Divorce is a painful reality which affects almost half of everyone who gets married. Tragically it's our children’s hearts that are so often caught in the crossfire of negative emotions that come with divorce or separation. How do you love, protect, nurture and equip your children through a [Read more]
The early years of childhood can be extremely demanding. One father asked what to do with a wife suffering from postpartum blues and an inconsolable teething infant. Here are three bits of advice. 1. Post partum blues. It is normal for a woman to experience some form of [Read more]
A dad recently asked for advice on how to deal with his 6-year-old son who has suddenly started behaving like a “certified pest”; fighting with his sisters, being messy, forgetful, losing things and generally being a pain in the neck. [Read more]
It may be stating the obvious to say that the number one key to being an excellent father is to build and maintain a good relationship with your child. Yet it’s something a lot of men struggle with. [Read more]
I often get approached by men who say something along the lines of: “I don’t really know what I’m doing. I’m scared I won’t be a good dad. What do I do?” [Read more]
As a father you are the most important man in your children’s lives. Dads are their son’s first hero and their daughter’s first romance. It’s an inspiring and deeply fulfilling position to be in but it’s also challenging! [Read more]
Dads on holiday can be a scary thing. Physiotherapists and chiropractors have a field day trying to repair muscles and tendons expected to leap into action after 49 weeks of cubicle dwelling. Somehow us men develop a gap between what we think our bodies can do and what they [Read more]
Each child has a unique identity; a combination of personality traits, talents and passions that combine to equip them for their life purpose. It’s your duty as a father to help them discover what their skill set is and how this melds with their heart’s great passion to form their [Read more]
Nothing will fully prepare you for the day your child emerges from the depths of the womb and changes your life forever, but there is a lot you can do to equip yourself for the all important role of “dad”. [Read more]
One of the greatest longings we all have is to be truly seen, truly known. People often fall in love with the first person who really “gets them”, even if the person is not right in most other ways. It is a universal soul cry and it is one that [Read more]
Fathers are the most powerful men in their children’s lives. What we do with this incredible privilege will shape their beliefs about themselves and the world and largely determine the trajectory of their lives. Every boy longs to be mentored by his father; every girl longs to be adored by [Read more]
Hands down my greatest challenge as a divorced dad was remaining a deeply engaged father in my children’s lives with a co parent who was no longer my partner, whose feelings towards me were less than hospitable and whose ideas about parenting came from a different manual than mine. [Read more]
Telling my children that their mom and I were getting divorced was probably the hardest conversation I have ever had. My son Luke was 11 at the time and my daughter Blythe 8. My heart broke as I looked into their sad, shocked eyes. It took everything I had to [Read more]
Craig shares his own journey as a dad and his parenting views. We discuss his divorce, what is means to be a man in todays world and how we can empower our sons and daughters. Craig explains how woundedness manifests in children when there is no father figure around, [Read more]
Today I conducted my first live "What's Your Burning Dad Question?" session. These are the questions I responded to: " As a father of two kids, aged ten and seven, I'd like to know how to not let stress about financial issues and what is currently happening [Read more]