If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to our RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Over the last few years, I have started down my path to becoming a Family First Entrepreneur. These three words came from a brain storming session I had while on a road trip. I was trying to come up with [...] [...more]
There are roughly 120,000 adoptions in the United States each year and 2 - 4 percent of all families have 1 or more adopted children. With so many adoptions happening each year, why are so many men afraid of adoption? Well, according to a new study released by the Federal Government, they aren’t. Wait, what? The traditional stereotype [...] [...more]
We live in a society in which people always seem to want more. What we have is never enough. We are uber-consumers and obsessed with stuff. My house is filled with stuff that we don't need, yet we find a way to continue buying things. Am I thankful for what we have? Absolutely - my wife and I have worked hard to get to this point in our careers and lives. [...more]
I'm a very strong believer in the power of praise to influence behavior in others. Husbands and fathers have the ability to guide and influence family members and help them on their development path. As leaders, it is important to let people know the things that they do right and encourage them to repeat behaviors that produce good results. Too often, people take the easy way out and focus only on weaknesses or areas of opportunity. [...more]
Paternity leave is the time a father takes off from work to spend at home with his family upon the birth of a new child. Prior to 15 years ago, when the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 was passed, fathers in America rarely took time off from work to take care of a new child. Today, fathers have a legislated right to take this type of leave, and more fathers are taking advantage of this right to be there when the baby comes home. [...more]
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