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| DadsForKids.org Stats |
| Website Launched: May 18th, 2003 |
| Last Updated: Apr 4th, 2006. |
People "Staying Connected" (see above):
801 (... and counting!) |
| CT Registered Non-For-Profit 501c3 |
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| Get Involved! |
Grass Roots Opportunities - Help share the DadsForKids.org message by either forwarding this page in your Email or printing and distributing our flyer.
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| Did you know? |
What can influence a girl's decision to have sex?
The role her father plays in her life. A recent study found that if her father is not in the home, a girl is more likely to have sex earlier, and get pregnant earlier. The father factor was more important than her family's income or her parents' involvement in her day-to-day activities. So what does it mean? In the researcher's words, men need to "form and remain in families with their children." More simply put: dads should realize that they have a huge impact on their daughters.
Click here for more info
(source - FamilyFirst.net)
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Teens whose parents are warm and firm and grant them psychological autonomy achieve more in school, report less depression and anxiety, and score higher on measures of self-reliance and self-esteem than teens whose parents fail to demonstrate these elements.
Source: Parent-Child Communication |
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| Recommended Reading |
 | Season of Life Jeffrey Marx has used the most violent of American games to show how men and boys should dare not be afraid to look for love. This is a book that all will enjoy. |
 | The Alchemist This decade old international best seller tells the story of a boy following his dream; and the choices, decisions, and reflections that come with it. Unbelievable book! |
 | Closing the Gap: A strategy for bringing parents and teens together has a plan for both parents and teens to work through the issues that divide them, and in the process, rediscover the love that initially defined their relationship. |
 | 10 Best Gifts for Your Teen: Patt and Steve Saso offer valuable advice to help families maintain strong relationships through the often turbulent teenage years. A great and fast read! |
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| Quick Tip |
The Key To Your Childs Heart:
From Dr. Gary Smalley
In raising confident, responsible kids in a warm, close-knit family atmosphere, there are 4 things involved with successful parenting of children under age 12:
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| 1. | Maintain a close, trusting relationship with your child |
| 2. | Motivate children to do their best |
| 3. | Preserve order and harmony at home and have fun in the process |
| 4. | Equip kids for future careers, interests, and relationships |
"The Key to Your Child's Heart" centers around a single essential principle that can mean the difference between an angry, rebellious, distant child and a happy, cooperative one.
That principle - the key to your child's heart - is knowing how to keep your
child's spirit open. This will allow your child to experience their full potential as children and adults.
Got a tip? Send it to tips@dadsforkids.org
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| Rights. Respect. Responsibility. |
What Parents Can Do:
The research is clear - young people who feel connected to family are more likely to avoid risky behaviors in adolescence. As a parent, you are the primary educator of your children. You communicate your attitudes and beliefs in verbal and nonverbal ways. You share your feelings about sexuality in actions and words. There are many things you can do to help your children develop into sexually healthy adults. Teach very young children the appropriate words for parts of the body. As they grow older, answer their questions honestly and be willing to answer their questions about relationships, puberty, and intimacy. Model mutually respectful relationships. Talk with your young people about sexuality and character. Help them understand your values and stress the importance values play in your life. |
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| The Circle Of Influence |
| As we evolve through life, there are many people who have had a lasting impression on our lives. We all need to nurture ourselves but at the same time be open and aware that there are great people out there to help you along the journey. |
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| If you have a great story, or wish to elaborate on how YOUR circle of influence effected you in your life, please email us, as we are just exploring this concept of becoming a complete person. support@dadsforkids.org |
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| Reflective Thoughts |
BELIEF Makes Everything Possible
VISUALIZE your Desired Outcome
You CAN, because You THINK You can
FIND the GOOD SIDE to every situation
Find INNER PEACE along "THE JOURNEY"
Making CHOICES is your GREATEST POWER
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| Professional Feedback |
 | "DadsforKids.org is an educational, meaningful and inspirational website that will help parents, especially Dads, help their kids......make better decisions."
- Dr. Mike Bradley |
Dr. Mike Bradley Parenting Forum
A great resource for every parent. |
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| 12 Steps to becoming a Better Dad ! |
1. Ask your kids:
» What can I do to be a better Dad?
» What can we do together to have more fun?
2. Engage in your children's lives. Learn about their day.
3. Ask your wife for her ideas about connecting with your kids.
4. Appreciate that our children need to "Individuate".
5. Learn from others. Talk with your friends.
6. Read the book "The 10 Best Gifts for Your Teen"
7. Make www.DadsForKids.org your homepage.
8. Bring "Best Practices" into your home.
9. Communicate with them. When we lecture we lose them.
10. Understand the balancing of YES and NO to our children's requests.
11. Make a commitment to be your best for your family.
12. Appreciate that you will need to "Adjust the Plan"
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| Action Ideas For Dad's |
Set a GOAL to be a Great Dad
HUG your Child Daily
Tell them you LOVE them !
Get to KNOW your Kids
Set a game plan to SPEND TIME together
Have DINNER Together as often as possible
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| "Motivating Quotes" |
| "Parents are not the only voice in your children's ear, so you better be the best voice, the clearest voice, the most influential voice in your children's ear." |
| - Jay McGraw |
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| "With all of the media influences today, Parents need to have the 'best voice' that really gets through to their children." |
| - Jay McGraw |
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| "To know that one person breathes easier because you have lived is to have succeeded." |
| - Ralph Waldo Emerson |
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"Find something you love to do and you'll never have to work a day in your life."
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| - Harvay Mackay |
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"To love and be loved is to feel the sun from both sides."
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| - David Viscott |
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"Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do."
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| - John Wooden |
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"Courage is the resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear."
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| - Mark Twain |
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"We can move the entire mountain one piece at a time."
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| - Chinese Proverb |
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"When the defining moment comes, either you define the moment or the moment defines you."
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| - Unknown |
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"Be who you are and say what you mean because those who matter don't mind and those who mind don't matter."
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| - Dr. Seuss |
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"A Journey of a Thousand Miles Begins with a Single Step."
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| - Chinese Proverb |
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