How to Be a Great Dad: No Matter What Kind of Father You Had, Paperback

"Most men spend very little time pondering the question, Am I doing the right things to become a great dad? This book addresses this most important question in a profound way. It's filled with personal stories, focused on powerful principles, and is written for real people. We all know how easy it is, biologically, to become a father. What we often don't realize is that it takes work, dedication, and learned skills to become a dad, especially a great dad." - From the foreword by Jack Canfield, Co-Creator, #1 New York Times best selling series Chicken Soup for the Soul (R) In How to Be a Great Dad, you will learn: - The 15-day Great Dad Challenge that transforms fathers into dads. - Why dads matter way more than you may think. - The lifelong impact fathers have on their children. - The three simple and strategic skills to great dad success that all dads can master. - Why bad or absent dads can land kids in prison. - How to become the father you wish you'd had. - Why "father nurture" is as important as "mother nurture." - Why saying "I'm proud of you" makes all the difference. - Why "I'll love you no matter what" means so much to your kids. - Why a hug is not "just a hug" when it comes from Dad. - How to build your kids' self-esteem. - How to give what you may not have received. - A doable process to overcome hurts or limitations from the past. Neil Chethik, executive director of The Carnegie Center, writes, "Keith Zafren is an inspiring guide on this adventure into the heart of fathering. Read this book. It will make you a better dad, and it may even help you forgive your own father for the mistakes he inevitably made." Neil Chethik Executive Director, The Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning Author, FatherLoss and VoiceMale "WOW 'Healing a Father Wound' was by far the most impactful and emotional section of any book I have ever read. I can't even describe how deeply this teaching affected me. The feeling of 'choked up' stayed throughout reading the section, and keeps coming back even now. I realized clearly how my own father wound has affected my entire life, and still does to this day. It also made me realize how the healing process is a daily reward to me and my boys, and so worth the effort. My heart was smiling while my eyes filled with tears. Awesome book " Patrick McMillan Founder, TeachingHappiness.com Author, An Exercise in Happiness for Kids

About the Author:

Keith Zafren helps transform fathers into great dads. He is a fathering expert and coach who has learned first hand how to father as well as an engaging speaker and writer. Keith has been inspiring fathers for 30 years from all walks of life, from executives to inmates, to become the dad their children need and want. Through his work as founder of The River Church Community, a founding board member and fatherhood trainer for the Prison Entrepreneurship Program and Defy Ventures, and now as founder of The Great Dads Project, Keith has touched thousands of lives. As Captain of the rugby team, Keith won an NCAA National Championship at UC Berkley where he graduated with honors and completed his undergraduate and graduate studies in Rhetoric. He also earned an M.A. at Asbury Theological Seminary. His personal mission is to relentlessly pursue his own authenticity, healing and growth, and to create peak experiences that elevate and inspire dads toward self-awareness, receptivity and transformation through his in-depth research, compelling writing, charismatic speaking, and supportive mentoring. Keith brings his enthusiasm for personal transformation to dads-and moms-across the country through speaking engagements, workshops, and his new book, How to be a Great Dad-No Matter What Kind of Father You Had. Inspiring his own father journey are his three sons, the healing gifts of his life: JD, Cal, and Kai.