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Happy Thanksgiving, dads. This should be a great week with your family. Enjoy it! This week, we have a few simple thoughts that challenged us, and they may challenge you as well: If we’re thankful for what we have, as we should be, how can we put that gratitude into...
Every once in a while, most dads need to challenge their perspective on life and re-evaluate where they are and where they’re going. That might sound overly abstract, but it can start with a simple and very real-life question: Do you know the name of your...
With teenagers, it’s all about who’s in control, right? But for dads, the best approach is kind of a paradox. One of the key attributes of an effective father of teenagers is self-control. It’s true. And this isn’t about teaching our teens to have self-control—though...
by Peter LewisPart of the How to Be a Better Dad series “If you could only eat one thing the rest of your life, what would it be?” (All together now): “Pizza!” So many articles, books, and blog posts like this one are written to help dads be better dads. That’s great,...
Several years back, researchers at Yale University looked at the brains of men right after their first children were born, and then again a few months later, and found some interesting results. It’s a limited study, but the scans actually showed significant biological...
by Jay Payleitner Dad, never let your twelve-year-old son beat you in driveway basketball. Or checkers. Or Scrabble. Or Ping-Pong. Or chess. Or anything that requires skill, knowledge, and practice. Because in just a few years, he will beat you. And that victory will...
by Dr. Michelle Watson Canfield I can easily say that the most common question I am asked by fathers of daughters (in person and via my website) is: How do I make things right with my daughter? Because things between us aren’t so good. The exact words that some have...
Dad, do you tuck your kids into bed at night? If you don’t, you might be missing one of the great joys and opportunities of fatherhood. Here’s what a first grader wrote about her dad in one of our essay contests: At night before bed we talk about our day and if I am...
All of us at fathers.com have a collective confession to make: We’re far from perfect as fathers. That probably isn’t shocking to you. As it turns out, thinking and writing and speaking about how to be a great dad and working to help other dads is very different from...
by David HirschPart of the How to Be a Better Dad series It was late 1996. I was working full-time and wrapping up a three-year commitment with a respected fellowship, and we were celebrating the birth of our fifth child. On the outside, it appeared I had it...
For many years, the National Center co-sponsored essay contests around the country in which kids wrote about “What My Father Means to Me.” Every year the kids came up with some priceless nuggets about their dads. For us at the Center, these essays have continued to...
by Joshua Becker “While we try to teach our children all about life, our children teach us what life is all about.” —Angela Schwindt Children add joy, purpose, and fulfillment to our lives. They bring us smiles, optimism, and cheerful attitudes. And given the chance,...