THE 26th tip in the 31 days to becoming a better dad is to know your legal rights.
One of the main reasons I started Dadviser was to help single and separated fathers play a bigger role in their children's lives. After a divorce or separation, fathers ar

THE 25th tip in the 31 days to becoming a better dad is to encourage your children to take risks.
In order to follow ones dreams and realize true happiness in life, one must take risks. Taking the safe road in life may lead to contentment and security, b

THE 24th tip in the 31 days to becoming a better dad is to teach your kids the value of failure.
Too many people believe that failure is a bad thing. Like discipline , failure is an integral part of the growth process. Without failure, you will never k

THE 23rd tip in the 31 days to becoming a better dad is to conquer your bad habits.
As I've said in previous posts, _________ parents = _________ kids. Whatever bad habits you have, your children are at great risk of picking up themselves. They watch a

THE 22nd tip in the 31 days to becoming a better dad is to think before you speak.
As a hero to your children, your words are very powerful and can set the tone of your child's life for years to come. Everything you say to them adheres to their little b

THE 21st tip in the 31 days to becoming a better dad is to teach your children financial responsibility.
Consumer debt is rising at an alarming rate due to several reasons. One big reason is that children do not learn good money management at home and h

THE 20th tip in the 31 days to becoming a better dad is to be consistent.
In order to establish routines for your children, you need to learn to be consistent in all areas of your parenting. One of the hardest things for children to do is toe the line b

THE first tip in the 31 days to becoming a better dad is to give your children praise daily.
Praising our children is a powerful motivator, for good or bad. The key to praising your kids correctly is to quantify the praise you give them. According to t

THE 18th tip in the 31 days to becoming a better dad is to laugh everyday with your children.
It's long been said laughter is the best medicine, but many parents either don't find the time to laugh with their children or simply cannot find anything to la

THE 17th tip in the 31 days to becoming a better dad is to have specific days set apart to have family fun day.
Doing things as a family is a great way to catch up with everyone's latest news and to remind each family member that you are a unit and funct

THE 14th tip in the 31 days to becoming a better dad is to be charitable.
As kids, we treat others the way our parents treat others. Use this fact to show your children how to be kind to the world. Set an example by offering a helping hand to those in n

THE 15th tip in the 31 days to becoming a better dad is to encourage your children to follow their dreams.
As far as I'm concerned, the job of a parent is to raise adults, not kids. Part of raising a good adult is to teach them while they are a child to

THE 16th tip in the 31 days to becoming a better dad is to put your children first.
Children have a deep need to feel they are the most important thing to their parents. Mothers usually master this ability immediately upon birth, but fathers have nature

THE 13th tip in the 31 days to becoming a better dad is to learn from your childhood.
All too often, I hear parents say they raise their kids the way they were raised because that's how it is. I disagree. If we aren't learning from our childhood and co

THE second tip in the 31 days to becoming a better dad is to teach your kids self-esteem. If we fail in this effort, our children are going to make bad decisions for a large majority of their life or at the very least, not have the guts to take the chanc

THE first tip in the 31 days to becoming a better dad is to be good to your child's mom.
As someone who has gone through some extreme ups and downs with his child's mom, I can attest to the power of taking the high road. In fact, our relationship is the