James C. Dobson

Born

in Shreveport, Louisiana, The United States

April 21, 1936

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http://www.drjamesdobson.org

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Parenting & Families, Religion & Spirituality, Politics

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James C. Dobson, Ph.D., hosts the daily radio program Dr. James Dobson's Family Talk.

A licensed psychologist and marriage, family, and child counselor, he is 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 is the author of more than 50 books, including The New Dare to Discipline, The New Strong-Willed Child, When God Doesn't Make Se ...more

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Average rating: 3.93 · 26,736 ratings · 2,408 reviews · 240 distinct works • Similar authors

	Bringing Up Boys 3.92 avg rating — 6,759 ratings — published 2001 — 24 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The New Strong-Willed Child 3.81 avg rating — 3,786 ratings — published 1978 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bringing Up Girls: Practical Advice And Encouragement For Those Shaping The Next Generation Of Women 3.94 avg rating — 2,560 ratings — published 2008 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The New Dare to Discipline 3.99 avg rating — 2,224 ratings — published 1969 — 26 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	When God Doesn't Make Sense 4.17 avg rating — 1,536 ratings — published 1993 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Love Must Be Tough: New Hope for Marriages in Crisis 4.19 avg rating — 1,554 ratings — published 1983 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Night Light: A Devotional for Couples by James C. Dobson, Shirley Dobson 4.07 avg rating — 1,158 ratings — published 2000 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Life on the Edge: A Young Adult's Guide to a Meaningful Future 3.97 avg rating — 776 ratings — published 1993 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fatherless (Fatherless #1) by James C. Dobson, Kurt Bruner 3.91 avg rating — 577 ratings — published 2013 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Parenting Isn't for Cowards 3.81 avg rating — 550 ratings — published 1987 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Bringing Up (2 books)
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Quotes by James C. Dobson

“Don't marry the person you think you can live with; marry only the individual you think you can't live without.”
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“No man stands so tall as when he stoops to help a child.”
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“Great beginnings are not as important as the way one finishes.”
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