Better Dads!

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Dynamic Dads: A Challenge to Significance

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Description
Most dads yearn to be better fathers and have a more loving family. This innovative, fast-moving, powerful multimedia presentation uses stories, examples, and small group interaction to sharpen a father's skills and understand his authentic masculinity.

Included Topics
What is Authentic Masculinity? Understanding Your Influence as a Father; Characteristics Unique to Effective Dads; Mistakes all Dads Make; Leaving a Powerful Legacy.

Overview

It's tough being a man and a father today. It feels like you give and work and struggle, but there's never enough of you to go around. The pressures are unrelenting. And yet, you are so important that you are nearly irreplaceable in the lives of your children. Fatherhood is a privilege given by God, and with that privilege comes the power to impact lives. Exercised responsibly for good, that power can lead to God's blessing on you and your family.

Privilege, power, responsibility, sacrifice-- they're all part of the same package. They all belong to a father. So be a man. Stand Tall. Give your children an example of healthy masculinity that will survive down through the generations.

Better Dad's, Stronger Sons
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Description:
The relationship between a father and a son is like none other. Dads have a God-given role to protect and provide for their families, always striving to teach their sons the life skills they'll need to grow into honorable men. But many dads struggle with feelings of inadequacy regarding their fathering abilities. They want to be better dads.

Rick Johnson can show them how. In this insightful and practical book, Johnson shows how fathers can be equipped and inspired to be positive role models for their sons. He stresses the significance of male bonding, discipline, and spiritual leadership; discusses important topics such as sexual purity, respect, and self-discipline; and reveals the top ten mistakes to avoid as a father.

From commitment and courage to honesty and humility, Better Dads, Stronger Sons helps men strive to be the dads God designed them to be--so their sons can grow to be everything they are meant to be.

Author Information:
Rick Johnson is the founder of Better Dads, a fathering skills program designed to equip men to be more engaged in the lives of their children. Rick develops and delivers father training workshops for businesses, churches, schools, and other organizations across the Northwest. He previously authored That's My Son: How Moms Can Influence Boys to Become Men of Character. Rick, his wife, Suzanne, and their two children live in Gresham, Oregon.

"Rick Johnson is a good man. It's been a joy to watch him come to Christ and see him step up to the plate with a strong sense of Christ-honoring purpose. Rick knows that there is no higher office a man can hold than father. We here in the Northwest will profit greatly from this ministry which coaches men to be fathers."
Stu Weber, pastor, author of Tender Warrior and Four Pillars of a Man's Heart.

The Man Whisperer
Speaking Your Man's Language to Bring Out His Best
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Description:

You can inspire your man to greatness like no one else.

As a woman you have a powerful influence on the man in your life and empower him to become all he was meant to be. Author Rick Johnson shares the secrets to bringing about positive change in the man in your life and shows you how to recognize and affirm his good qualities.

The Man Whisperer shares the secrets you need to know to:
- encourage leadership, forgiveness, and patience
- build authentic masculinity
- deal with a man�s anger, self-centeredness, or other negative traits
- and much more

Create a brighter future for both of you as you learn how to effectively communicate with your man�as you become a man whisperer.

Rick Johnson is the founder of Better Dads, a fathering skills program designed to equip men to be more engaged in the lives of their children. He develops and delivers father training workshops for businesses, churches, schools, and other organizations across the Northwest. He is the author of That�s My Son and Better Dads, Stronger Sons. Rick, his wife Suzanne, and their two children live in Oregon.

That's My Son: How Moms Can Influence Boys to Become Men of Character
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Description
Why is a trip to the garbage dump such a highlight in a boy's life? Have you ever been confused by what makes your son tick? Do you sometimes find yourself wondering why your boy acts the way he does? Well, you're not alone. If boys are going to grow into men of integrity, they must learn loyalty, compassion, honor, courage, and perseverance as children. Let's be honest: raising sons to be good men is a tremendous challenge.

Recognizing the incredible value of a mother's influence on her son's life, Rick Johnson offers a practical, common-sense approach to help moms like you prepare for the challenges that will come as your boy grows. In That's My Son, Johnson combines refreshing honesty with extensive research and humorous insight to tackle topics like communication, sexuality, discipline, and respect.

Maybe you're a little overwhelmed at the idea of raising your son to be a man of character. Or perhaps you're wondering how to talk with your boy so that he will listen. Whatever your situation, you will find wise counsel and encouragement in this helpful and reassuring book.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Chapter 1 - Your Place in God's Plan for Your Son
Chapter 2 - Why Are Boys sooo Different?
Chapter 4 Pitfalls--What to Avoid
Chapter 5 - Boys and Sex
Chapter 6 - Communicating with Boys
Chapter 7 - Disciplining Boys
Chapter 8 - What Do Boys Need to Learn in Order to Become Good Men?
Chapter 9 - Respect
Chapter 10 - The Importance of Male Role Models
Chapter 11 - Where Do I Go From Here?
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That's My Son: How Moms Can Influence Boys to Become Men of Character

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Better Dads, Stronger Sons - How Fathers Can Guide Boys to become Men of Character

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Description

The relationship between a father and a son is like none other. Dads have a God-given role to protect and provide for their families, always striving to teach their sons the life skills they'll need to grow into honorable men. But many dads struggle with feelings of inadequacy regarding their fathering abilities. They want to be better dads.

Rick Johnson can show them how. In this insightful and practical book, Johnson shows how fathers can be equipped and inspired to be positive role models for their sons. He stresses the significance of male bonding, discipline, and spiritual leadership; discusses important topics such as sexual purity, respect, and self-discipline; and reveals the top ten mistakes to avoid as a father.

From commitment and courage to honesty and humility, Better Dads, Stronger Sons helps men strive to be the dads God designed them to be--so their sons can grow to be everything they are meant to be.

Author Information: Rick Johnson is the founder of Better Dads, a fathering skills program designed to equip men to be more engaged in the lives of their children. Rick develops and delivers father training workshops for businesses, churches, schools, and other organizations across the Northwest. He previously authored That's My Son: How Moms Can Influence Boys to Become Men of Character. Rick, his wife, Suzanne, and their two children live in Gresham, Oregon. "Rick Johnson is a good man. It's been a joy to watch him come to Christ and see him step up to the plate with a strong sense of Christ-honoring purpose. Rick knows that there is no higher office a man can hold than father. We here in the Northwest will profit greatly from this ministry which coaches men to be fathers." Stu Weber, pastor, author of Tender Warrior and Four Pillars of a Man's Heart.

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Courageous Moms: Raising Boys to Become Good Men
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Description
The world needs good men! Good for you! You don't want to just raise your boy to become a man. You want him to be a good man. You want your boy to become a man of courage and integrity, with a good work ethic and a healthy understanding of love and responsibility. The world needs men like that, and there is no reason why your son cannot grow to be among the best of them.This seminar will bring hope and encouragement to single moms who want desperately to raise their boys to become good men.Learn and be inspired.This innovative, fast-moving presentation weaves together stories, film clips, and examples to sharpen a mom's skills and her understanding of boys in the process of becoming a man.

Included Topics
1. Why boys are different?
2. The affects of fatherlessness on boys
3. Communicating with boys
4. Pitfalls - what to avoid
5. Disciplining boys
6. Boys and sex
7. What do boys need to learn to become good men
8. The importance of male role models

Here's What Satisfied Mothers Have To Say:

[Rick] helps put perspective in ways I have never heard and I have been to umpteen parenting classes and seminars. I was in shock and deeply affected by his seminar. I walked in with the attitude of "What could this God fearing, upstanding father, family oriented man, possibly know about my struggles as a single mother raising a young man that despises me? How could he even have a clue?” But this man is on to something that should be a world changer! I wish everyone could hear what he is out there saying. A person hearing what he has to say can not remain unchanged. He is captivating and right on! We hear the statistics all the time of what becomes of boys raised in a single parent home, but there is not much out there telling us there is something we can do about it. I had not found anything that works for very long. It has been almost three months now and it is still having a dramatic impact and effect in my home and on my young man. " --Dorinne M. Tye

"Rick's seminars have been transforming the lives of mothers and grandmothers around our area. Hungry for help in raising their boys, women are lapping up new insights as Rick emboldens them to stand strong for their sons. One can almost hear the light bulbs popping on around the room as, one after another, women discover how their sons (and husbands) tick. I'd recommend Rick's seminar to any woman who works with boys, whether they are her sons, grandsons, nephews, students or neighbors."
-- Terry Murphy, NW Regional Ministry Team, Aglow International

"This seminar is a "must" for mothers to truly learn about their sons! Every mother-son relationship will prosper and grow with the learned information. The seminar is a blessing for all single mothers out there!"
-- Carrie J. Selzer

"I have attended three of Rick Johnson’s Courageous Moms-Raising Boys seminars. I recommend it to every woman, not just single moms. If you have ever said, “Why do men or boys do that?”, your question will be answered at this seminar. I definitely have a better understanding of what makes my four-year-old boy tick and now I know what to do to raise him to be a good man. If you have questions why your husband or son does this or thinks a certain way, you will find the answers here. Yes, I said husband too. By attending these seminars, Rick helped me understand why my ex-husband was the way he was. Talk about an eye opener!! Please, if you can go, do so, you will not be disappointed. "
Nancy Bennett

"This seminar was a guide to understanding and nurturing the heart of my son while still encouraging him to become the man the Lord wants him to be. These few hours offered ways to keep the essential focus amid the conflicting societal pressures. I believe that the life of my son and those he meets as he grows will be forever changed by the things I took home from this seminar."
-- Kristin Elkjer

"I gained great insight on the needs and thought-process of my son directly related to his relationship with me. A mother - son relationship requires different communication skills that I was not aware of before I attended Courageous Moms."
--Shelley Lucas, teacher/counselor

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