- Encourage them with Scriptures of hope and help
- Let them know they are not alone, parenting can be frustrating and confusing for many fathers
- Assure them that you care about them and plan to be with them to find solutions together
- Encourage them to reject passivity and to take initiative as a father
- Encourage them that they don’t have to be perfect to be a father… kids usually love time with dad just being silly
- Encourage dads to be diligent in the lives of their daughters as protectors (e.g. Interviewing Your Daughter’s Date)
- Encourage dads to be diligent in the lives of their sons as role models of manhood (e.g. Tender Warrior)
- Encourage dads to connect with other men in a Men’s Fraternity group
- Encourage them to pray with their children at all ages
- Encourage them to model obedience and humility by admitting their own mistakes as a father
- Remind them that the relationship they have with their kids is more important than any list of rules
- Remind them that it is important to develop a vision and strategy for the kind of people you want your children to become
- Encourage them (along with their wife) to develop a mission statement to guide parenting decisions
- Encourage them to take responsibility for the spiritual development of their children and to not leave it up to others
- Remind them that it is important to model Christian principles in addition to teaching them
- Encourage them to look to God’s Word for principles to address problem’s their children face or decisions to be made
- Encourage them to get involved in a local, bible‐believing church for spiritual growth and accountability as parents
