Tag: children
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Building Trust
We’ve spoken a lot about consistency in parenting, and this is very important in building trust between a father and their child. Trust is not built with one grand deed, but through multiple small actions over time. For instance, if you are largely absent from your child’s life but get them expensive gifts on special…
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A Father’s Calmness
You may not realize it, but your children will feed off of your energy. A father’s calmness is important in the home for a variety of reasons. Parents are a child’s first teacher. They are someone who demonstrates to their children how one should respond to the stresses, conflicts, mistakes, celebrations, and uncertainties of life.…
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Infant Needs vs. Toddler Needs: Two different Worlds of Fatherhood
For all of the new or soon-to-be parents out there, just know that your infant and toddler will be two separate people, even though they are technically the same person. As such, they will have different needs. Your child will change exponentially during their first few years of life, and it will both amaze and…
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The Dreaded Leash?
A few weeks ago, I was reading an article about people criticizing a dad who was out with his children, and he had them all on leashes. The basis of the criticism was that they are not dogs or other animals, but human beings. I recall seeing parents with their small children in airports several…
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Your Child Will Mimic You
I recently saw an image floating around of a mother sitting with her young son and they are both reading a book. When someone asked how she got her child to read instead of staring at a screen, she simply replied, “Our children will mimic us.” This definitely hit home, especially since I often will…
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