Ten ways to be a better father:
Take time -this was the item of greatest emphasis. Emphasis emphasis emphasis.
Listen—when they want to talk.
Be affectionate
Be respectful of your children
Protect
Be an example —be able to say “do as I do” and ask yourself “what will my family remember about me”
Set limits -D&C 121—reprove not from frustration, anger, or embarassment, but from actual
need—Reason, persuasion, and love unfeighned –Joseph F. Smith
Teach —unlike yelling and telling, it takes time
These are actually my half-hearted notes from a talk I saw on KBYU at three in the morning. . . I get up so some funny things in my sundry lines of employment.
I was impressed by the humility of the speaker, all his obvious stumbles, and how profoundly simple and great this list was. I'll take it as a good advice for any parenting.
