“The greatest thing a father can do for his daughter, is love her mother.”
WORDS OF WISDOM
When Life Throws You Lemons, Add Gin and Tonic…
Sometimes bad things happen to good people. Relationships break, careers fold, pandemics hit, accidents happen, our hard work ends in bankruptcy or redundancy, our great kids make bad decisions - and sometimes this has nothing at all to do with us.
The Influence of Dads …
For decades researchers have studied the impact of father involvement on children’s developmental outcomes, the co-parenting relationship, and development of fathers themselves. Here is a plethora of results from a variety of researchers.
5 Things Dads can do to Raise Emotionally Healthy Children
Sometimes I have the opportunity to work with men on issues of fatherhood including the themes of communication, commitment, identity, intimacy and trust. The men I work with often have difficulties in their personal lives relating to the people they love most. They yearn for their children to be happy and successful, yet they often lack the skills and ability to model a way to help them accomplish this.
Dads Love, Laugh, Listen and Learn…
"Almost any man can be a father, but it takes a special person to be a dad."
The quality of Love, Laughter, Listening and Learning within a family are the key factors in its happiness and success. These four values are the foundation of any happy, healthy family and society.
How to Commit to anger Management in Parenting
“I try so hard to change, but every time I vow never to get angry again, I just end up giving up, falling back into the same habits, and then I give up, feeling like a complete failure”
The First 7 Pillars of Optimising Child Development & Building Resilient Adults
Build self-belief in your kids
It is self -belief rather than ability that holds many kids back from achieving their best. Put effort into developing the courage to be imperfect, so that kids aren’t afraid of messing up. It is through mistakes that kids learn and grow.
How Can Parents Influence The Teaching of Childhood Empathy?
“There is more to human empathy than merely sharing another creature’s pain.”
Neuroscientists Jean Decety and Philip L. Jackson (2004) argue that human empathy requires several components …
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