Don't let this be you!

Do you need a SuperNanny?

Have you seen this show Super Nanny? It is absolutely crazy! The parents on these shows if you'll notice all have a very common characteristic. They are totally oblivious to the job of parenting. Now I know folks believe me I know that parenting can be a confusing job,but here is something every parent should know with out being told! But just in case here goes "You got to mean what you say" sound simple enough right? The good news is that it is simple very simple yet so many parents today have no idea of it's importance. I have seen parents tell a child to stop doing something 15 or 20 times and when the child doesn't stop finally when they finally have become so flustered they decide to actually focus on the child, then they blow up and yell and scream and perhaps even hit the child. When if they had told the child once and then dealt appropriately with it then they could've saved them and the child a whole lot of grief anxiety, frustration and hurt feelings. When feelings get hurt between you and your child sometimes that forms a gap that no bridge will ever cover, remembe every second counts, put your focus on your child!

Try This!

I heard an amazing statistic a few years ago, about Jewish people and jail. Did you know that the percentage of Jewish men in jail is extremely low less than 1 percent! I believe the reason for this is because in the Jewish culture father's give their children blessings. No not permission to get married or anything. Actual blessings that they pray over their children. I believe there is huge power in prayer and what better object for prayer than our children.Proverbs 18:21 tells us that "Death and Life are in the Power of the Tongue" Words carry a great deal of weight and we need to realize this!Pray over and for your children every day.Natalie will even ask ro make sure I don't forget at night. I can tell it makes her feel safe and loved and it gives her greater faith in her own life that God is walking with her. All I can say is Try This I know you will never regret it!

Natalies and Daddies Song

This song has always been just perfect for me and Nat and describes what I promised her on the night before my marriage ended.

Realize this!

The children in our lives will all too soon be grown and gone and then we will be longing for all these little things they do now that keep us on our toes. So cherish every minute and realize just how precious every second you have with your children is... before it's too late!

Sleeping Beauty!

She will kill me when she sees this on here. I just love to look at her so one night as I watched her sleep, I grabbed the camera to remember her with her hair all messed up. As you can see my baby is a Wildcat fan. I wanted to do her room in pink or purple, but she said "No Daddy, Kentucky blue"! So Kentucky Blue it is!

Are you above or below average?

I recently heard on the news something I could scarce believe. The recession ha caused more dads who I guess aren't working to spend more time with their kids. Now when I first heard this I was very happy about this, but when I heard the number I was in shock! The average father spends 7 to 10 hours a week with their child! And that is an increase! One hour a day and that's it (on average) Mom's do slightly better with 16 to 21 hours spent weekly with their children. Now I am a divorced dad I only get my daughter every other weekend, but during that time we are never apart except to go to the restroom and sometimes then she stands outside the door so we can carry our conversation on. I felt good knowing that my time I spent with my daughter was more than even dads who have the good fortune to actually live with their children, but I was saddened to think of the children out there who aren't getting the attention they need and deserve. So are you above average or below average? Spending time with your kids is life's greatest gift, invest yourself in them and then when they get older you will see your efforts were not in vain!