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~ Life adventures of a dad of four kids with three of them under the age of Nine.

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How You Can Be a Better Dad Series – 07

05 Tuesday Jul 2016

Posted by P Murphy in Advice, Better Dad Series, Busy Dad, Challenge, Dad, Family, Kids, Monday Blog Series, Parenting

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This is number 7 of 25 posts in this series.  I hope you are learning new things with this series.  Feel free to check out the rest of them by clicking here.  The following advice will only work if you put the time and effort into making them work.  I hope you are getting positive results by doing what I have listed already.

If this are things that you are already doing then just consider this as a refresher course as being a Dad.  But please still read the article because you might learn something new or even can add more in the comment section if you have a better way to explain it.

Moms can do these as well as Dads so don’t be afraid to try Moms.

 

Advice “Read out loud to your children”

This can both helpful to both you and your child.  They can learn new words by reading them as well as learn the spelling of the words they are reading.  There is several published articles that will back this claim up.  This will make your child smarter and better in school.

This will benefit you by allowing you to spend time with your child.  They number one think any child wants from their parents is their time.  This is an easy way to spend that time with them.

Advice “Leave your work issues at your job. Don’t dump on your kids because your day was bad”

Sometimes you are still frustrated at what happened at work and you are still thinking about it.  Just “Let it Go” like Elsa did in Frozen.  Leave work at work.  Life is too short for being grouchy at your kids because you had a bad day.  Your kids don’t need it and it can be harmful to the relationship between your child and you.

Advice “Drop your change in a jar each day. When full, open a savings account for your child”

Another important piece of advice for you.  Teach your kids how to save money as well as how to handle money.  Teach them to live within the amount of money they earn and not to go into debt.  It will make them enjoy their purchases as well as a feeling of ownership.  If they know how hard it is to make money and buy something, the more they will keep it nice and in good shape.

Advice “Once in a while, ask your kids what you can do better. Then do it better”

Your kids can tell you if you are doing something wrong or if you can do it better.  This will come in handy if you think you are doing everything correctly.  Bad news for you on this.  You can also improve yourself and your kids can tell you exactly what you can improve.  So listen to them.

 

I hope this series will be a big hit for everyone.  Like always if you see something that I posted wrong or if I leave something out then please feel free to leave a comment or email me the information.  I want this to be something new or veteran dads can use as well as all of the Moms out there.

You can find the rest of the Better Dad Series by clicking here.

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How You Can Be a Better Dad Series – 06

28 Tuesday Jun 2016

Posted by P Murphy in Advice, Better Dad Series, Busy Dad, Challenge, Dad, Family, Kids, Monday Blog Series, Parenting

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This is number 6 of 25 posts in this series.  I’m a quarter the way through the series already and it still feels like I just started this series.  I hope you are learning new things with this series.  Feel free to check out the rest of them by clicking here.  The following advice will only work if you put the time and effort into making them work.  I hope you are getting positive results by doing what I have listed already.

If this are things that you are already doing then just consider this as a refresher course as being a Dad.  But please still read the article because you might learn something new or even can add more in the comment section if you have a better way to explain it.

Moms can do these as well as Dads so don’t be afraid to try Moms.

 

Advice “Forgive your dad for any grudges you hold against him”

This will not be easy if you have been hurt by your dad and still feel hurt by him.  But this is not healthy physically or mentally.  By holding on to this grudge then you are letting him win.  The best way to make yourself a better father then him is to forgive him and move on.  It might not make sense but to your kids it will show them not to hold on to grudges and to become better from it.  Your kids are still learning from you even if they are out of the house.  You will always teach them new stuff daily or weekly.  Show them compassion and forgiveness so they can pass that down to their kids.  Hate is not an answer to anything in life.  Life is to short and precious to have hate in it.

Advice “Teach a new dad what you’ve learned so far”

This also might be a hard thing to do if you don’t know anybody that is a new dad.  Some new dads might not want to be taught stuff that you have learned.  Just find a new dad and start having a conversation with them and offer advice to them.  Believe it or not if you learn new stuff from my series then I have taught you something and all I’m doing is giving you advice based on what I have learned so far.  Reminder that I’m learning still so I don’t have all of the answers.  But it makes me smile seeing the likes on my posts knowing someone is reading them.  Thank You for that.

Advice “Take time for yourself, so you can bring that sense of fulfillment with you to the family”

Everyone should take some time to themselves to a certain degree.  This will help you recharge yourself as well as hopefully doing something fun for yourself.  Taking too much time for yourself is also a bad thing as not taking enough time for yourself.  So you have to find a happy middle.  This can be a personal goal or just a goal you set for yourself.  This will teach your kids to go after their goals as well as staying in reality.

This also help keep you healthy and happy as well with a feeling of accomplishment.  Plus your confidence will be high and it will make your kids feel the same way.

One of my personal goals is to build a playhouse for my twin daughters.  This will allow me to take time for myself as well as make my daughters very happy.  This is a perfect example of taking time to yourself without being to selfish.  Since the playhouse is for my kids.

Advice “Remember what you hated to hear from your parents as a kid and vow to be different”

Sometimes the things you hated to hear when you were a kid is the same thing you are telling your kids today.  This has happen to every parent I have ever talked to about being a parent.  They all remember one or more things they hated hearing when they are young and they are saying them to their kids.

Some of those sayings our parents was telling us might not be that bad after all since we are now on the parent.  But there were things that we could change and those are the ones you want to change and not repeat.  Example if you were told you are not a good at anything, then you want to make sure you don’t repeat history and tell your kids that they can do whatever they try to.  Positive re-enforcement is always better than negative statements.

I hope this series will be a big hit for everyone.  Like always if you see something that I posted wrong or if I leave something out then please feel free to leave a comment or email me the information.  I want this to be something new or veteran dads can use as well as all of the Moms out there.

You can find the rest of the Better Dad Series by clicking here.

If you like what I’m writing then please feel free to vote for my site by clicking on the “like my Blog?” banner below.

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How You Can Be a Better Dad Series – 05

20 Monday Jun 2016

Posted by P Murphy in Advice, Better Dad Series, Busy Dad, Challenge, Dad, Family, Kids, Monday Blog Series, Parenting

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This is number 5 of 25 posts in this series.  Feel free to check out the rest of them by clicking here.  The following advice will only work if you put the time and effort into making them work.  I hope you are getting positive results by doing what I have listed already.

If this are things that you are already doing then just consider this as a refresher course as being a Dad.  But please still read the article because you might learn something new or even can add more in the comment section if you have a better way to explain it.

Moms can do these as well as Dads so don’t be afraid to try Moms.

 

Advice “Get moving. Have a fitness plan in place and get your kids to join in”

One of the best things to do as a father is stay in shape.  By staying in shape and staying healthy, you are going to be around your kids longer then if you were not in shape.  That will give you more time with your kids.  This will also help you lower your stress in your life as well.

This will allow you to help get and keep your kids in shape and healthy.  This will also keep your kids active so that they just don’t sit in front of a television and watch shows or movies or even play video games.  This stuff in small portions is ok but if they do this all of the time then they will suffer in school as well as social and intelligence since most of the stuff kids watch is not educational or worth watching.

Advice “Take more walks, and leave the car at home”

This goes with the advice from above.  Exercise is not always something you can do so just even walking will help.  If you leave your car home and walk to the places that are near you then to are accomplishing the goal.  You can use this piece of advice with another one from earlier and spend some one-on-one time with your child.  Just a thought.

Advice “Fall in love with your wife. Again”

This is a very good one if you are married.  This will show your kids that you are still in love with their mother and it also teaches them how to treat a woman they love in their life.  If they are young kids then it’s their mother.  This shows them to respect others as well.  Sometimes this can be a hard task but the reward is watching your kids treat their wives or partners the same way you treat your wife or partner.

Advice “Admit you’re wrong when you are”

This can be a hard thing to do since we tend to get our pride involved.  By admitting to your kids or in front of your kids that you are wrong is not going to make you weak.  It reminds them that you are human and don’t always know the answers.  It also teach your kids that they don’t have to be a know-it-all type of person.  But if you do know all of the answers then you are a very smart person.  There is a huge difference between a know-it-all and a smart person.

I hope this series will be a big hit for everyone.  Like always if you see something that I posted wrong or if I leave something out then please feel free to leave a comment or email me the information.  I want this to be something new or veteran dads can use as well as all of the Moms out there.

You can find the rest of the Better Dad Series by clicking here.

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Happy Father’s Day

19 Sunday Jun 2016

Posted by P Murphy in Advice, Blogging, Busy Dad, Dad, Family, Kids, Parenting

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To all the fathers out there.  Have a great day and spend some of your day with your kids.  They are the reason you are a father and dad.  If you live away from your kids then make sure you have a long talk with them today.

 

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