Can kids always count on their fathers?
Being there financially in practical ways that had always defined fatherhood, a good father, divorced or not, keeps his promise to attend a school play or a game or some other event important to a child. He doesn’t make promises he knows he can’t keep and often delivers even when he hasn’t promised. His tuning with the kids: In addition to listening well, good dads know what to listen for when toddlers want to do more for them, when school-age children face peer pressure and when adolescents test the murky waters of independence. He knows how to deal with all kinds of age-groups perfectly. His understanding when kids are in turmoil: Fathers who approach conflicts with patience and willingness to be flexible are usually rewarded –not necessarily by victory, but by strengthened relationship with those they love. e.g. when a daughter wants to join a summer camp in some other city. His father told him not to go at first place. But after a brief standoff the conflict was resolved when the f
