Perhaps your father was a picture-perfect, wise, and loving man. Or he may have been abusive, cutting, critical, and harsh. Most likely, he was somewhere in between.
Our experiences with fathers are so varied that we can't list all the possibilities, but each of us has had a father experience, even if it was his absence. That experience directly affects how we parent our own children.
This is a challenge to you to be a BETTER father to your children:
We are going to ask you to make changes in your life;
To choose your children's interests over your own.
We are going to ask you to ignore what you FEEL like doing and do what is RIGHT instead.
What Are Your Tools?
Researchers have found that certain parenting styles and strategies help a child succeed in many different areas of life. Responsiveness is how you respond to your child.
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Are you warm and affectionate?
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Do you give unconditional acceptance?
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Are you full of praise for your child?
If so, then you would have a high level of responsiveness.
Demandingness is the expectations and limits you put on your child.
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Do you require you child to get good grades?
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Do you closely control access to electronics?
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Do your children have chores and consequences if they do not do them?
Then you would likely have a high level of demandingness.