Inspiring Dads Video Series: Have Better Conversations With Your Kids

Inspiring Dads Video: How To Have Difficult Conversations With Your Kids?

Do you enjoy having conversations with your child? Of course you do. Except for the difficult ones about hot button issues. Right? One or two generations ago, the most difficult conversation a father had with his children was about the birds and the bees. Fathers blush at the mention of the male and female genitalia. Things have really changed since then. Listen in for four things you can do as you enter into a difficult conversation with your child..

Inspiring Dads Video: Stop Asking, “How Was School Today?”

School offers children a wide range of experiences ranging from educational to social. They are experiencing what it is like to be part of a larger group, to adapt to a new culture, to make friends, to relate with adults, and to change and grow as individuals. As parents, we want all these experiences for our children and it is a joy to see them adapt and grow within the school environment. At the same time, we also want as much information as possible about what goes on while they are away from us. We want to know the joys they experienced and the new things they learned, and we want to be alerted to any difficulties they may have encountered. How can parents learn what their kids are experiencing and learning in school?

Inspiring Dads Video: Balance Facts With Feelings

Most of the conversations with our children largely remain in the factual realm. We ask and share about things that happened, and what was said and done. Hardly do we venture into the emotional realm and speak of how we feel or how events of the day affect us emotionally. Fathers need to learn to balance facts with feelings in their daily conversations with their children. This is important as it can help your children increase their emotional intelligence. Steering a conversation towards the emotional realm is easy. Here’s how.

Parcsen Loke is a Family Life Coach with the Centre for Fathering and author of The Modern-day Dad. If you wish to contact Parcsen, please make an appointment at: calendly.com/iamparcsen.