Why Dads Have Two Ears
To be a better dad is to be a better listener
Why Listening is So Important
- Listening is one of the greatest things you can do as a dad to connect with your kids
- Understand this doesn't mean agreement, or giving in
- Listening Encourages Conversation
- Listening helps You earn the right to be heard
The Hard Part of Listening
- Listening is hard, it just is
- Give them some grace
- Take them seriously and care about what they say
- Create times to do the listening
- Your attention when they are young will pay off as they get older
- Listening is a key part of pursuing a relationship with your kids
The Full Contact Nature of Listening
- Listening is a full-contact sport
- Listening isn't for the passive
- Ask questions
- Make conversation a family tradition
- Questions are better than statements
- Challenge assumptions
- Get them to teach you something