My wife made a hugely profound statement the other day. We had just finished watching a wonderful movie titled, The Pursuit of Happyness. In the movie Will Smith portrays Chris Gardner, a man who overcomes tremendous odds as a homeless, single father to achieve his goal of bettering his life by becoming a stock broker [Read More...]
Perhaps I’m just a curmudgeonly old guy now, but it seems to me that people are just not as respectful as they used to be. Much of our culture believes that you do not have any obligation to respect someone unless or until they respect you first. It is a twisted vision of biblical respect. [Read More...]
Many high school boys are involved in sports programs. Sports can be a great vehicle to teach young men (and young women) a variety of skills and character traits that will benefit them for a lifetime. However, in today’s competitive world many young men try to take short cuts to achieve their goals (as modeled [Read More...]
Porn is part of your son’s everyday life. He sees it every day on television, in movies, and on computers. The pornography industry is working hard to catch your son’s attention and addict him early in life to their product. The porn industry is a $57-billion-a-year rapidly growing industry—over twice that of McDonalds Corporation. They [Read More...]
A ton of research shows that children from fatherless homes fare worse in life than their fathered counterparts. And like with most children, fatherless kids tend to imitate the examples that were modeled for them while growing up. Hence, much like addictions, or abuse–abandonment is emulated as well and ends up creating generational cycles that [Read More...]
Courage is the quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face uncertainty, difficulty, intimidation, danger, or pain with or without fear. In fact, true courage may be doing something we fear despite our fear. Courage is also generally considered interchangeable with bravery, which is the ability to stand up for what is [Read More...]
As a family and parenting advocate I get the pleasure of meeting a wide variety of people who are passionate about improving the lives of families and children. Since I believe that the more people who are exposed to the many excellent programs out there the better it is for everyone, I enjoy partnering with [Read More...]
Better Dads and Vancouver Courageous Dad (CVD) partnered to host the 1st Annual Father-Daughter Conference this past weekend in Portland, OR. This event was for girls age 12 and older and their fathers. The program was based loosely on my book, That’s My Girl: How a Father’s Love Protects and Empowers His Daughter. The purpose [Read More...]
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