A father is the one who corrects your mistake, advice you when your mistaken, lead you when you are on the wrong path, carry you when your weak, whip you when you do something bad. A father is the one who encourage you when you’re disappointed and of course works to support his family.
Being a Father is no easy task. It's one that requires men to be made of steel and velvet so they can be both strong and nurturing.
Top 10 tips on how to be a great father:
Run a benevolent dictatorship.
"Some parents find it hard to assert their authority. They try to appeal to reason when sometimes what the situation calls for is 'No'
"Some parents find it hard to assert their authority. They try to appeal to reason when sometimes what the situation calls for is 'No'
Be friendly, but not a friend.
Parenting requires a higher standard of behavior than being a friend. Dads need to be concerned about what is good for their children, not just what they want.
Parenting requires a higher standard of behavior than being a friend. Dads need to be concerned about what is good for their children, not just what they want.
Admit when you're wrong.
It sends out the right signal that father is big enough to acknowledge his mistakes and move along.
It sends out the right signal that father is big enough to acknowledge his mistakes and move along.
Remain firmly flexible.
Your children are growing and changing all the time. While your family values should remain consistent, a 5-year old needs different limits than a 10-year old.
Your children are growing and changing all the time. While your family values should remain consistent, a 5-year old needs different limits than a 10-year old.
Stick around, even when they don't want you to.
One of the jobs of adolescents is to pull away as they struggle to become more adult. One of the challenges of being a parent is to love them in spite of it.
One of the jobs of adolescents is to pull away as they struggle to become more adult. One of the challenges of being a parent is to love them in spite of it.
Ask questions.
"But don't expect to always get answers, just asking the question is enough to start children thinking."
"But don't expect to always get answers, just asking the question is enough to start children thinking."
Don't take it personally if they express unhappiness.
Children are likely to complain if they don't get their way. Shrug it off.
Children are likely to complain if they don't get their way. Shrug it off.
Know that parenting is 24/7, and then some.
"Being a parent is unrelenting. There's no time off; you don't get to check out."
"Being a parent is unrelenting. There's no time off; you don't get to check out."
Keep in mind that who you are is more important than what you buy them.
"Who you are seeps into their pores and goes away with them long after they've forgotten whether or not you've taken them to Jollibee,"
"Who you are seeps into their pores and goes away with them long after they've forgotten whether or not you've taken them to Jollibee,"
Laugh.
When they're little, they'll break your back. When they're bigger, they sometimes break your heart. So learn to take the bitter with the better, and laugh.
When they're little, they'll break your back. When they're bigger, they sometimes break your heart. So learn to take the bitter with the better, and laugh.
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