In this podcast we discuss how to become a better dad and mentor for your children.
Fathers are the most important men in their children’s lives. What a man does with the incredible privilege of fatherhood will shape his children’s beliefs about themselves and largely determine the trajectory of their lives.
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Show notes on being a good dad:
In this touching discussion about the challenges and joys of fatherhood we covered:


* The Parallel Journey of growing yourself as you raise your children
* The 12 “dadverbs” that allow you to be the dad your children need you to be
* How to support a child’s distinct questions and needs and the differences raising children of different genders
* How to positively shape children’s beliefs about themselves and give them a foundation of confidence and courage
* The issues fathers face when, as young boys, they were taught that sex, power and money answered their problems

Bio:
Craig is an inspirational speaker who gives keynote talks and facilitates workshops on a variety of topics relevant to home, personal and working life. He is the author of The DAD Book, and the founder of the non-profit organization Father A Nation (FAN), a NPO that works with men in communities. Craig has worked in the Non Profit sector in the areas of experiential education and socio-economic development as well as the corporate sector in strategy and human resource development. He has a passion for seeing men and women fully alive. He lives in Cape Town with his wife Martinique and his two children, Luke (24) and Blythe (21).
Links:
The Dad Book
Shana James Coaching – Learn the most important skill men who are professionally successful and have a fulfilling love life use every day