Family Matters

Family Matters is a 5 minute programme offering practical advice from Focus on the Family. Receive a daily dose of encouragement and advice for the family with keys to stronger marriages, effective parenting, deeper relationships and a more satisfying lifestyle.
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1,149 Episodes
504 – 524

How to Prevent Teens from Sexting

What are some things I can do to discourage my teen from engaging in "sexting"? I've become increasingly worried as I've read about the rise in this kind of activity among kids. I'm also aware that the consequences can be extremely serious. At the same time, I'm not sure that…
24 Aug 2021 6PM 4 min

Helping an Unemployed Spouse

We know that a man’s role in the family is to provide, and that because God designed men for work, a man will find much purpose and dignity in fulfilling this role. And so, when a husband or father finds himself unemployed, this can have far reaching effects on his…
23 Aug 2021 6PM 4 min

Helping a Shy Preschooler Become More Confident

A young child can often be viewed as shy when they will not interact easily with other children and even adults. This behaviour can and should be considered very normal in most cases, but how can a parent encourage the child who exhibits this kind of behaviour, and refuses to…
22 Aug 2021 6PM 4 min

Grown Woman's Mother Is Jealous and Possessive

If you are being controlled by a person in your life, where you feel manipulated in your relationship with them, then you’ll want to hear what we have to say in this kind of situation.
19 Aug 2021 6PM 4 min

Christian and Social drinking

There are many different schools of thought surrounding alcohol consumption in the Christian life, and this subject has proven to be quite controversial, but what does the Bible actually say about it? We’ll take a look at the biblical view of drinking.
18 Aug 2021 6PM 4 min

Child Mistreats Siblings and Animals

A child’s negative behaviour can often be linked to their internal compass, for example their emotions and reactions to things that are bothering them. Or a child can be learning unacceptable behavior from outside influences such as friends, family members, or exposure to inappropriate images and events on television. The…
17 Aug 2021 6PM 4 min

Boyfriend Is a New Christian

Should I slow things down with my boyfriend just because he is a new Christian? I recently began dating a young man whom I like very much and who seems to be a person of strong character. He accepted Christ about five months ago, and had been attending church and…
16 Aug 2021 6PM 4 min

Wife Critical of Husband's Children in Blended Family

The number of blended families in today’s society has increased dramatically, and with the coming together of families, there are going to be some preferences and tendencies that differ. But as couples take on the role of parenting one another’s children, this can sometimes be tricky territory and can cause…
15 Aug 2021 6PM 3 min

When and How to Tell Family About Marital Crisis

When a marriage is seemingly at breaking point, who should a couple trust with this information, even within family? Allowing too many voices offering opinions and comments can become tiresome and detrimental to the situation, but sometimes there are key people who need to know before anything goes public
12 Aug 2021 6PM 4 min

Tithing and Giving While in Debt

With the cost of living constantly on the rise, debt has unfortunately become a reality for many people, and the strain of repaying that debt is causing countless Christians to navigate the importance of tithing and giving to the kingdom of God. We know that the consequences of not repaying…
11 Aug 2021 6PM 4 min

Teen Feels "Sick" on School Day Mornings

If you’re the parent of a tween or teen, you must have had to deal with claims that they are feelig unwell on school mornings, and making th eright call in these situations can often be quite tricky. No mom wants to send a sick child to school, but what…
10 Aug 2021 6PM 3 min

Sexual Intimacy and Sexual Trauma in Marriage

If sex in your marriage has become tainted by the inclusion of pornography and other forms of perversion, Stay tuned for we’ll be disussing sexual intimacy and sexual trauma in marriage.
9 Aug 2021 6PM 4 min

Restoring Trust in Marriage

Trust in a marriage is vital to the success of the relationship. When there have been issues and hurts in which trust has been broken, it is often extremely difficult to restore the brokenness and regain trust. We’ll delve deeper into the truth about trust and forgiveness.
8 Aug 2021 6PM 4 min

Relating to an Imprisoned Adult Child

Parenting an adult child who has made bad decisions in life, and finds himself paying dearly for those wrong choices can be a truly devastating position to find yourself in. We want to discuss ways in which parents can relate to an imprisoned adult child.
5 Aug 2021 6PM 4 min

Parenting When Friends and Relatives Have Different Values

If you’re a parent you’ll understand that it’s not a job for the fainthearted, and you’ll know the amount of effort it takes to uphold the values and convictions that are important to your family. But, what happens when the community surrounding you doesn’t share those same convictions and beliefs,…
4 Aug 2021 6PM 3 min

-DELETED- Relating to an Imprisoned Adult Child

Parenting an adult child who has made bad decisions in life, and finds himself paying dearly for those wrong choices can be a truly devastating position to find yourself in. We want to discuss ways in which parents can relate to an imprisoned adult child.
4 Aug 2021 6PM 3 min

Having Babies After Forty

What should we expect with a pregnancy in later life? My wife is in her early forties and we just learned that she is expecting a child. We're happy but stunned (to say the least). We already have three children (all in their teens now), so we're familiar with the…
3 Aug 2021 6PM 4 min

Encouraging Family Fun and Humor

You may have heard the expression: ‘Laughter is the best medicine’, well, if you want to find out just how important it is to laugh together as a family, and to make sure that your family is having fun together.
2 Aug 2021 6PM 4 min

Disciplining a child who runs away

How do we deal with a small child who takes off and has to be chased down every time he misbehaves and suspects that he's about to be punished? He tends to run away whenever any kind of problem surfaces, and we have to run after him just to talk…
1 Aug 2021 6PM 4 min

Bedwetting

When a child is betwetting beyong the age of potty training it can cause much distress and frustration in both the parents as well as the child. Perhaps you have been concerned that there is an underlying problem with your child who can’t seem to have consitently dry nights
29 Jul 2021 6PM 4 min
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