This week for the These Dads Are Doing It Right series I want to highlight connected dads looking to help dads. These fathers, authors and groups are looking to help dads create strong families. In addition, if there are any other dads that you think we should check out leave their name and info in the comment section below.
Drew Soleyn – Connected Dads
As a certified Leadership Coach, Trainer, and Speaker Drew helps struggling dads break the negative cycle of their past, overcome mistakes, and transform their family life. In addition he really wants you to know is that he struggled as a dad. Therefore he often felt like he was failing. While Drew searched for answers, he realized many dads felt the same pain but had nowhere to turn for advice, encouragement or support. From this experience Connected Dads was born. Learn more about the work he does over at his site.
Who Let The Dads Out?
Who Let The Dads Out? groups are for fathers, father figures and their children. They create places where you can have fun, form friendships and find support. Who Let The Dads Out? began and grew in UK churches. For them any organization, faith based or not, is welcome to set up a group. Therefore, they would love you to join them in providing support to and creating memories for thousands upon thousands of dads and their children every month. Learn more here.
Scott Hanley – The Dad Connection
Relationships are built. They don’t just happen. The Dad Connection will show you how to build a bridge and a strong relationship with your kids that will last a lifetime. This guide for parents showcases the understanding of love, respect, patience, energy, care, perspective, service, and trust needed to build strong and deeply loving parent-child relationships. It is a life-altering lens through which to see, understand, and love the relationships you have been blessed to receive.
Carl Pickhardt – The Connected Father
Many fathers feel unprepared for their child’s adolescence. It can be in their denial, often times preferring to believe that it will only happen to other people’s children. In this sensitive and forthright book, Carl Pickhardt stresses that fathers need to become informed about changes and challenges that normally unfold. Helping caring fathers navigate the four crucial and often perplexing stages of adolescence, The Connected Father describes how fathers can learn to be better listeners. In addition you will learn why they have trouble communicating and what to do about it. He writes about the different emotional changes between mid- and late-adolescence. Plus he helps you know how to encourage independence while setting limits. You can learn how fathers can talk to teens about drugs, sex, the internet, relationships, and more.