| Tip #1 on how to parent: DON'T listen to the media to | | | | 2. Spend time with them. There is nothing that you can |
| learn how to parent. It's been a long time now that | | | | preach, teach, or say to your children that will build their |
| father's are getting bad rap from the media. They | | | | self esteem and self worth more than spending time |
| seem to just not like fathers and try to sell us that | | | | together. Doing what? Nothing! Just to read to them, |
| father's aren't really needed in order to raise healthy | | | | talk to them, fix your car with them, shop with them, or |
| (emotionally) children. Don't fall for it! In my experience | | | | talk to them. They not only feel but the see that |
| dealing with children, mothers, and fathers, I see that | | | | someone wants to be near them. And not just anyone |
| they are TREMENDOUSLY needed to build good | | | | but... their father. Wether you like it or not, they love |
| families. | | | | and respect you and their mother more than anyone |
| In this article I present 3 of the many reasons that | | | | on this planet (as long as you don't something horrible |
| fathers play a very important role in parenting. | | | | to lose this respect.) |
| 1. Respect their mother. When you treat your children's | | | | 3. Be a positive role model. Remember, people are |
| mother with respect you show and teach your children | | | | "hard-wired" to love and respect their parents; after all |
| the most important element of all relationships; mutual | | | | it is your genes that make them up. Therefore, when |
| respect. When they witness and experience such | | | | they see you act properly, they will try to emulate and |
| positive behavior when they are young, they will | | | | imitate you. |
| internalize it and it will stay with them when they | | | | When they see that you are honest, that you take |
| mature, begin to date, and marry. In short, you are | | | | care of yourself, or are considerate of others they will |
| giving them the tools and fundamentals for a happy | | | | follow suit. They want to make you happy and for you |
| life. This is true if you are married to her and even the | | | | to be proud of them. |
| more so if you are divorced. | | | | Besides this, as long as they have you to be their role |
| In addition to this, you give them a sense of security, | | | | model they won't fall for the negative role models that |
| which is so important for your children's emotional | | | | the media exposes them to. |
| growth and emotional healthiness. They will go to sleep | | | | DON'T listen to the media on how to parent. A father |
| sounder when they know that the 2 people whom | | | | plays a tremendously important role in raising good |
| they love more than anyone in the whole wide respect | | | | children. We fathers can't forget this and we have to |
| each other. | | | | do are best to have great kids. |