TWENTY TIPS FOR TODAY'S FATHER

1.          Don't underestimate the importance of your role.  As head of the family, you and all other fathers vitally affect the destiny of the community, nation, and world.

2.       Give your home top priority.

3.       Find fulfillment by living up to your parental duties.  Your children need you, and you need your children.

4.       Let strength distinguish everything you do.

5.       Set aside time for your family.

6.       Make your home a happy home.  Make the family a center of joy.

7.       Be a good listener.  Share your children's experiences and problems by listening.

8.       Set an example for your children.  Practice what you preach.

9.       Teach them to take responsibility.  Don't hand them everything "on a platter."

10.     Keep family ties strong.  Be available.  Do things together as a family.

11.        Develop each child's personality.

12.     Understand the true meaning of discipline.  Let your authority be motivated by love.  Be considerate but firm when you need to be.

13.     Spur their creativity.

14.     Nurture their spiritual life.  Instill in them a sturdy sense of religion and worship.

15.     Take their studies seriously.  Insist on regular study hours.

16.     Help them acquire a liking for books.

17.     Teach them the value of money.  Show them how to use their money wisely.

18.     Give them a healthy attitude toward sex.  Instruct them and give them reverence for the body and the sanctity of marriage.

19.     Inspire them to lead constructive lives.

20.  Look at things from their point of view.

As we celebrate Father's Day, let us do our best in raising our children and grandchildren in the Lord Jesus Christ.