Inspiring Dads Articles
Glean from a treasure trove of fathering tips from Centre for Fathering’s expert community! These have been designed as simple reflective practices that will guide you to being a better dad, and increase the wellbeing of your children and family.
Fathers As Coach – A Useful Paradigm for Parenting Teens (7/9)
Our next discussion will be on how fathers as coach can avoid problem talk and initiate solution talk with their teens. To begin let’s understand the ways we usually lapse
Fathers As Coach – A Useful Paradigm for Parenting Teens (6/9)
Now that we have laid the three foundations and three basic principles on coaching our teens, we will now proceed to discuss the actual skills for the coaching process itself.
Fathers As Coach – A Useful Paradigm for Parenting Teens (5/9)
Last week we laid the foundation of focusing on solutions and not problems when coaching our teens. Today, we will look at three basic principles of the solution coaching process.
Fathers As Coach – A Useful Paradigm for Parenting Teens (4/9)
Now that we have addressed the foundations of coaching, we can now talk about the coaching process. One helpful approach to coaching our teens is to focus on solutions and not
Fathers As Coach – A Useful Paradigm for Parenting Teens (3/9)
The third foundation for coaching our teens is that as fathers we need to be available and approachable. You would notice that teenagers spend less and less time with their parents. Some even
Fathers As Coach – A Useful Paradigm for Parenting Teens (2/9)
Last week we addressed the first foundation of being a good coach to our teens “that we are the best parents for them”. The next foundation of good teen coaching
Fathers As Coach – A Useful Paradigm for Parenting Teens (1/9)
Many fathers find themselves suddenly helpless in parenting their teens. What had worked in their parenting approach to their children are no longer helpful when they become teenagers. When children
Fathering Decisions For The New Year
Strong families are intentional. They do not happen by chance. Beginning of the year is a great time to make certain fathering decisions that will help you build healthy families. Decide
Family Types
Although every family is unique, there are significant similarities between all families, there are three characteristic types or patterns that are observable: Autocratic, Permissive and Nurturing family types. The Autocratic