Successful Fathers: The Subtle but Powerful Ways Fathers Mold Their Children's Characters

This is a very quick read. The title says it all, powerful ways fathers mold their children's characters. Read it, it will help you and your children.

My father read this book, and he's sending it to my brother, who is a new dad. My husband just finished it, and he couldn't put it down. It's a short, easy read, and the author writes in a direct and practical way. Both my husband and dad cannot say enough good things about this little book!

This is a great starter book for dealving into parenting books in general. I love James Stenson and have all of his other books also... Step one in being a good father is to be a better husband - so wives, buy this book for your hubby....

This little booklet is packed full of useful information. It is a treasure trove of gem's for all fathers to become better a parenting, to learn the importance of their role in the home and in the formation of their children's lives. Stenson a successful educator and speaker around the world on this topic gives readers of this volume a number of guides, suggestions and hints on how to be the type of parent and specifically the Father you want to be. Stenson is the author of 9 books on parenting and two of them specifically address the roles and responsibilities of fathers. Stenson also has a website www.parentleadership.com that has a number of articles you can download to supplement his book and your quest to be the father you really want to be. Stenson states in the introduction: "Though dozens of books devoted themselves to the mother-child relationship in children's upbringing, hardly and emphasized the role of the father." p.5 then "Increasingly, therefore, specialists have been studying the subtle but powerful ways by which fathers from their children's character, often unwittingly." p. 6 Stenson gives sound advice and will help you to grow to become the man you want to be for your children. Here is a list of great Quotes from the book to give you a sampling of it's wisdom: · The greatest challenge a man can face, by far, is that of raising his children well. Without exaggeration, it can be said that his success or failure at this constitutes his success or failure in life. · In my experience, many fathers today are unaware that there is a problem - that, without intending it al all, they are failing to exercise the moral leadership that their families need. · Whether we call them virtues or simply strengths of character, they comprise the essence of what we admire most in people - strong character. · In homes where each parent respects the other's authority, the children grow to respect the authority of each parent proportionally. · Both parents, mother and father, have given their children lifelong strengths of character and conscience; and thus their job is done. This is, after all, what family life - throughout history and around the world - really is about. · Everyone in the family understood that the children's cooperation - that is, their obedience to their parent's direction - was essential, demanded, and expected. · Parents did not think overmuch about the children's eventual careers. Rather, they thought in terms of their children's future character. · The home was a place of social and intellectual activity; people talked, read, played, worked, and prayed together. Limited financial resources meant that family members budgeted carefully, waited, earned, improvised, or learned to do without. · Consequently, successful fathers are not afraid of being unpopular. Their love for their children and their commitment to the children's long-term best interests - these are strong enough to override the kids' bruised feelings and thei