When will we be able to put the “dads don’t babysit” comment to rest? What will it take to focus on the things dads do, as opposed to what they don’t do? The new paternity leave offered to dads in Canada is an opportunity to change this perception. Dads taking the 5 week “use-it-or-lose-it” leave will have ample opportunity to show the world that they are primary care-givers to their kids.
Whatever you do, whatever your rules and curfews are, remember that your ability to understand and influence your teenager starts with a good relationship. A good relationship helps you talk to each other, including conversations about rules and expectations.
It can be hard to know exactly what to say or how to get the conversation rolling—or how to do it without making kids roll their eyes, hunker down and wait stoically until they can get back to video games or Snapchat. Overall, the most important thing is for Dads to keep talking to their kids, no matter what, not just about big issues, but about everything else too.
We all know something about stress and that stress can cause problems. But I’m going to offer some ideas about stress that might be new to you. We usually think of stress as something bad, something that causes difficulty or hardship. There is good stress as well as “bad” stress.
This month we focus our attention on supporting dads in developing healthy relationships. To get started, we focus on facts about the relationship with your partner as you become parents.
In this practical article, Justin Tsui of Win Each Day shares three practices that help him feel his best. And it only takes 15 min a day…