I did a radio interview last week where the interviewer, Larry Agresto, asked me about my relationship with my dad and how it influenced my parenting and fathering approaches. It was a great question, and it caused me to reflect on my relationship with my amazing father. We were quite different - he was a man's man that liked playing sports, shooting guns and the like, while I was a gangly, uncoordinated kid who was more at home in books. But to his great credit, he found things of common interest (fixing cars and camping) that allowed us to spend quality time together, as different as we seemed on the surface.
So, I thought I would take a stab at helping dads to do as my dad did and find common interests that might improve the father-son relationship. I hope this article will be helpful to fathers and sons and help enhance the quality of their relationships moving forward.
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- Activity Ideas for Fathers and Sons
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- Bridging the Boys' Literacy Gap
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Developing Common Interests With Your Son originally appeared on About.com Fatherhood on Wednesday, May 14th, 2014 at 15:11:57.