{"id":61,"date":"2010-06-23T17:38:33","date_gmt":"2010-06-23T17:38:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/jennifercares\/2010\/06\/caring-questions-talk-with-dad.html"},"modified":"2010-06-23T17:38:33","modified_gmt":"2010-06-23T17:38:33","slug":"caring-questions-talk-with-dad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/jennifercares\/2010\/06\/caring-questions-talk-with-dad.html","title":{"rendered":"Caring Questions: Talk with Dad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Coming off of Father&#8217;s Day weekend seems to be a perfect time to focus on creating a stronger bond with dad.&nbsp; Think of how the role of &#8220;father&#8221; in familes has changed over the years.&nbsp; <\/p>\n<p>The medical community talks a lot about how men and women are &#8220;wired differently&#8221;.&nbsp; Traditionally, men have been raised to keep their feelings inside&#8230;so getting dad or grandpa to open up and share beliefs may take some patience.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s worth the effort, though&#8230;the benefits of building and maintaining a strong relationship with the men who help to shape your life are huge. Taking in their way of thinking now will give you&nbsp;a guiding voice for you and your children. <\/p>\n<p>Here are some questions that will help to get you talking:<\/p>\n<p>1.&nbsp; What did you want to be when you grew up?<\/p>\n<p>2.&nbsp; How did you decide when it was worth taking a risk?<\/p>\n<p>3.&nbsp; How would you describe your relationship with God?<\/p>\n<p>4.&nbsp; What is the biggest mistake you made in your life, and what can you say to me so that I don&#8217;t make the same one?<\/p>\n<p>5.&nbsp; Why is education important?<\/p>\n<p>6.&nbsp; Why is marriage important?<\/p>\n<p>7.&nbsp; What are you most proud of teaching me? <\/p>\n<p>Maximize your minutes with dad and grandpa! Remember to record or journal the answers to these questions to keep as a treasure for yourself and your family.<\/p>\n<p>j.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Coming off of Father&#8217;s Day weekend seems to be a perfect time to focus on creating a stronger bond with dad.&nbsp; Think of how the role of &#8220;father&#8221; in familes has changed over the years.&nbsp; The medical community talks a lot about how men and women are &#8220;wired differently&#8221;.&nbsp; Traditionally, men have been raised to&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":80,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-61","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-caring-questions"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Caring Questions: Talk with Dad - Jennifer Cares<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/jennifercares\/2010\/06\/caring-questions-talk-with-dad.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Caring Questions: Talk with Dad - Jennifer Cares\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Coming off of Father&#8217;s Day weekend seems to be a perfect time to focus on creating a stronger bond with dad.&nbsp; 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