Dads Can Raise Kind, Generous Children When They Lead by Example
January 17, 2025
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“What do you want to be when you grow up?” It’s a common question asked of young children. And as a child grows, aspirations evolve and change. In Good Dads’ web series “What I Want to Be,” Executive Director Dr. Jennifer Baker and host J Fotsch help dads and kids preview different careers. All the […]
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Quiet settled across the pews at the Downtown Church in Springfield, MO, on Sunday, Nov. 3. Good Dads guests—including parents, partners, friends and children—turned to face the back of the sanctuary as the first notes of Pomp and Circumstance, the Graduation March, played over the church’s speakers. For many, it was a day they’d long […]
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Many dads fear “the talk” relative to conversations with their kids about love and sex. I can understand this discomfort, but I wish dads would focus more on the characteristics of a healthy relationship than the biology of sex. Even if they leave the topic of sex to teachers and moms, there’s still a lot […]
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Did you play “Hide and Seek” with your neighborhood friends growing up? The version I played involved the “Seeker” standing by a Home Base, usually a tree or street sign, and counting to a designated number (usually 100) while all the “Hiders” dispersed throughout the neighborhood. After the Seeker reached the end of their count, […]
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Good Dads staff are feeling endless gratitude for the outpour of support we saw at our annual fundraiser celebration on Thursday, Oct. 17. Nearly 400 guests joined us to support responsible fatherhood in a community context. It’s amazing what we can achieve when we work together! A million thanks to the wonderful community leaders who […]
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Purchasing a personal device for a child may be simple, and teaching them how it functions, easy. In fact, it’s too easy—but something that is not simple or easy is the task of reversing a bad habit or psychological damages associated with their use of these super-handy and convenient devices. That said, while one’s awareness […]
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Generously Supported By: Contest Summary Dads and kids are encouraged to get their creative juices flowing for Good Dads’ Corrugated Creation Design Contest! Use whatever materials you’d like to decorate, paint and beautify your blank canvas. Don’t be afraid to think outside the box! Fun prizes are up for grabs for winners in these categories: […]
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Who better to ask than a classroom full of teenagers, “What does it mean to be a good dad?” At Parkview High School, classrooms are full of a variety of perceptions considering its high diversity rate–both multiculturally and socioeconomically. There was hesitancy to even ask the question because that can be a sensitive topic to […]
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This month on the Growing Good Dads blog, we’re turning to some of the most important sources of wisdom and experience on teenagers: Educators! We’ve reached out to high schools in the Springfield area and are excited to bring you a variety of coverage you won’t want to miss. To kick off the month, we […]
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It was lunchtime, and the dads came hungry. As break began on a Friday in late September, welders and grinders at Watson Metal Masters filed into the conference room, guided by their noses by the mouthwatering scent of Missouri favorites: fried chicken, green beans and corn, mashed potatoes, dinner rolls, cookies. It was the last […]
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The Growing Good Dads Blog features some curated content from online resources. This post originally appeared on the Growing Leaders website and was not written by Good Dads staff. Most teenagers today are aware of the negative impact of smartphones. By this point, they all seem to know it deepens anxiety, heightens negative emotions, and increases FOMO. […]
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Will looked at his bank statement and wondered again what he and Elise were thinking when they decided to have children. It’s not that he didn’t love their three kids, but raising them wasn’t cheap or easy. Sean (15), regularly complained about the injustice of being required to do chores, even though Will and Elise […]
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“Please Don’t Repeat That!”
I think we have all been there, cruising along at a speed that is probably not recommended by the Highway
The Annual Christmas Crisis: Part 2
“Why can’t you just help out with the wrapping? I did everything else.” “I don’t know why you have such
When Co-Parenting is Difficult
Our Good Dads podcast recently received feedback from a listener who wondered about how a dad could be engaged in
Becoming a Good Dad
Dr. Mike Dawson has been the Chief Learning Officer for Springfield Public Schools since 2015. He is also married to
Three Theories for Raising Kids
Brian Fogle claims he had three theories about how to raise children before he had three. Now he has none!
You Can Be a Good Dad and Drive a Truck
“You can be a truck driver. You can be a dad. You can be a good dad! Don’t let people
Competition VS Cooperation
“In what areas of life do you find yourself most competitive? At work? In athletic activities? In card or board
Four Ways to Help your Child Try New Things
“What’s that?!” “It’s good. You’ll like it.”“Yuck. No I won’t.” “How do you know you won’t like it if you
Helping Your Children With “Firsts”
At the first of the year, my mind is often brought back to the many “firsts” I have been blessed
What I Wish Dads Would Say to their Teens About Love
Many dads fear “the talk” relative to conversations with their kids about love and sex. I can understand this discomfort,
It’s Mine!
What parent hasn’t heard those words? A red-faced child plants both feet firmly, sticks out the lower lip, and what
The Whisper of Fatherhood
If ever a story, a relationship, a social infrastructure, or a magical phenomenon been more under emphasized than the importance
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