Editing James Dobson (section)

==Personal life==

Dobson married Shirley Deere on August 26, 1960. The couple have two children, Danae and Ryan.<ref name="nyt2010">{{Cite news |last=Goodstein |first=Laurie |date=2010-01-16 |title=Radio Show for Focus on the Family Founder |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/17/business/media/17dobson.html |access-date=2022-05-09 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=January 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220111091805/https://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/17/business/media/17dobson.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

Dobson turned control of some of Focus on the Family's youth-oriented magazine titles over to his son Ryan Dobson in 2009.<ref>{{cite news |work=The Denver Post |title=Dobson's "rebel" son gets on board |first=Electra |last=Draper |date=March 26, 2009 |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2009/03/26/dobsons-rebel-son-gets-on-board/ }}</ref> Danae Dobson received a golden key necklace as a gift from her father when she voiced her commitment to sexual purity at age ten. James Dobson encouraged other parents to give similar gifts.{{sfn|Moslener|2015|p=103}}