The Real Job of Dads

Wow!  Check out this article on being a successful parent!  http://www.focusonthefamily.com/parenting/parenting_roles/successful_parenting/real_job_of_dads.aspx

It really hit me, when it said…The real job of dads isn't control. It's to validate every one of his children.  To validate means to let your child know over and over and over, through words and actions, that the following are true:

    * "Hey, you exist and you matter to me."

    * "You're good enough."

    * "You're an okay kid

 

What about a mom's primary job? It's not cooking dinner, changing diapers or helping a preschooler glue colored macaroni on a coffee can as a Father's Day gift.

The most important assignment a mom has is to nurture her children.  A nurturing mom goes beyond being the "maintenance person" in a child's life. She doesn't just keep a child clean, fed, warm, and dry. She also helps enable her children to develop fully by pouring life into them. She models joy and passion. Nurturing is filling your child up with aliveness.

 

The most important assignment a mom has is to nurture her children.