We often encourage dads to make the most of every opportunity you have with your children, because your time with them is fleeting. Recently, we heard about one dad who came up with a great way to be purposeful about the time he has left with his three teenagers at home.
If you have fathered a son, you influence how he ultimately comes to define himself as a man. The image he carries of you in his soul will in some way guide his steps. He may follow in your footsteps, intentionally choose a different path, or journey through a wilderness of ambivalent feelings concerning your relationship.
It seems like there's a new holiday popping up all the time these days, but I believe this one is worthy of our attention. September 12th is the National Day of Encouragement.
With the political campaigns and conventions in full swing, it's a great time to talk to our kids about what's in the news and take advantage of teachable moments.
Dad, here's your friendly start-of-the-school-year reminder about your important role in your children's education.
What did I do with the opportunities I had to connect with my child, demonstrate love, show encouragement, and teach him about life?
Girls always give us insightful feedback about their dads when we talk to them during our Father-Daughter Summit events. Usually, their comments focus on two areas: they'd like to spend more regular one-on-one time with their dad, and they want to be able to share more with him and know that he'll listen and not get angry.
Tomorrow I'll think fondly of Dad. Which is odd, because I hated him when he was alive.
From Dr. Randell Turner: The “This is a necessary but often challenging part helping our children learn self-discipline and self-control.
In this day and age, virtually every kid could use another friend. All of us must wake up a bit, attending to the tough circumstances in which too many kids are growing up. Being keenly alert to the essential importance of one-on-one relationships between adult mentors and kids and gaining understanding about the pivotal difference each of us can make.
Dancing around with my girls is silly, immature, goofy and quite possibly the most enjoyable highlight of each stress-filled day.
My brother-in-law Mark lost his job last week. Like any other weekday, he arrived at his office at 8:25 am, likely scanning his Blackberry on his walk across the parking lot to see what his busy schedule held for him. But instead of a day filled with meetings and customer calls, he was promptly ushered into a conference room, sat down by an HR rep, and summarily laid off. Thanks much, but we just don’t need you anymore.
Colin is 11 and he loves tennis. Not long ago, his grandparents were visiting, and Colin asked if they could watch him play. So Colin and his dad, Brian, got their racquets and took grandma and grandpa to the high school courts. They all had a great time. Later, when...
For many years, research has been telling us that kids do better when their family has dinner together. Teenagers are less likely to use drugs and alcohol and less likely to have high stress. Kids of all ages do better in school, especially reading. According to a...
by RJ Jaramillo As I look back on my own personal experiences with co-parenting, I can only draw one conclusion: I could have saved a lot of time and avoided a lot of stress if had I worried more about my behavior than my ex's. To save other guys the same painful and...
What would cause a woman to say she loved someone she has barely met? The answer comes from the sister of one of our staff members. Trish doesn’t remember her grandfather Clinton at all, but she says to this day she loves the man. Not long before he passed away, when...
Those who have never adopted a child may ask, "Can I really bond with a child who isn't biologically mine?" Like nearly all adoptive fathers, Bruce went through the lengthy paperwork and months of waiting, praying, and trying to be patient. Then one day at 10:00 AM,...
You wake up at 3:20 in the morning and hear your daughter calling you: “Daddy, can you help me?” You don’t even think about elbowing your wife. You get up and go check on her. It turns out she has thrown up in the bed ... and on the family cat! The cat is nowhere to...
We often encourage dads to make the most of every opportunity you have with your children, because your time with them is fleeting. Recently, we heard about one dad who came up with a great way to be purposeful about the time he has left with his three teenagers at...
If you have fathered a son, you influence how he ultimately comes to define himself as a man. The image he carries of you in his soul will in some way guide his steps. He may follow in your footsteps, intentionally choose a different path, or journey through a...
It seems like there's a new holiday popping up all the time these days, but this one is worthy of our attention. September 12th is the National Day of Encouragement. It began with some high school students in Searcy, AR, in June of 2007. They decided that at the root...
With the political campaigns and conventions in full swing, it's a great time to talk to our kids about what's in the news and take advantage of teachable moments. How much do your kids know about the election? One teacher in New York reported that she was...
Dad, here's your friendly start-of-the-school-year reminder about your important role in your children's education. Based on our recent survey on father involvement, many of you are already doing pretty well in this area. Compared with a similar survey from 1999, dads...
Maybe you heard it recently from the grandparents or other extended family: "My, how the children have grown!" Maybe you saw some old photos or videos and were stunned. Were they ever really that little? It’s true: they do grow up fast. But part of it could be our...