David Reedman

A Man's Greatest Challenge... ...Being a Father (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Out of the many experiences of my own life both personally and in working with large numbers of young people and their families, I have seen the increasing devastating effect that fatherlessness is having in our society. I am a father to me that is a great privilege and honour and I have walked out the journey of raising 3 children of my own, and I have also observed the challenges that many men face in being a father. To a large extent it was a combination of those 3 factors/experiences that challenged me to write a book on what I believe is a mans greatest challenge that of being a father. In the book I firstly wanted to highlight briefly some of the consequences of fatherlessness in our society. Men need to know that the efforts that they make as fathers are important they are leaving a legacy in the lives of their children that will impact generations. And they need to know that the challenges that they face as they seek to father their children are not unique. As fathers we are all in the same fight; we are all walking out a very similar journey and I want to challenge men afresh to rise up and make a difference in their own homes and families and then in society. The majority of the book is designed to pass on the things that I have learnt in my own journey as a father to the next generation of fathers. I firstly present what I believe are some of the fundamental requirements of being an effective father things such as love and time, and the power of the words that we speak. I then focus on six basic steps or principles that apply to becoming an effective father to your children. These six steps are both sequential, and yet they need to be continually applied to the many different areas of life time and time again you never outgrow them, rather they evolve as you and your children grow and mature. I then look at the importance of dealing with your children as individuals, and encourage men to see things in a long term perspective. Life at times does get messy and take unexpected detours, but with time we get to see the results that we all desire as men in the lives of our children. In all these areas I havent sought to give men a how to guide or a step by step method, rather where possible I have endeavoured to share examples from my own family to help explain the principles and to help men work out how to apply the truths to their own families. The last thing that I touch on is to address some of the main challenges or obstacles that we as men confront as we seek to be an effective father. For each of these areas one could write an entire book on the subject, and the ways in which these obstacles work out in a mans life are as varied as men themselves. So all that I have done is to raise awareness of these issues and give some broad guidelines to help guide men through them. As fathers we are all in the process of learning and growing. None of us have arrived, but we can all learn from one another and together we can make a positive change in our society for the benefit of the generations to come. Being a father is a mans greatest challenge, and it is hard work at times but it is worth it all.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Xlibris AU
• Seitenzahl: 198
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Oktober 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781514441565
• Artikelnr.: 52551141

Autorenporträt

I am 63 years of age, and have been married to my wife Elaine for the past 33 years. We have 3 adult children - Kristen (30, who is married) ,Timothy (28) and Narelle (25) both of whom are still living at home. We have just recently become grandparents for the first time. I was born in Adelaide, South Australia, which is where we currently live, although early in our married life we lived in Queensland for 5 years and then we have also lived and worked in the United States (in Phoenix, Arizona) and in South Africa. In terms of education I have an Honours Degree in Science, a Graduate Diploma in Teaching, and a Diploma in Financial Planning. I am also a fully ordained minister. I first worked as a Secondary School Teacher teaching Maths, Science, Biology, computing and outdoor education, for a total of 23 years. During that time I also worked as a youth leader and then as a youth pastor for many years. After leaving teaching I then took a position as a senior minister for 7 years. I was then involved for a number of years as a lecturer and in developing programs in youth leadership training and development in the USA, Australia and South Africa. While we were in South Africa I was also involved as a lecturer in a number of rehabilitation programs in a maximum security prison. I have also worked as a Financial Planner for 5 years, and I was then self-employed as a painter for a number of years while lecturing part-time in a youth internship program. Currently I am on extended sick leave due to 2 strokes and cancer in the past 15 months. I enjoy outdoor activities, landscaping and gardening and wood working (having built most of our furniture), and have recently taken up photography. For many years I was involved in sailing both competitively and for pleasure. I have always been passionate about working with young people, and I have an increasing passion to help to raise up a new generation of fathers to positively impact their generation, families and world.