Well, hello everyone, I'm James Dobson and you're listening to Family Talk, a listener-supported

ministry. In fact, thank you so much for being part of that support for James Dobson

Family Institute.

Welcome to Family Talk. I'm Roger Marsh. Thanks for listening to our program today. Family

Talk is a ministry of the Dr. James Dobson Family Institute, and before we begin today's

program, I want to share with you about some important news regarding our JDFI family.

As many of you know, Dr. Tim Clinton has served as co-host for our Family Talk broadcast

for nearly six years. Tim is also the president of the American Association of Christian

Counselors, known as AACC. Over the past few years, it's no secret that our nation is

suffering through a mental health disaster, and to respond to this critical need, AACC

has more than doubled in size over the past three years alone. Given the weight of leading

this effort, Tim is stepping away from his role at JDFI to focus his energy and attention

to AACC. We are grateful for his contributions to our ministry, and he leaves with our deep

appreciation and profound prayers.

Now alongside Dr. Dobson, the JDFI is blessed to have our Senior Vice President of Public

Policy Gary Bauer and the Honorable Michelle Bachman to speak into the many cultural issues

that families are facing today. You will be hearing more from them in the coming months

for sure on these important topics. And now here is Dr. James Dobson to introduce his

special guest for today's edition of Family Talk.

We're going to talk today with a celebrated author of six books, some of which you may

have read. She's Dr. Kathy Cook, who holds an earned PhD in reading and educational psychology

from Purdue University. She was a tenured associate professor of education at the University

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