Episodes 100
Avg. Duration 23m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 4.7 (19)
Since Nov 2022
Latest Episode Apr 2026

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Every 2 Weeks
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Episodic
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64%
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About This Podcast

The First Answers podcast features Dr. A. Lynn Scoresby—experienced psychologist, executive coach, business and education consultant, father, and grandfather—talking about the first and best answers for 21st-century families so you can improve and have more fulfilling relationships. Topics range from marriage and parenting to ethics and character, stopping violence, and more.

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Recent Episodes

Risks For 21st-Century Families E10: Anger

Apr 02, 2026 26m

Anger can be a dangerous habit that can grow in intensity and spread to many areas of your life if it goes unchecked. It is a huge risk for families if prevalent, and it especially affects how…

Risks For 21st-Century Families E9: The Absence of Empathy

Mar 24, 2026 24m

The lack of empathy in people is becoming a bigger problem today. There are many possible causes, like increased screen time and less in-person interaction. In this episode, we talk about how such a…

Risks For 21st-Century Families E8: Sex and Pornography, Part 2

Mar 05, 2026 26m

There are serious emotional and social risks for children who are exposed to or addicted to pornography. Learn how to teach about it in your family to help prevent pornography use, learn how to talk…

Risks For 21st-Century Families E7: Sex and Pornography, Part 1

Feb 23, 2026 27m

Over the last few decades, cultural changes have made early sexual experiences for teenagers more common and acceptable, and sexual information is much more accessible and prevalent. Learn what…

Risks For 21st-Century Families E6: Self-Worth and Family Conflict

Feb 05, 2026 31m

Learn more about self-worth for kids, how it differs from self-esteem, how it's produced, and how parents can help kids feel more of it. Then we talk about a possible link between how children feel…

Risks For 21st-Century Families E5: Social Media

Jan 20, 2026 20m

Parents need to take social media use more seriously. Average hours of daily use for teens is already too much and an amount that is most likely to lead to increased anxiety and depression and…

Risks For 21st-Century Families E4: Substance Abuse

Dec 31, 2025 21m

Learn why substance abuse can be such a significant risk for children and teens, the conditions that make them more vulnerable to it, and some possible solutions to help kids and families avoid the…

Risks For 21st-Century Families E3: Gender and Other Identity Issues

Dec 16, 2025 30m

One of the most challenging issues today for children and parents is identity disorders, one of the most common being gender dysphoria. There has been a rapid increase in children facing these…

Risks For 21st-Century Families E2: Artificial Intelligence

Dec 04, 2025 18m

AI use is becoming more commonplace for adults and children. While it is sometimes useful, it can have a negative impact on overly reliant users' critical thinking skills, beliefs in false…

Risks For 21st-Century Families E1: Introducing The New Series

Nov 18, 2025 17m

What is happening to families and children in our modern world deserves more attention, so we started a new series focused on the current risks to families and children, like AI and technology,…

Faith Is More Than You Think E17: It Takes Faith To Marry And Have Children

Oct 20, 2025 24m

A troubling social trend involves marriage and families. Marriage rates are dropping, and fewer children are being born. Faith, and not just religious faith, can contribute to people's willingness to…

Lighting The Fire Of Your Children's Faith E24: Connect Patience With Faith To Help Children Resist Temptation

Oct 08, 2025 19m

Learn how to tie patience and faith together in order to help your children develop greater maturity and abilities to live a chaste life and believe in themselves. When patience and faith are fused…

Lighting The Fire Of Your Children's Faith E23: A Spiritual Identity And Culture

Oct 08, 2025 15m

Learn how to align your family with the good things of your church culture so that your children will learn and receive support from many good people and their spiritual education will be enriched.…

Faith Is More Than You Think E16: Faith Can Help You Cope With Turbulent Times

Sep 29, 2025 13m

Children are born with a predisposition to see regularity and predictability, which makes them feel more secure, but the environment can cause turbulence when there's family conflict, scary events in…

Faith Is More Than You Think E15: Faith Can Help Solve Loneliness

Sep 18, 2025 14m

Loneliness is a growing problem among children and teens. These feelings can be due to overly busy or inattentive parents or too much screen time. Loneliness can lead to increased feelings of…

Faith Is More Than You Think E14: Faith Can Help Resolve Anxiety

Sep 05, 2025 24m

Anxiety is one of the fastest growing mental and emotional issues for children in the US, so we may not be doing a good enough job teaching our children what faith is and how it can help. Learn how…

Faith Is More Than You Think E13: Faith Can Help With Objectification And Dehumanization

Aug 04, 2025 26m

When someone fails to see another person as a fellow human with worth, it is due in part to a lack of faith. When someone doesn't believe in the value of all people or a higher power for a framework…

Faith Is More Than You Think E12: Faith Can Help Solve Pornography Addiction

Jul 10, 2025 28m

Faith—or the lack of it—can be found in the causes and solutions to pornography addiction. Almost always, pornography is connected to another problem: high anxiety, vulnerability to depression,…

Lighting The Fire Of Your Children's Faith E22: Faith In Fidelity, Part 3

Jul 07, 2025 24m

You can teach your children to have faith in fidelity by using the experiences in your family. Learn how using these principles can help your children be happy and successful. Visit FirstAnswers.com…

Lighting The Fire Of Your Children's Faith E21: Faith In Fidelity, Part 2

Jun 30, 2025 21m

Teaching children to have faith in fidelity can be accomplished in a series of small steps called "One More Thing," which helps them go a little further and stay with something a little longer than…

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