Halftime Shows & Helping Our Children Define the Line
by Randell Turner, Ph.D. As is often the case, last Sunday’s halftime show during the “big game” drew a variety of reactions. On one hand, there were celebrities and well-known athletes praising the two women on stage: “AMAZING! Fantastic Half Time Show!” “Incredible...
Affirming Touch from Dad – 7 Tips
There’s great power and affirmation in a father’s touch. A kiss on the forehead. A rub of the head. A bear hug. A squeeze on the knee. A fist bump. A pat on the back. An arm around the shoulder. Dad, you need to recognize how much power there is in your touch....
Great and Unexpected Things
by Jay Payleitner If you ask most little kids what they want to be when they grow up, you may be able to guess their answer. They want to be ballerinas, sports stars, and superheroes. Older kids will seemingly cast off those childhood dreams and, when asked by an...
2 Big Pitfalls of the Technology Age for Kids
Do you ever wonder whether technology is hampering your children socially—or in other ways? Today’s kids spend so much time with phones and tablets, computer screens and video games that many of them aren’t learning how to hold a normal conversation or relate to...
Make Every Day Like Father’s Day
by Dr. Ken Canfield “Happy Father’s Day” from all of us fathers.com. No, I haven’t changed the calendar or lost my mind. I know this isn’t the middle of June. At fathers.com, we’re about inspiring and equipping men to be the best dads they can be. And that means that...Facebook Feed
“Focusing how you raise your kids on spiritual fruit and spiritual gifts will help you minimize failures and give the good memories a better place to stick.” See more from Brian Phipps in a new guest blog @ fathers.com ...
If I Could Go Back and “Father” 30-Year-Old Me - National Center for Fathering
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I would challenge that young man to focus the majority of his fathering efforts on teaching his kids two things ... and modeling one thing along the way.As a father, the goal isn’t perfection; it’s GROWTH—taking positive steps consistently.