What Every Dad Should Teach His Children

A simple yet very complicated message follows. It is a list of things a father should teach his children. It’s not specific, not like, how to fish, or hold a fork, or a million everyday things that are very important to pass on either through specific lessons or example. It’s more like how to live your life. These are big lessons, taught in many small bites, day after day, year after year!

You can’t teach these ideas without trying your best to live them yourself. If you find them very idealistic, they are. But any serious attempt at achieving or teaching these principles to your children is a definite step towards true, loving, nurturing, DADHOOD!

Found in the beginning of my book, "The Power of Dadhood"

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Great, you say. How do you teach these things? 

Here are some thoughts:

1. Be an example of all
2. Know and notice your child 
3. Never let these teachings fall to the wayside

With these things in mind, you will find ways to establish them in the psyche of your children. Many ideas will literally come from the ether. Be proactive!

Michael Byron Smith