Best Parents

Most fathers spend less than ten minutes a day with their daughters. Life has become so busy that time for important relationships tends to get shoved to the side in favor of extra work or out of sheer exhaustion. But it's an unbalanced equation that has far-reaching ramifications. Young daughters in the tween and teen years especially need their fathers to be part of their lives. They are going through so much change and turmoil that they will need a father who can help them through these years Read more [...]

Since mothers give birth and are generally the nurturers in the family, we tend to discount the importance of a dad's role in the family. That is one of the few traditional roles that have stuck with us since the days when fathers were hunters and mothers gathered wood for the day's meal. Fathers were often absent and today still, this is often the case. An absent dad adds pressure to a mother's already heavy load. Not only does she physically have to do everything, but she has to be there emotionally Read more [...]

The power of a father's leadership can be visually captured in his attitude toward them and is the core element of the family. This kind of power inspires, motivate, and encourages family development with rigor and intensity. A fundamental principle linked with this kind of leadership is integrity. A father's integrity is like a seed and carries tremendous favor and well-being for his children. Habitually communicating to his children at the highest level of integrity is a standard of parenting Read more [...]

Being a good father to your children means that you are obliged to work hard, in able to provide them with all the things that they both need and want. It is your main responsibility to give them their basic needs such as foods, clothing and a nice and comfortable life to live with. That is also the reason why a lot of men are always busy working and sometimes forget to give enough time to their entire family which is really bad especially for their kids. In able to be the best father to them, men Read more [...]

The future of the family is hidden in a father's choice. Elevating his family to heroic dimensions of success or leading his family through a spiral of destructive experiences are easily disguised in a father's choice. When father's understand the purpose for his family, their choices become more powerful and less destructive. The mental process of judging multiple options and selecting one of them is a process many fathers face fearfully. A fear based choice is a decision that produce confusion Read more [...]

While raising a boy, you might discover that he will have a hard time concentrating in school. There are several reasons for this mind wandering. Some of it is simply his attention span. He is not yet disciplined enough to keep focused on that test when there are friends to talk with and messing around to do. This does not in itself mean that he is ADD or the like. It could just mean that he is a boy. He also may be intimidated with his new schoolwork. In those middle grades, the more playful Read more [...]

Although the role of mothers has changed little over the years, the role of fathers has changed considerably, particularly over the past 150 years. During the second half of the nineteenth century, often referred to as the Victorian Era, the father was a very distant and rarely seen figure as far as children were concerned and his responsibility was largely confined to being the family's 'law giver'. This changed during the early part of the twentieth century, due in no small part to the influence Read more [...]

While raising a boy, you might discover that he will have a hard time concentrating in school. There are several reasons for this mind wandering. Some of it is simply his attention span. He is not yet disciplined enough to keep focused on that test when there are friends to talk with and messing around to do. This does not in itself mean that he is ADD or the like. It could just mean that he is a boy. He also may be intimidated with his new schoolwork. In those middle grades, the more playful Read more [...]

Do you believe that the majority of emotional, mental and relationship problems that people deal with in adult life originate from childhood events? (Emotional wounds, patterns and conditionings in our behavior) The best way to solve many of the problems of adults is to bring up children in a more healthy way, so we don't have the problems in the first place. As a child we are like beautiful, fragile vases and when dropped; break. Yes, the vase can be glued back together but it will never be Read more [...]

Fathers, while you might think you only teach your son when you are talking to him, he is watching you and learning from your actions from a very early age. He's learning these 10 things from you whether you think you are teaching or not. 1. How to learn. For many boys, dad is the role model to follow for education. If dad talks positively about education and continues to pursue his own learning, then the son will see this as important. If the dad disdains learning, the son will, too. While Read more [...]