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.

Daddy’s Role
Do you know your role as a father?Have you brought food to the table? That makes you a provider.Have you paid the bills? That makes you the accountant.Have you given your child

Connecting through Reframing
In psychological terms, to “reframe” something is to look at it from a different perspective. Reframing is a way to turn what might be viewed as a negative scenario into

Volunteering Starts With Fathers
Volunteering is a great way to teach your child about giving back to the community. Looking at the less fortunate people and your guidance of explaining to them why they need

Connecting through Positive Presupposition
One of the best ways to connect with another person is by injecting a positive presupposition into a question or suggestion. This communication tool makes a conversation much more likely

Styles for Learning and Connecting
Child psychologists since Jean Piaget had demonstrated that babies as young as six-week old have the capability of deferred imitation – the mental capacity to store, remember actions or objects, and later,

Like Father, Like Child
The terrible twos, the defiant preteen, the rebellious teen etc… Fathering is a journey of ever changing problems. Each one seems to be greater than the next. It seems like

Engrossment: Nature’s Gift to the Nurturing Father
I couldn’t help noticing the confident stride the young father walked into the train with his baby wrapped round his chest in a carrier. The mother followed alongside him with
Fathering Emotionally
Father: “All I ever want is for my teen to be happy. Why is it so difficult?” Teen: “I want to quit school coz I am not interested in it?”

A Gift Of Affection
When was the last time you held your wife’s hand? When was the last time you whispered words of affection to her? Do you still buy her flowers or gifts