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....8 Reasons Your Kids Need Grandparents
Rickie began experimenting a bit when she left home and went to college. First, she got a few extra piercings. Her dad, Jim, wasn’t thrilled, but he tried not to let it affect their relationship; it was her decision, after all. Then Rickie wanted to dye her hair blue....
A New School Year: 3 Tips for Dads
Your children just started school or are about to go back, and I hope that’s a big deal in your mind—whether they’re starting kindergarten or the last year of graduate school. They will mature and be shaped in incredible ways during coming months, and of course you...
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...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.