25 Ways to Be a Better Dad

in #fatherhood8 years ago

Just a quick list off the top of my head:

  1. Listen to your wife

  2. Make the home environment good

  3. Discipline them

  4. Leave a legacy

  5. Spend time (schedule it)

  6. Listen to your children

  7. Finish what you start

  8. Teach them about faith

  9. Communicate with them

  10. Encourage them

  11. Come home from work happy

  12. Teach about different cultures/ wider world

  13. Have a support network, reach up in relationships with other dads

  14. See challenge as opportunity

  15. Be gentle

  16. Be grateful

  17. Be fit

  18. Sacrifice for them

  19. Teach them to make their mark

  20. Establish routine/ structure

  21. Be present

  22. Be patient , teach urgency

  23. Internet boundaries

  24. Be positive, can do attitude

  25. Be honest

What would you add to the list?