Fatherhood

5 MYTHS OF FATHERHOOD

• 1. Only the expectant mother’s feelings are important.
• 2. Newborns don’t really need their fathers.
• 3. Men don’t know how to care for young children.
• 4. Men who focus on their children can’t make it in the work world.
• 5. You are destined to be just like your own father.

CHALLENGE the 5 MYTHS OF FATHERHOOD

• 1. Take time to reflect becoming (being) a father is affecting you.
• 2. Hold, rock, and talk to your newborn right from birth.
• 3. Learn how to change, naps, give baths, feed and be a part of daily life.
• 4. Consider what career compromises you are willing to make that gives time to your child.
• 5. Take what you like about your father (other influential men) to create your own “dad identity”.

10 Reasons WHY you matter:

• 1. You, too, can tuck in, teach how to ride a bike, assist with dating.
• 2. Your genes assist in making that puzzle- YOUR CHILD!
• 3. Your partner needs you in child rearing, as a sounding board, as head of the household!
• 4. You’ll help raise brainy, socially oriented children.
• 5. Father-child closeness is a crucial in mental health stability awareness. You are their Guide.
• 6. Successful adults, particularly women, tend to have fathers that respect(d) and encourage(d) them.
• 7. Do well as a father, when it’s your child’s time they will do well as a parent.
• 8. Father’s positive presence assists children from serving jail time.
• 9. Father’s positive involvement in a daughter’s life helps her to be happier later. You are the blue print she uses in a committed relationship.
• 10. Father’s presence helps their child’s self- esteem elevate, friendliness shown, and having trust of others.