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Three veteran dads offer their best practical advice so you can build awesome relationships with your kids. In partnership with the National Center for Fathering, they draw on their day-in, day-out experience to help you...creatively express care and affection in ways only a father canconvey a positive perspective on life and the futureteach, counsel, and guide in ways your children can receive and rememberremind your kidsand yourselfthat God is always there, listening and participatingbe a dad through all the stages of your kids' livesThese time-tested ideas will reignite your passion for being a dad. You'll find the inspiration and know-how you need to engage with daughters and sons in the best ways possible and make your home their favorite place to be.

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Publié par	Harvest House Publishers, Inc.
Date de parution	01 novembre 2015
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9780736962971
Langue	English

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HARVEST HOUSE PUBLISHERS
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IT S GREAT BEING A DAD
Copyright 2015 the National Center for Fathering
Published by Harvest House Publishers
Eugene, Oregon 97402
www.harvesthousepublishers.com
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Payleitner, Jay K.
It s great being a dad / Jay Payleitner, Brock Griffin, and Carey Casey, CEO, the National Center for Fathering.
pages cm
ISBN 978-0-7369-6296-4 (pbk.)
ISBN 978-0-7369-6297-1 (eBook)
1. Fatherhood-Religious aspects-Christianity. I. Title.
BV4529.17.P396 2015
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Dedication
In tribute to (and in memory of) our own dads,-Ken Payleitner, Leland Griffin, and Ralph Casey-who showed us how to be good dads and continue to teach and shape us even today.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
It s great being a dad. And it s great to work in an environment that lifts up the role of fatherhood. We are very aware that the work at the National Center for Fathering (NCF) is much bigger than we are.
As we endeavor to inspire and equip dads, so often we find ourselves inspired and equipped by others, such as the children who write priceless essays about their dads and all the dads who truly live out what this book is about with their children. We are thankful beyond measure for-and greatly humbled by-the faithful involvement of the NCF board of directors and many others who partner with us as trainers, volunteers, and/or financial supporters.
Through the years, so many wonderfully gifted individuals have been part of our team here at NCF. Currently on our hardworking staff are Steve Wilson, Brian Blomberg, Sherri Solis, Bea Peters, Chelsea Mudd, Steve Stiffler, and Yemescrach (Yemi) Wendemagegnehu. Our dedicated crew at WATCH D.O.G.S. (Dads of Great Students) includes Eric Snow, Shelly Perry, Chris Danenhauer, Frank Hannon, Denise Griffith, Gloria Vaquera, and Keith Schumacher.
The authors are also grateful to agent Dan Balow for his patience and persistence. And to the faithful and accomplished team at Harvest House Publishers, including Gene Skinner, Terry Glaspey, and Bob Hawkins Jr.
From Carey: I am thrilled to acknowledge a few people who have influenced me to contribute to the writing of this book. I will forever be grateful for Mom and Pop, who modeled parenting and a strong marriage for me. I thank God for my bride, Melanie, who has given me four wonderful children. I have fun being a dad of three adult children and a teenage son, Chance, who came 14 years later and is now off at college. As I often state, Chance keeps my fathering fresh. Thanks to Ken Canfield, our founder at NCF, for casting the vision and setting the course. And to all of the influencers who loved me, coached me, and modeled for me the importance of my role as a dad, thank you for your encouragement and support.
Brock sends his love and thanks to Tara, Cole, Brooklyn, and Devan-for making the journey so satisfying and for their patience and grace for a husband and father who is still growing. And to Dad and Mom (Leland and Janet Griffin) as well as Virgil and RuthAnn Warren and the entire Warren clan-for their continuing support and encouragement. To pastors and friends at Legacy Christian Church-for living the Word and helping us do the same. Also to Ken Canfield and Carey Casey, leaders at NCF-for creating space for me to use my gifts, for continuing to affirm those gifts, and for being key friends and mentors for fathering and for life.
Jay sends his gratitude to his growing family-Rita, Alec, Lindsay, Randall, Rachel, Max, Megan, Isaac, Kaitlin, Rae Anne, Judah, Jackson, and Emerson. You inspire and motivate me. I love you all.
And to our Savior, Jesus, who went to the cross for each and every one of us. Without your perfect love and perfect plan, none of this makes any sense.
Contents
Dedication
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Kid Fix
2. Rainy Days
3. Airport Skipping
4. Make Your Home a Hangout
5. Extreme Fathering
6. Scrubbing the Cat
7. Jim, Lisa, and Paul
8. Be Yourself
9. Anger and Priorities
10. Don t Be a Loaf of Bread
11. Comforting Childhood Fears
12. The Case of the Submerged Cell Phone
13. Stretching to Connect
14. Indispensable Dads
15. Sensitive, Supportive, Challenging
16. Manna for Fathers
17. The Key to Your Daughter s Heart
18. The Grass Will Come Back
19. Talking with Your Kids, Not at Them
20. Knee Prints in the Carpet
21. $1.77
22. The Joy and Rewards of Work
23. Fathering with Purpose
24. The One-Step Rule
25. Arrows in the Hands of a Warrior
26. How Does a Dad Look Like?
27. Let Yourself Laugh
28. A Conversation at the Drive-In
29. Discipline with Respect
30. Raising Countercultural Kids
31. Hope for Divorced Dads
32. Listen to Your Daughter
33. Off to College
34. Investing Time
35. Five A.M. Basketball
36. Can I Call You Daddy Too?
37. Be a Dad Today, Not Someday
38. Pizza Buffet
39. Fathering Under a Microscope
40. Cracking Your Code
41. Being Unfaithful as a Father
42. Bond with Your Baby
43. Heavenly Fathering
44. Marking Milestones
45. Invisible Stepdads
46. Wireless Connections
47. Parents on Different Pages
48. It s Not My Job
49. New Dad, New Husband
50. I Want a Divorce
51. The Best Thing
52. Dads Are Heroes
53. One Thing at a Time
54. John and Skyler
55. Managing Energy Resources
56. Big Ideas
57. Are You Really Listening?
58. Delight in Your Kids
59. Thanks from Tom
60. Surprise
61. Coaching Pledge
62. Dads at Weddings
63. Expressing Love
64. Dads and Sarcasm
65. Get in the Word
66. The Power of Suggestion
67. Father and Son Fencing
68. Lunch with Dad
69. Go for It
70. 24/7/365
71. Start Simple
72. A Stepfather s Breakthrough
73. Playing Fair
74. Tyler s Column
75. The Father-Child Getaway
76. Freedom in Accountability
77. Trial or Blessing?
78. Wiser Discipline Strategies
79. Doing Your Fair Share
80. Your Dad s Obituary
81. Media Madness
82. Roles of a Forever Father
83. Don t be Surprised
84. Poop, Pee, and Carrots
85. Tough Situations
86. Teens Being Teens
87. Wear It for the Kids
88. Omar
89. Principles for Parenting Challenges
90. Dave Takes His Daughter Shopping
91. Work Works
92. The Fatherhood Crisis
93. God the Father
Notes
National Center for Fathering
About the Authors
Introduction
W e think being a dad is just about the greatest, most rewarding job in the world. And we want you to feel the same way.
On the book cover are the names of Jay, Brock, and Carey. But this book is actually a labor of love inspired by the millions of dads who have been touched by the work of the National Center for Fathering (NCF).
We love each one of those guys. We love every desperate dad who has walked through our doors looking for help. We love the men who have gone through our workshops and small-group training sessions and have committed to Championship Fathering. We applaud and appreciate the men whose names are inscribed in our Fathering Hall of Fame and who volunteer in their kids schools through our WATCH D.O.G.S. initiative. We care deeply for thousands of dads who read our weekly blogs and sit in audiences inspired and challenged by NCF speakers. We are humbled that millions of men have tuned in to Today s Father broadcasts five days a week on hundreds of stations since 1993.
We pledge to expand our impact through books, e-books, essay contests, fathering court, and winsome social media campaigns. And we take seriously our responsibility to conduct groundbreaking research that helps shape national policy and impacts fathers and families across the country.
Are you with us? We d like to stand shoulder to shoulder with you.
Representing the National Center for Fathering, we coauthors have logged untold hours researching, writing about, speaking on, advocating for, and simply pondering the concept of fatherhood. Carey Casey has headed NCF since 2006. Brock Griffin is the writing and publications director, having served on staff since 1991. Bestselling author, speaker, and producer Jay Payleitner has been affiliated with NCF for more than two decades. Altogether we have 12 children. Carey and Jay may or may not be adding grandchildren even