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21. How Dads Should Build Leaders: Do you consider yourself a leader, dad? You may or may not be in a leadership position in your career, and you may or may not be naturally wired that way. But I believe you are leader if you’re a father. ...; Created on 18 March 2014
22. Dads, Do You Laugh With Your Kids?: I have always loved to laugh with my kids. Who doesn’t, right? A dad named Richard tells about one night when he was reading books with his 4-year-old son. Little Matt wanted one more book, but Richard ...; Created on 13 February 2014
23. Kids Say This Is the Best Way to Be a Better Dad: As is often the case, the most profound truths are pretty simple. Every year we conduct essay contests in different areas of the country, where thousands of children write about “What my father means ...; Created on 04 November 2013
24. Do You ‘Get It’ When It Comes to Being a Father?: Are you actively practicing the habits associated with great fathering? Here at the National Center, most of our materials are based on research about fathering. And quite often we see that research ...; Created on 01 October 2013
25. 10 Ways to Be a More Involved Dad: I hope you’re an involved dad. And I hope you recognize the difference you’re making for your kids. I talk and write about that all the time, but I’m not sure anyone can do it enough. Involved parents ...; Created on 23 September 2013
26. For Fathers, Being a Role Model is a 24/7/365 Job: Several dads I admire have gone out of their way to help other people. For example, one dad took an eleven-day trip halfway across the world as part of an outreach project for his church. I learned that ...; Created on 28 August 2013
27. How to Help Your Kids Prepare for the School Year: Getting ready to go back to school impacts the entire family. For kids, a new school year means new teachers, new classrooms and new responsibilities. Sometimes it means new friends. The first days at ...; Created on 07 August 2013
28. How Dads Can Teach Sons to Respect Women: Are you being intentional about teaching your son the right way to treat women? Honestly, some of what I see in the culture is out of whack. There are guys who think it’s okay to “put a woman in her ...; Created on 22 July 2013
29. How to Find Your Fathering Comfort Zone: Do you ever feel lost or out of place as a father? New dads almost always feel intimidated by the idea of having a child. No one is ever quite prepared for such a radical change. (And that’s why we produced ...; Created on 05 July 2013
30. How to Have Quality Time With Your Kids: Leading up to Father’s Day, there’s a national campaign to remind fathers of the important role they play in their children’s lives. It’s being promoted by the White House and various fathering groups, ...; Created on 13 June 2013
31. How to Be a Dad Who Turns Difficulties Into Blessings: How is fathering a child with special needs a “privilege”? Rob is a veteran father of four whose oldest child has Down syndrome. Recently we were both in a group of dads, and Rob made a startling statement. ...; Created on 10 June 2013
32. One-On-One Time With Your Kids Produces Fruit: I have a Father’s Day challenge for you this week. (I’m giving you some lead time to think about how you can apply it.) Here it is: Start one new habit that will make a difference with your family. Think ...; Created on 31 May 2013
33. Dads, What Do Your Kids Think of You?: Here at the National Center for Fathering, we consider it “Father’s Day season” as soon as Mother’s Day is over. Among other things, our staff is finishing up interviews with dads and making arrangements ...; Created on 24 May 2013
34. How You Can Influence Your Daughter’s Self-Esteem: How does your daughter see herself? How about your wife? I wrote about something similar last month, but this deserves more attention. There’s a fascinating video put out by Dove—aimed at women—that ...; Created on 16 May 2013
35. Mundane Loses Its Meaning When Serving Your Family: What can you learn about fathering from a trip to the supermarket? One thing I know is that life is full of mundane events. And as fathers, one of our tasks is to make the best of them for our families. ...; Created on 07 May 2013
36. Three Things to Do When Your Kids Drive You Crazy: Sometimes my teenage son drives me crazy. And I mean totally batty—up the wall. My other three children are grown now, but I remember having the same feelings when they were living at home. I know I’m ...; Created on 23 April 2013
37. Movie Addresses Internal Pain for Fathers: Cory Brand is a Major League Baseball All-Star. But off the field, he's haunted by memories of his past, and his life is spinning out of control. After a DUI and team suspension, Brand's agent sends ...; Created on 18 April 2013
38. Keep the Door Open for Your Teen: “Dad, aren’t you going to open the door?” One morning not long ago, I heard that from my fifteen-year-old son, Chance. We have several routines we go through every morning before he leaves for school. ...; Created on 11 April 2013
39. Good Dads Shape Their Daughters’ Self-Images: Evan Dolive is a dad of a 3-year-old girl, and he’s upset with Victoria’s Secret. Maybe you’ve seen the open letter he wrote to the company (or a radio or TV interview in the days since) expressing concern ...; Created on 05 April 2013
40. Good Dads Should Guide Their Children’s Faith and Morality: Does faith impact your fathering? Should it? From our research, one of the key areas of the Championship Fathering fundamental of modeling is nurturing our children’s faith. I have strong convictions ...; Created on 03 April 2013