It is the beginning of a life long journey of exploration, growth, frustration, worry, excitement and joy. It can also be one of the hardest challenges you will ever face.
Many new fathers struggle with issues such as:
If you find yourself checking off on or more of the items on the above list, don’t worry. It just means you’re normal, and that you are sharing that same struggle with many other men.
Becoming the father you want to be does not require that you first “fix,” everything in you that doesn’t measure up. Luckily, we don’t need to be a perfect parent. We just need to be “good enough” so that we give them what they need to thrive, while not being so perfect that we don’t allow our children to develop resiliency by overcoming challenge.
Being the father you want to be is a choice you make day after day, hour after hour to enact the behaviors that reflect your values.
This is easily said, but difficult to do—and you’ll never do it perfectly.
I can help you: