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