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This week on The Better Dad Show we continue reading the book “Better Dads, Stronger Sons”, by Rick Johnson. Chapter 5 is about Mistakes All Dad’s Make.
This episode we continue reading the book “Better Dads, Stronger Sons”, by Rick Johnson (affiliate link). That will take up season 1 of the show, and if that goes well, we will continue to read other books, and explore other content to help us become better Dads.
Questions
- What do you consider the three biggest mistakes you have made as a father? What did you learn from them?
- Develop a list of strengths and weaknesses your son possesses. How can you help nurture his strengths so he succeeds in life?
- Chart the actual amount of time you spend each day with your son over a week’s time. How does this amount of time differ from what you thought it would be?
- In what ways would you like to overcome complacency in your life, both as a man and as a father? What types of failures do you fear, and how can you overcome the fear by taking the risk of failure?
Skills
What practical skills do you think we need to equip our sons with before they move out?
- Basic car service
- How to build and setup a computer
- What else?