Dads encouraging dads

Encouraging good dads to be great dads!

Be the dad you wish you had!

Some men have great memories of how their dad was fully there for them when they were young.  Today they enjoy a strong relationship with their father and have regular and meaningful contact with them.

Is that you? If so, count yourself blessed among men. You are among the 10% of men in Australia and 18% of men in America that can put their hand up for belonging to this fortunate group according to Steve Biddulph’s research.

I’m sure that many of our dads, if still living, wish they could turn back the clock and re-visit their father-child parenting experience as I know that life has shown them where the gaps were in their parenting of you and I.

As you think about your dad and what your relationship with him was like, what do you wish would have been different for you as a child. How is your relationship with him today? What might be different had he been more engaged with you and involved in your life?

I wonder how much like your father you are today?  How much are you fathering your children just like he fathered you? After all, he was your primary role model.

Becoming the dad we wish we had is not an attempt to bag out our fathers or magnify their shortcomings, but rather to challenge ourselves to be all that we can be in our fatherly role for our children. There are so many great fathering books on the market and so many great men doing great work to encourage dads to fulfil their potential as fathers. Google “Raising Boys” and “Raising Girls” for starters.

Check out these awesome websites that offer everything from outdoor adventure for you and your children, resources, great blogs and other inspiration through to practical wisdom and local discussion groups.

http://www.fatheringadventures.com.au/

http://bettermen.com.au/

http://www.victoria.ymca.org.au/cpa/h...

These guys do the great work they do to help guys like us to be better at being fathers so that our kids will have the dads we wish we had. I commend them to you.

What are some other resources for dads you would like to promote? Let me know and I will list them.

If you would like to connect with a group of dads online, visit good dads great dads on Facebook and get involved.