In this deeply enriching episode of A Brother's Creed podcast, our guest, Pat Barber, a dad and a role model from The Father's Guild, offers candid advice and insights on the nuances and challenges of fatherhood in the millennial age. We discuss how being a role model can have a far more significant impact on children's lives than ordinance, highlighting the importance of living out the principles and values we want our kids to uphold.
Pat offers a unique perspective on manhood and fatherhood, promoting the idea of personal self-improvement and sincere connection with children over stereotypical instruction-based parenting. His thoughts on effective fathering are derived from his experiences as a father of four boys and his endeavors like The Father’s Guild that encourages open conversation about fatherhood.
Join in our exploration of the newly defined paradigms of fatherhood, modeling and living out virtues for children, and understanding the multi-layered role of a modern father. Diving into hot topics like setting boundaries, structured communication, emotional control, and gender roles, this episode provides an authentic view of what it takes to be a present, active, and positively connected father in today's world.
Finally, we journey towards an intriguing topic about self-improvement and its profound impact on one's parenting dynamics. The highlight is Pat's personal challenge of consciously refraining from yelling for a month and the ripple effects it had on his parental life. This episode swells with insights on intentional parenting, personal growth, and the looming possibility of becoming ‘harder to kill, easier to love’. We invite you to immerse in this thought-provoking and enriching conversation, promising to leave you with a fresh perspective on fatherhood.
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@coachpatbarber
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