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Succeeding as a Father
Just about every dad I know wants to be a success as a parent. There is certainly lots of good advice out there for fathers. These resources will help you discover ways to make your fathering experience a success.
Share Your Favorite Quotation About Fathers
Share your favorite quotation about fathers.
A Father's Guide to Managing Stress at Home
Stress can be a father's worst enemy at home. This article presents some ideas and thoughts about stress and how to make home and family time less stressful.
Setting Appropriately High Expectations for Children
Successful fathers offer the same advice, whether they're talking about helping students with homework, teaching them how to succeed or getting them to stop rebelling. "Set high expectations," they say.
Teaching Children Responsibility
One of the most important roles of a father is teaching his children to be personally responsible. What can a father do to make sure that his children learn personal responsibility and to accept the consequences of their behavior?
The Most Important Fathering Principles
What are the most important principles of successful fatherhood?
Top Ten Power Principles for Successful Fathers
Every successful father bases his fathering on basic principles. These ten power principles for fathers will help any dad be better and develop improved relationships with his children.
Terrific Parenting Tips for Fathers
Having raised five children with my partner of 30 years, I have learned a bit about parenting along the way. Here are some of the parenting tips that I think worked well with my children and that I have seen other fathers use successfully as well.
Ten Commandments for Successful Fathers
Some basic practices and principles can help fathers successfully raise their children. These "Ten Commandments" are the basics to help fathers be a success
Helping Your Children Make Good Decisions
Teaching children decision-making skills is an important role for a father. These insights and practical approaches for helping children ask the right questions will help them learn to make good decisions.
Tips and Sources for Shopping for Kids
Looking for tips and tools to make you a better shopper for your kids? Find information to help you shop smarter for your kids' needs, both online and offline. Find retailers' sites that address children and youth products and services.
Recording Your Child's Growth
One of the great joys of fatherhood is watching your child grow and develop. Here are some ways suggested by experienced dads for keeping a record of that growth for later memories.
Communicating in Your Child's Love Language
Every child has or her own way of receiving love; Gary Chapman in his book The Five Love Languages explains five different ways people understand love from others. Find out which love language your child speaks and how to best communicate love to her in her own language.
Being a Successful Father of Twins
Men who find out they are going to be a father of twins sometimes experience some feelings of shock and awe. Yet being a dad of twins is an exceptionally rewarding experience. Find out what successful fathers of twins do to make it work for them and their families.
Choosing the Right Babysitter
Planning a night out with your partner or heading out on a date and need a sitter for the kids? Welcome to the world of choosing child care for your children. What should a dad do to find and keep an excellent short-term child care provider?
Helping Your Children Make Good Decisions
Teaching children decision-making skills is an important role for a father. Guest contributor Dr. Jim Taylor offers some insights and practical approaches for helping children ask the right questions in making good decisions.
Fun Ways to Get Young Children to Eat Healthier
Worried about your child's eating habits? You probably should be if your child is like so many of his or her peers. Guest contributor Angela Russ offers ten easy and fun ways to motivate your children to better eating habits.
Top Ten Favorite Television Fathers of All Time
Many of our attitudes abour modern culture are formed by watching television. Fathers on television tend to be at polar ends of a scale--either extraordinary fathers or clueless dads. This list of famous television fathers tends to reflect our society's favorites. But at the end, you can add your own favorite TV father.
Who is Your Favorite Television Father?
Tell us who is your favorite television father. Someone from an old sitcom or a dad from a current television show? Tell us who you think is awesome as a dad and why.
You Are Close to Being Ready for Fatherhood!
Based on your answers to the quiz, you are getting close to being ready to tackle the challenge of fatherhood. Congratulations!
You Are Not Yet Ready for Fatherhood
Based on your answers to the quiz, you are not quite ready to tackle the challenge of fatherhood.
You Are Ready for Fatherhood!
Based on your answers to the quiz, you are ready to tackle the challenge of fatherhood. Congratulations!
You Need a Little More Work to be Ready for Fatherhood
Based on your answers to the quiz, you are getting close to being ready to tackle the challenge of fatherhood. Congratulations!