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Families are in crisis this back-to-school season

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Families are in crisis this back-to-school season

Urgent Need: As the back-to-school season begins, families are facing mounting pressure—tough choices, cultural confusion, and strained relationships.

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Fatherhood

Love at Its Best for New Dads

Congratulations, you’re a father! The secret to loving a newborn is setting aside your personal desires and meeting your child’s needs.

Different From Dad

Value your kids’ differences.

The Fatherhood Mandate

What should be a father’s top priority?

In Search of Greatness as a Father

There are two definitions of greatness. Which will you choose?

Family: What’s the Point?

One man journeys around the world in search of God’s plan for family.

Dads are heroes

Dads Are Heroes to Their Kids

Learn how dads can take back the role they have been given to become a hero to their children.

New Dad Bonding

Don’t panic, if you’re a new dad! You will bond and feel more at ease with their new little one, in time.

When Adopted Kids Need More Than a Parent’s Love

I remember thinking, All kids need is a little love. Now after adopting six children from foster care, I realize how naïve my words were.

One Single Dad’s Story

When Don lost his wife to cancer, he was left to raise his 8-year-old daughter alone.

Navigating the Decision

Tips for deciding if and how much to work outside the home.

Young, smiling father balancing his toddler daughter who’s sitting on the edge of his desk

What Options Does Your Family Have?

Today’s family has expanded options for making ends meet and nurturing family life.

Young family praying before their meal

Prayer: Seek the Lord Together

One of the most important ways your family can pursue Christ together is through prayer.

Dad holds toddler on boat dock

A Father, A Husband, A Man

The prevailing framework with which dads approach their role in the family is as an equal partnership with their wife.  Dads view their role as that of a team player with shared responsibility with their wife rather than split responsibility.  Instead of taking sole ownership for the financial support of the family, many dads share …

Young father affectionately resting his hand on and kissing his baby’s forehead as he gives the boy his feeding bottle

First-Time Dads: Learning From Your Father’s Mistakes

Despite good intentions, all men make mistakes that affect their kids. It is wise to consider what we’ve learned from our dad, and how it may influence our own fathering.

Father and young son playfully holding up paper mustaches on their face

Laughter: The Fun of Fatherhood

As we raise our children to be responsible, God-fearing adults, there’s a lot of room for humor, energy and fun.

Conversation: Give Your Child an Identity

Great relationships aren’t built of laws or rigid rules, but of vulnerable communication, honesty, healthy conflicts, order and direction.

Dad giving a pep talk to his upset teen athlete

Dads and Sports

Sports have so much to teach us about what it means to live well. Yes, good character can be taught in Sunday school, but it is “practiced” on the court, diamond, gridiron and track. Virtues such as tenacity, perseverance, fairness, integrity and responsibility can be developed and strengthened as surely as the muscles and skills …

How Dads Can Stay Involved

Preschool Go on a walk with your child, and collect leaves or other objects that reflect the changing seasons. Create habits that help you connect with your wife and kids, such as phone calls from work or special “daddy” time when you walk through the doorway at the end of the day. Post pictures of …

Young boy kicking a soccer ball as his smiling father watches in the background

Teaching Through Sports

Use your children’s involvement in sports to teach them about life.

Smiling father and teen son posing for the camera, with a white car and two people in a blurred out background.

Raising a Gentleman

Get tips for single dads who are raising sons.