“The greatest thing a father can do for his daughter, is love her mother.”
WORDS OF WISDOM
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.
Take a Moment and Practice Unspoken Love
More often than not, family life feels very complicated. We often wonder if we are doing the right things to make our family members feel loved and supported, and whether or not we are spending our time in the right ways. As parents in particular, we put a lot of pressure on ourselves to create a beautiful home-life for our children. But this alone can make us forget the most basic ways of expressing unconditional love.
Healthy Attachments
Newborns have changed very little in evolutionary terms since we emerged as a separate species when we became upright. As our pelvic shape altered to allow us to stand on two feet, and our brains grew larger from using our hands more, babies needed to be born much earlier to be able to fit through this new shaped pelvis with their now large head. This meant that our babies are born very prematurely: probably about nine months prematurely.
Raising Extraordinary Kids
After almost 35 years ( to the day), I have had the absolute privilege of walking side by side with thousands of families – families experiencing family violence, suffering from addictions, life-changing mental health diagnosis, families with complex medical needs, children without families, and families who have suffered devastating losses of children.
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.
64 Positive Things to Say to Your Kids
“You never know the words that your kids will carry with them the rest of their lives.
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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