times. Jim Daly tells the story of the bully he faced in elementary school and how things might have been different if he’d had a parent to help him.   Support Family Ministry   If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

Life is busy. For everybody. We’re so busy that many of us never take the time to meet our neighbors. Jim Daly explains why life is better when it’s lived in community.   Support Family Ministry   If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

If we repeat mistakes, the pain of the consequences gets worse. Jim Daly shares how to listen to what your pain is telling you and then take action.   Support Family Ministry   If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

Are your kids getting enough vitamin Zzzz? It turns out ample sleep may be one of the biggest secrets to a child’s health and well-being. Jim Daly explains why and shares how much rest your kids really need.   Support Family Ministry   If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

A man splashing in the ocean lost his wedding ring and searched for it for two days. Why all the fuss? Jim Daly shares why, like a ring of gold, marriage is precious and valuable, and when it’s nurtured and cared for, it lasts a lifetime.   Support Family Ministry   If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.