52 Things Sons Need from Their Dads
What Fathers Can Do to Build a Lasting Relationship
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Perfect? No. But you're still the right dad for your boy.
Bestselling author Jay Payleitner, dad of four grown sons (and one amazing daughter), gives you a bucketful of man-friendly ideas on how build a father-and-son relationship. Good news is, you don't have to say a lot. By your life and example, you can
- show your boy why it's good to be a guy
- demonstrate how to treat women well
- teach him to work hard and have fun, often at the same time
- show him how to live with honesty and self-respect
- give him the inner confidence to live a purposeful life
These 52 quick-to-read chapters offer great ways to relate or spend time as dad and son. And each idea provides a new building block for a father-son relationship that will help your boy along the path to becoming a man.
Jay Payleitner
Prior to becoming a full-time author and speaker, Jay Payleitner (www.jaypayleitner.com) served as freelance radio producer for a wide range of international movements, including the Salvation Army, Prison Fellowship, Bible League, Voice of the Martyrs, and National Center for Fathering.
As a family advocate, life pundit, and humorist, Jay has sold some half-million books, including 52 Things Kids Need from a Dad, Lifeology, and What If God Wrote Your Bucket List? His books have been translated into French, German, Spanish, Slovenian, and Russian.
Jay is a national speaker for conferences, retreats, and weekend services with messages on parenting, marriage, creativity, storytelling, and finding your life purpose. He has been a guest multiple times on The Harvest Show, 100 Huntley Street, and Focus on the Family. Jay also served as Executive Director of the Illinois Fatherhood Initiative.
Jay and his high school sweetheart, Rita, live in the Chicago area where they raised five great kids, loved on ten foster babies, and are cherishing grandparenthood.
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