Fellow Dad, here’s a gripping thought I am reminded of regularly…

The way we are right now, day-in and day-out, is what we are modeling to our sons about how to be a dad.

In our actions, words, attitudes, priorities, habits, and character traits.

One day down the road, they too will become dads and have their own family. And they may read books on parenting, attend seminars and conferences, and even develop friendships with other fellow dads their own age and trade child-raising stories.

But let us be assured of this… Our sons are watching us… their own dad… every day!

What they are learning from our actions as we model fatherhood to them is going to influence their own fathering perhaps more than anything else.

Amazing thought isn’t it?!

Talk about influence!

Is your little guy learning…
- fatherhood means work comes before family
- fatherhood means lots of time in front of the television or Internet is justified for entertainment purposes
- fatherhood means sports are a high priority for happiness
- fatherhood means expecting Mom to do most of the work in the kitchen and house
- fatherhood means spiritual growth is pursued only through weekly attendance to a local church service

Or is your son learning…
- fatherhood means leading our family through daily acts of serving them
- fatherhood means our wife and children are a higher priority than hobbies and personal interests
- fatherhood means cheating our work regularly to spend time with our family
- fatherhood means consistent daily prayer time with our Heavenly Father
- fatherhood means taking the lead in daily reading scriptures out loud to our family
- fatherhood means being gentle and forgiving our children when they mess up or disappoint us

Remember, dad, he’s watching you… always watching you.

FamilyDads Resource

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