Free · written for fathers
Free guides for dads
For the night after a bad evening, or the drive home before one. Each guide answers the question first, then gives you real things to try, many taken word for word from the eight-week program.
- How to apologize to your kid after yellingWhat to say, when to say it, and the one word that undoes it.
- Parenting courses for dads of older kidsFree and paid options for dads of kids from 3 to 14, and how to choose.
- When your son only says “Fine”Why sitting him down backfires, and what to try instead, side by side.
- How to stop yelling at your kidsWhy deciding not to yell doesn't work, and what to practice instead.
- The phone in your pocketWhy willpower loses to it, and the two-hour fix that doesn't need any.
- Too stressed when you get homeYour family reads your mood before you say a word. What to do at the door.
- When you hear your father's voiceRaised by a yeller? What you picked up, and how a habit changes as it's handed down.
- Losing your temper with a toddlerTantrums, the shoes at the door, the low hour, and what to say instead of yelling.
- When your 6- to 12-year-old says “fine”Why “how was school?” gets nothing, and where kids this age actually talk.
- Reconnecting with your adult son or daughterWhat to send, say and write, by text, phone, visit or letter, and when to wait.
- When every talk with your teenager turns into a fightHow to stop an argument partway, what to stop saying, and which fights to drop.
- Bonding with your baby when you feel left outHolding, the bath, the bottle, the night shift, and an hour on your own with the baby.
- Staying close to your kids after divorceCalls between visits, ordinary weekends, handoffs, and keeping the kids out of the middle.
- Feeling guilty about working too muchNot enough hours with your kids? What to do with the ones you have, after work and on weekends.
- Discipline without yellingSay it once, one calm warning, then follow through. For kids about 3 to 12.
- First-time dad: the first yearBefore the birth, the first two weeks, the long nights, back to work, and the move to crawling.
- Getting your teenager off their phoneStart with your own phone, then a few rules you agree on and keep.
- Connecting with your daughterTime that's hers, listening before fixing, and staying close as she grows.
- How to be a good stepdadGo slow, leave discipline to their parent at first, and find one thing you do together.
- Being a role model for your sonHe copies what you do more than what you say. The things he's watching.
- When your kid won't listenGet close, say one thing once, use when/then, and what to do when they still don't move.
- When your kid only wants momOwn one routine, time without mom in the room, and staying warm when they push you away.
One minute
The sentence after “but.”
The shortest thing on this site, and maybe the most useful. Tap through an apology without the excuse.
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