Raising Preteens & Overcoming Adversity: With New Pathways Dad Michael Fisher
A Missouri father of three shares his joys and challenges of raising two teenage boys during his recovery journey.
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“Hold my hand, daddy. I’m scared.” “Watch this, daddy. Watch me jump in the pool. Did you see the splash I made?” “Did you see me hit that ball, Dad? Were you watching when I hit that homerun?” Why is…
Raising Respectful, Un-Selfish Children
Tonight with JD, I had a realization that children become truly mature and compassionate when they realize that, if they CAN do something, they NEED to do it for themselves. I believe we, as parents, need to encourage our kids…
Parenting Goals: Creating a Value-Based Environment for Your Child
Goal Setting for Parents I strongly believe in the idea of setting goals. If you aim for nothing, you’ll get nothing every time. This concept is typically used to set personal goals, but I’m here to talk about goal setting…
Sex…15% of Relationship When It’s Going Well … More Like 100% When It’s Not
According to Dr. Barry McCarthy, author of numerous books and articles on sexuality and marriage, when a couple’s sexual relationship is going well, it’s about 15% of the marriage. They have fun together; they solve problems effectively; and they talk…
Manage Conflict with Your Partner Using the Speaker-Listener Technique: Lessons Learned from “Becoming Parents”
Learning how to get along with your partner is so important—not just for each of you, but also for your children. This week on the Growing Good Dads blog, we’ll detail some strategies for getting along with your partner, specifically…
Managing Challenging Relationships: Advice from Good Dads Facilitators (Part II)
Good Dads turned to two of its most skilled facilitators of the New Pathways program for our month-long coverage on the topic of managing challenging relationships. They gave advice for succeeding in one’s relationships in spite of the challenges that…
Managing Challenging Relationships: Advice from Good Dads Facilitators
Good Dads turned to two of its most skilled facilitators of the New Pathways program for our month-long coverage on the topic of managing challenging relationships. They gave advice for succeeding in one’s relationships in spite of the challenges that…
The Annual Holiday Argument and Managing Challenging Relationships
This week we bring you an updated blogpost from the Good Dads archives. This article was originally published in 2021, but we think you’ll find that the topics we cover here are relevant every holiday season! Let’s face it.…
Marriage Makes Men Better
The Men and Mental Health Blog features some curated content from online resources. This post originally appeared on the Institute for Family Studies website and was not written by Good Dads staff. The Nobel-prize winning psychologist Daniel Kahneman has…
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