Divorced Dads: Stop Parenting Like You’re Married
Divorced dads cannot keep parenting exactly like married dads. Parenting after divorce requires a different approach, especially if you want a stronger relationship with your children.
Data from the QoL SALAD Study found that 58% of fathers separated for at least one year said their relationship with their children became somewhat or significantly stronger. But the fathers who moved forward after divorce were far more likely to report improvement than the men who remained emotionally stuck.
In this video, I explain the difference between child-centered parenting and father-centered parenting. Father-centered parenting does not mean making everything about the dad. It means bringing your children into your actual life: cooking, working out, shopping, fixing things, handling responsibilities and experiencing the world together.
Your children do not only need activities, entertainment and rides to soccer practice. They need to see how a man lives, handles adversity, gets rejected, solves problems and moves forward.
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I’m Rene Garcia, a divorce and recovery coach for men. I help men prepare for divorce, recover faster, become stronger fathers and rebuild their confidence, health, identity and dating life.
The QoL SALAD Study is observational, self-reported and not peer reviewed. Its findings show associations, not proof that one factor directly causes another.
CHAPTERS:
00:00 Stop parenting like a married dad
00:12 What happens to fathers after divorce
00:35 The father-child relationship data
00:58 Which divorced dads became closer
01:30 Your divorce recovery affects your children
02:00 Parental alienation versus emotional disconnection
02:35 When children tell Dad to move on
03:03 Thriving dads versus emotionally stuck dads
03:23 How I coach fathers differently
03:59 Child-centered parenting explained
04:36 Parenting differently as a single dad
05:13 Bringing your children into your life
05:55 The mistake divorced dads keep making
06:08 Why children need responsibility and independence
07:03 Become your children’s historian
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