What I Wish I Knew Then: Three lessons to ring in the new year – Part 3

What I Wish I Knew Then: Three lessons to ring in the new year – Part 3

by | Jan 16, 2020 | Dads, Father Involvement, Fatherhood Matters, Health, Healthy Relationships, Involved Fathers, Mental health, Moms, New Dads, parenting, Resources, Separated Dads, Single Dads, Step Dads, Teens, Things To Do, tips, Young Dads

Lesson #3 – Empathize, Don’t Antagonize I don’t remember when, but sometime between getting married and the birth of my third child I became aware that my first reaction to problems was to go into ‘problem solving mode’.  Can any of you relate to this?   What...
What I Wish I Knew Then: Three lessons to ring in the new year – Part 2

What I Wish I Knew Then: Three lessons to ring in the new year – Part 2

by | Jan 9, 2020 | Dads, Father Involvement, Fatherhood Matters, Healthy Relationships, Involved Fathers, Resources, Single Dads, Step Dads, Teens, tips, Training, Young Dads

by Drew Soleyn Lesson #2 – Coach more, control less I grew up involved in sports.  In the process, I had a lot of coaches. Some good, others…well, not so good.  I eventually went to Western and was coached by Larry Haylor, who was later inducted into the...
What I Wish I Knew Then: Three lessons to ring in the new year

What I Wish I Knew Then: Three lessons to ring in the new year

by | Jan 2, 2020 | Dads, Father Involvement, Fatherhood Matters, Healthy Relationships, Involved Fathers, Moms, New Dads, parenting, Separated Dads, Single Dads, Step Dads, Training, Young Dads

Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com I say full because since we’ve had kids (twin 6 years old’s and a 4 year old) time has seemed to pass exponentially quicker.  There never seems to be enough time, and too many items on our list of “to do’s”. So slowing down,...
Help For The Holidays

Help For The Holidays

by | Dec 11, 2019 | Dads, Father Involvement, Fatherhood Matters, Games, Health, Healthy Relationships, Involved Fathers, Mental health, New Dads, parenting, Resources, Separated Dads, Single Dads, Step Dads, Teens, Things To Do, tips, Young Dads

It’s holiday time and with all the busy-ness, hustle and bustle it can be hard to get through this season feeling very joyous.  Here at Dad Central we want to share a few tips and resources to help. While it may be challenging at this time of year, as dads you...