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February 2014

February 21, 2014

The Raging Bull

Once upon a time there was a man who had been raised in an alcoholic...

February 07, 2014

Is Respect Earned or Given?

Perhaps I’m just a curmudgeonly old guy now, but it seems to me that people...

January 2014

January 24, 2014

Contract for Men

With all the media coverage of men behaving badly (from Richard Sherman to Justin Bieber),...

December 2013

December 20, 2013

How You Can Stop the Cycle of Fatherlessness

A ton of research shows that children from fatherless homes fare worse in life than...

December 06, 2013

Teaching Boys Courage

Courage is the quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face uncertainty,...

November 2013

November 01, 2013

Where Can Parents go When They Need a Tuneup?

As a family and parenting advocate I get the pleasure of meeting a wide variety...

October 2013

October 04, 2013

Through a Daughter’s Tears

Better Dads and Vancouver Courageous Dad (CVD) partnered to host the 1st Annual Father-Daughter Conference...

September 2013

September 20, 2013

How do we Teach Boys Courage?

The need to take risks in order to feel alive, to do the impossible, to...

September 13, 2013

When Fathers Love Their Daughters

Fathers have an incredible influence (positive or negative) on nearly every aspect of their daughter’s...

July 2013

July 26, 2013

What Does a Man Look Like?

Last week we talked about young men thinking that they didn’t feel like men. My...

July 12, 2013

Whatever Happened to Hank Hill Masculinity? Part 1

While most TV sit-coms make fun of men or make them look like bumbling idiots...

July 05, 2013

Boundaries Make Boys into Men

This past season, several high-profile college head football and basketball coaches have been vilified and...

June 2013

June 28, 2013

Sex Education—Why Parents are the Best Teachers

With all the negative outcomes regarding promiscuous sexuality, it is especially important that our pre-teens...

June 21, 2013

Symbols of Glory–Why They Matter

All men have a yearning for greatness, for significance. We want to know we came...

June 14, 2013

Daddy’s Girl (part 2)

Part two of this article looks at the incredible potential fathers have to influence the...

June 07, 2013

Daddy’s Girl (part 1)

In anticipation of Father's Day the following is Part 1 of a two-part article on...

May 2013

May 14, 2013

The Heart of Masculinity

All boys want to know how a man is supposed to act. Our model of...

April 2013

April 23, 2013

Inspiring a Vision in Boys

My good friend, Tony Rorie, is the founder of a program called Men of Honor...

March 2013

March 19, 2013

Teens – Is It Better to Get a Job, or be Involved in Healthy After School Activities?

One of the major conflicts I hear from parents of teenagers is whether to allow...

March 05, 2013

How Hunting Teaches Boys Compassion

Surprisingly, one activity that is very healthy in the emotional development of boys is hunting....

February 2013

February 26, 2013

4 Tips to Teach Kids Delayed Gratification

Today, with the challenges to our economy, it is imperative to teach your children the...

February 19, 2013

Why Men Need to Teach Boys Perseverance

Life is difficult. And the things that mean the most in life are the hardest....

February 05, 2013

Girls…and Boys on Hormones!

By the time a young man has entered puberty he is well aware of the...

January 2013

January 29, 2013

The Power of Fathers

One way to judge the degree of power or influence that something has is to...

January 22, 2013

Actions Speak Louder Than Words

The type of men we are determines the type of men our boys become. In...

January 08, 2013

A Father’s Protection

There is an old legend regarding the Cherokee Indian youth's Rite of Passage. When a...

December 2012

December 15, 2012

Boys and Elephants

A number of years ago there was a problem with the elephant herds on a...

December 04, 2012

Expectations Make the Man

Oftentimes the expectations we have for our children have a tendency to come to fruition. ...

November 2012

November 28, 2012

A Post-Thanksgiving Meditation

The story haunts me. A rich young man runs up to Jesus and breathlessly asks,...

November 20, 2012

Perpetuating the Cycle

Fatherless boys tend to follow in the footsteps modeled for them, perpetuating fatherlessness onto future...