BE THE DAD YOU'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO BE
Welcome to another inspiring episode of The Resilient Dad Show. Today we speak with Jeff Hamilton, a pastor, coach, and founder of Dad Academy. Becoming a father and being the best at it is something that many men do not have any training in at all.
Jeff shares some statistics: as high as 1 out of 4 men grow up without ever having a father in the house, a child who grew up with a father is 80% less likely to get incarcerated, drug addicted, and much more, and there are approximately 70 million men in the US who are dads, with 20 million of them having no role models.
Dad Academy was founded to serve thousands of men in their journey to become purposeful and intentional dads who are present in their children's lives. The program helps dads start a plan for the 3 things a dad does: help their children develop courage, competency, and confidence.
Jeff reminds dads that they must let kids be kids for as long as possible, to keep their innocence, affirm their identity that they are loved and cared for, and direct them to their destinies.
WORDS OF RESILIENCE
Having a dad present leads kids to a better path - Jeff: "If a child has a dad in his life, in his home specifically, he's 80% less likely to ever experience incarceration. So just having dad present in your life is one of the things, that is one of factors that help to keep a young person from going that path. Statistics will show it's reduced drug addiction, it's reduced unwanted pregnancies, it's a greater percentage of kids who will pursue higher education."
Dads must teach their kids courage, competency, and confidence - Jeff: "Look in the mirror at who you are so that you can start to implement a plan for the 3 things that a dad does, which helps children develop courage, help children develop competency, and help children develop confidence. And courage is really a heart issue. It's a character issue. And courage is about how children respond to risk."
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