The Complete Marriage and Family Home Reference Guide

by James C. Dobson

Where can parents go when they need quick answers to tough questions about discipline, schooling, money, living with a toddler or teenager, creating a strong spiritual foundation, sex education, sibling rivalry, self-esteem, and making marriage work?

The Complete Marriage and Family Home Reference Guide by Dr. James Dobson, America's most respected expert on marriage, parenting, and the family. This comprehensive, easy-to-access resource offers time-tested, biblically based information to help build healthy, God-honoring families. This is a softcover release of the book Solid Answers, previously published in hardcover.

Genres: Family, Parenting, Counselling, Marriage

480 pages, Paperback

First published September 29, 2000

About the author

A licensed psychologist and marriage, family, and child counselor, Dr. James Dobson was a clinical member of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. For 14 years Dr. Dobson was an associate clinical professor of pediatrics at the University of Southern California School of Medicine, and he served for 17 years on the attending staff of Children's Hospital Los Angeles in the Division of Child Development and Medical Genetics. He earned a Ph.D. from the University of Southern California (1967) in the field of child development.

He was the author of more than 50 books, including The New Dare to Discipline, The New Strong-Willed Child, When God Doesn't Make Sense, Night Light: A Devotional for Couples, Bringing Up Boys, and the New York Times bestseller Bringing Up Girls .

Heavily involved in influencing governmental policies related to the family, Dr. Dobson was appointed by President Ronald Reagan to the National Advisory Commission to the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. He also served on the Attorney General's Advisory Board on Missing and Exploited Children, the Department of Health and Human Services' Panel on Teen Pregnancy Prevention, and the Commission on Child and Family Welfare. He was elected in 2008 to the National Radio Hall of Fame, and in 2009 received the Ronald Reagan Lifetime Achievement Award.

Reviews

[John Boyne · Rating 5 out of 5]

On the back cover you find this question, “Where can you go when you need quick answers to tough questions about marriage, family, and parenting?” This books successfully provides an answer to that question. Dobson uses this books to answer hundreds of questions covering a wide array of topics from raising children of all ages to issues that threaten the family to how we Christians need to persevere with our families in today’s society. The books acts as a helpful reference guide for both new parents and seasoned veterans. I highly recommend it.

[Ray Branch · Rating 5 out of 5]

An overview of Dr. James Dobson’s book, Complete Marriage and Family Home Reference Guide can be summed up in the words of Solomon, “Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end. There are many devices in a man's heart; nevertheless the counsel of the Lord, that shall stand” (Proverbs 19:20-21). In a world that is more than happy to push their secular, and humanistic views on society, it is refreshing and comforting to be offered godly counsel. This is basically a how-to-book on marriage and family. It covers an array of topics dealing with marriage, raising adolescents from babies into young adulthood, finances, divorce, remarriage, and much more. All the advice given by Dr. Dobson is biblically based and comes from decades of experience as a licensed psychologist and marriage, family, and child counselor. The entire book is in an easy-to-understand question and answer format. It is my opinion that every marriage and family counselor should have a copy of this book included in their library.

[Joann · Rating 5 out of 5]

this thick book looks intimidating, but it's a quick reference guide for a wide range of topics related to family issues. As with most James Dobson books, the info is taken from interview segments & put in book/article form. It was so good & the subjects were in short, easy to digest & put down for later segments, that I ended up reading the whole thing cover to cover. A must for any marriage!

[Dekota Lancaster · Rating 5 out of 5]

I hope to read this again when I have children. The information was very insightful.

[Anne · Rating 4 out of 5]

It is very informative on raising kids. The advise is short and precise.

[Karileblanc · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love Dr Dobson and all the Godly, common sense he brings to the subjects of marriage and family. Must-have reference for our home!

[Stephanie · Rating 5 out of 5]

A little cheesy, but timeless biblical resource