Father Yourself First
Everything You Need to Become the Father Your Family Deserves
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- $22.99
Publisher Description
Discover the secret to becoming the father your family deserves, whether you are a first-time dad or figuring it out as you go.
Glen Henry never wanted to be a father. He grew up in a broken home and assumed that the role was worthless. Then he saw what a good father looked like and became passionate about not only being a good father himself but helping others see what fatherhood could be through his wildly popular YouTube channel, Beleaf in Fatherhood.
Maybe you weren't given a handbook on fatherhood, but that doesn't mean you're unprepared. In fact, you have what it takes to grow into the kind of father your children need. In Father Yourself First, Glen offers hard-earned wisdom, honest storytelling, and six foundational principles that will help you:
Father yourself to maintain a healthy inner voiceParent from a place of healing by addressing unresolved issues from your own pastConnect with your children by embracing childishness and adventureIdentify your children's unique gifts early on and help fine-tune their skills into productive habitsEstablish a community of fathers to exchange values and practices, and regularly see examples of healthy fatherhood
Whether you're stepping into fatherhood for the first time or figuring it out as you go, Father Yourself First will meet you right where you are—and walk with you as you become the father your family deserves.
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Henry draws from his popular YouTube channel, Beleaf in Fatherhood, for this empowering debut guide to bettering oneself in order to become a better dad. The author, who grew up apart from his biological father (and was inspired to create his YouTube channel by becoming a stay-at-home parent) notes that dads must first ensure they're emotionally healthy enough to parent well. That involves "fathering oneself" into a more mentally healthy place—encouraging, protecting, and speaking kindly to oneself as a parent would to a child. He also suggests that dads connect with one another, seek out positive parenting models, and above all focus on being present rather than perfect, since "attention is the most valuable currency we have as human beings." Drawing deeply from personal experience, the author outlines an uplifting philosophy that parenting is "good work" honored by God, even when it seems thankless. He also makes valuable points about the importance of creating visible models of Black fatherhood in a culture dominated by false narratives of "the absent Black father, the angry Black man, the broken Black family." First-time dads and dads of faith will find this especially worthwhile.
