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How to Help Dads be PARENTS, Not Feel Like Glorified Babysitters

by Rebecca Lindenbach | Sep 18, 2019 | Parenting Small Children

Dads are parents, not baby-sitters. But do we sometimes treat them like they’re second class in the parenting department? This month, on Wednesdays, I’m writing about how the way we just do life in general can interfere with our marriage and our sex life....

What’s Your Favourite Part about Being a Dad?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jun 14, 2019 | Parenting Small Children, Parenting Teenagers

What’s your favourite part about being a dad? That’s what I asked dads this week on Facebook to give the men a chance to have a say as Father’s Day is around the corner! To celebrate the awesome dads in our lives, I thought we’d do a...

7 Ways to Show Him You Think He’s a Great Dad

by Rebecca Lindenbach | Jun 14, 2018 | Family

Does your husband think that you see him as a good dad? Father’s day is coming up, Dads have a hard time proving themselves sometimes. We’ve been so trained to believe that women are the parent, and the dad’s job is to go to work and then be a...

When Dad Talked To Me About Love

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Nov 25, 2016 | Marriage, Preparing for Marriage

The more I’m in the marriage and family realm of the internet the more I’m learning that parents’ greatest impact on their children is often through the simplest conversations. It’s not always some sit-down discussion, or a five-part...

5 Ways to Help Your Husband Be More Involved with the Kids

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Mar 4, 2013 | Doing Life Together, Family, Marriage

Do you worry that your husband won’t bond with the baby? Does your husband seem to ignore the kids? It’s a common complaint. So how do we help dad bond with baby? Here’s the scenario: He works outside the home all day. You’re home with the kids...