Practical Insights for Marriage & Parenting
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Over 150 resources written by Dr. Dave, designed to help you enhance your marriage and empower you as a parent. Click on a theme below to reveal all the articles listed in that category.
For Couples:
- Be a Great Spouse
- Choosing Your Hero Couple
- Commitment—The First Pillar of an Amazing Marriage
- Developing a Marriage Mission Statement
- Get on Course and Stay on Course
- Good News About Marriage!
- Keep Calm and Carry On | The Good News About Marriage (Video)
- Marital Mayhem
- Preventing Your Own Divorce
- Q & A with Dr. Dave & Donalyn Currie—Out with the Boys…Again
- Q & A with Dr. Dave & Donalyn Currie—Problems with the “Ex”
- Q & A with Dr. Dave & Donalyn Currie—Work or Family First?
- Ripe for the Picking—The Top 10 Signs of Vulnerability to an Extra-Marital Affair
- The Challenge of Rebuilding Trust in Marriage
- The Dangerous Slide into an Internet Affair
- The All-Inclusive Attributes of an Amazingly Awesome Marriage
- The Power of Shared History
- The Power of FAITHFULNESS
- Til Death Do Us Part
- The Top Questions to Ask BEFORE Getting Engaged
- When Your Marriage Hits the Ditch
- Win, Lose or Draw—Playing Your Relational Cards Right
- 4 Ways to Create Exclusive Entanglement in Marriage
- All Work, No Play
- Anniversaries—The Value of Remembering
- Companionship—The Third Pillar of an Amazing Marriage
- Do The Math in Your Marriage
- The 6 Laws of Attraction—Are You Fun to Live With?
- The Love Formula
- The Secrets of “Happy Camper” Dating
- What Kissing Does for Your Marriage
- What’s the Deal with Valentine’s Day?
- Lifting Up Others—Tips on Being an Encourager
- Are You Romantically Challenged?
- Attracted to Someone Outside Your Marriage?
- Boundaries to Protect Your Marriage
- The ABC’s of Hugging
- The Kite & The Blender
- Woodpeckers and Turtles—Do Opposites Attract or Attack (Take the Quiz)
- The Merging of Lives in Marriage
- Understanding the Emotional Turmoil of Mental Illness
- Do You Have Friends of the Marriage?
- Drop the “EDGE”—A Journey into Graciousness
- Emotional Abandonment
- Escalating Domestic Violence in Marriage
- Five Roles of a Lifetime Valentine
- Givers, Takers, and Other Kinds of Lovers
- How to Tell Your Man You Love Him
- Merging Grace—The Art of Two Becoming One
- Moments that Matter—Learning to Connect for Life
- Opening up for Better Marital Connection
- Q & A with Dr. Dave & Donalyn Currie—Honesty in Marriage
- Q & A with Dr. Dave & Donalyn Currie—No More Than Roommates
- Respecting the Laws of Relational Equilibrium
- Romantic Aptitude Quiz
- The Power of Your Face
- Drag Time—The Folly of Unforgiveness
- Forgiveness Part 1—What Does Forgiveness Look Like?
- Forgiveness Part 2—Why Forgiving is a Gift to Yourself
- Gifts at the Wall
- Forgiveness Part 3—How to Forgive Someone
- Our Top 10 Tips for Resolving Conflicts in Relationships
- The Best Christmas Gift for Your Spouse
- The Power Of A Full-On Apology
- The Value of Honest Disclosure
- Tough Seasons of Parenting
- Adding Sizzle to Your Sex Life
- Building Lifelong Friendship with Your Spouse
- Closeness—The Fourth Pillar of an Amazing Marriage
- Negotiating Tips for Sexpectations
- New Year’s Sex
- Q & A with Dr. Dave & Donalyn Currie—Husband Not into Sex
- Sex ~ Now You’re Talking!
- Understanding Lasting Marital Intimacy
- Dr. Dave Currie: What I Learned about Life from Climbing Mount Baker
- Facing Temptation in Your Life
- First Day in Heaven
- God and Human Suffering: Part 1
- God and Human Suffering: Part 2
- God and Human Suffering: Part 3
- Fear is a Liar
- Marital Prayer Part 1: What Happens When a Couple Prays Together?
- Marital Prayer Part 2: How to Start Praying Together
- Growing Together Spiritually
- Is There Two in Your Marriage, or Three?
- Everything You Need to Know
- Ramping Up Resolutions
- The 12 Days of a Christ-Centered Christmas
- The Memorable Impact of Missions on Marriage
- What Does God in a Marriage Look Like?
- Turning Your Christmas Inside Out
- COVID Cautions
- Analyzing Your Online World
- Are Electronic Devices Anti-Marriage?
- Baggage in Your Marriage
- Facing Burnout in Your Family
- Getting Freedom from Porn: 1000 Days ‘All Clear’
- Helping Your Husband Battle Pornography
- Money & Marriage—The First 5 Years
- Next Steps in Pornography Recovery
- Q & A with Dr. Dave & Donalyn Currie—Helping a Friend in Marriage Crisis
- Spring Cleaning of the Soul
- The Power of Partnership in Overcoming Pornography
- Staying Pure: A 21st Century Rendition of Proverbs 5
- The Downward Spiral of Worry
For Parents:
- Adjusting to an Empty Nest
- BUBBLE WRAP CHILDREN: How Shielding Kids From Suffering Works Against Them
- Coaching Pre-Teens on “SEXTING”
- Cell Phone Sanity for Children
- Helping Kids Handle Peer Pressure
- Indecent Exposure—Winning the Sexual Battle for the Minds and Hearts of the Next Generation
- Online Nudity—Protect Your Kids
- Pornified: 5 Facts You Must Tell the Next Generation
- Q & A with Dr. Dave & Donalyn Currie: SOLO Influence—How do I raise my family God’s way when my spouse isn’t interested?
- Q & A with Dr. Dave & Donalyn Currie—Kids Being Bullied
- Q & A with Dr. Dave & Donalyn Currie—Protecting Kids Online
- Rethinking the Sex Talk: Covenant Eyes Interview
- SEX TALK Part 1—Preparing for the Pre-Teen “Sex Talk”
- SEX TALK Part 2—Framing Your Discussion on Sexuality
- SEX TALK Part 3—Covering the Key Sexual Topics
- SEX TALK Part 5—The Top Ways to Protect Your Kids from Predators
- Recovery from Depression
- Are you the primary influence in your child’s life?
- Developing A Family Mission Statement
- FAMILY FOOTPRINTS—The Non-negotiable Steps for Leading Well at Home
- How To Bring Out The Worst In Your Kids
- MEYER RETURNS TO HIS FIRST TEAM
- Our Broken Moral Compass—The Truth and Tragedy of a Failing Integrity
- Overcoming Parenting Panic
- Snapshots of Fatherhood
- The DNA of a Great Mother
- 3 Things Parents Should Never Withhold from their Children
- Children Through the Eyes of Jesus
- Creating Memorable Family Vacations
- Keeping the Connection through the Teen Years
- My 6 Greatest Joys of Being a Parent
- Raising Confident and Secure Children
- The Impact of Family Traditions
- The Ups and Downs of Summer Family Vacation
- Social Distancing or Social Exclusiveness
- 5 Things Wise Grandparents Do