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Success requires dedication, hard work, and most of all focus. Jim Daly says whether it’s your marriage, your career, or personal growth, instead of looking over your shoulder at the past, look ahead to the future. Support Family Ministry If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

Sometimes the difficult part about parenting is when the problem isn’t really the problem. Jim Daly shares tips for how parents can avoid jumping to conclusions too quickly regarding what’s driving their child’s behavior. Support Family Ministry If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

Successful marriages don’t thrive because of chemistry, good luck, or wishful thinking. Jim Daly shares how healthy couples make their marriage better by excelling in three key areas of their relationship. Support Family Ministry If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

Every achievement and every failure is a source of wisdom that can transform us into something greater. Jim Daly explains why our yesterdays can teach us how to build better tomorrows. Support Family Ministry If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

According to Dr. Kevin Leman, children misbehave for one of four reasons. Jim Daly shares those four reasons and explains why understanding them will better equip you to know how to respond to your child’s misbehavior. Support Family Ministry If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

The more polished and put together we look the more attractive we’ll seem to people. Or so we believe. Jim Daly explains why it’s actually the opposite. Perfection may attract attention, but authenticity attracts people. Support Family Ministry If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

Many wives have no support outside of the home when times are tough inside the home. Jim Daly explains how a woman’s WIFEstyle can create a happier, healthier marriage. Support Family Ministry If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

What does a committed father look like? A young girl named Gracie can tell you. Jim Daly shares her tragic story and the remarkable sacrifice her dad made on her behalf. Support Family Ministry If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

Technology advances every day. Nevertheless, one truth will never change: just because we can do something, that doesn’t mean we ought to. Jim Daly explains. Support Family Ministry If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

Many couples face a precarious situation: they feel socially cut off from friends and other couples. Jim Daly explains why isolation eventually weakens a marriage, and community strengthens it. Support Family Ministry If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

It’s wise to set goals and make plans, but sometimes unexpected moments alter our course. Jim Daly explains why the best decisions in life often aren’t the result of careful planning, but instinct. Support Family Ministry If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

Jim Daly says to raise well-behaved kids with strong character, parents should be mean. Seem counterintuitive? Hear why “mean” parents really aren’t mean at all. Support Family Ministry If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

Is October too early for Christmas music? Jim Daly shares why the Christmas message is great to hear any time of year. Support Family Ministry If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

What’s more important to your child? Toys? Or time with you? Jim Daly says, “Sure, children love exciting toys and trips, but more than anything they just want to spend time with you.” Support Family Ministry If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.

Good feelings aren’t enough to sustain a marriage. Jim Daly shares why the tingles of a new relationship may be fun and exciting, but they’re temporary. True marital intimacy takes a lifetime to fully discover. Support Family Ministry If you enjoyed listening to Focus on the Family Commentary, please give us your feedback.