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10 ways fathers can teach their kids respect

Mickey Mansfield — Fri, 08 Oct 2021 04:22:19 +0000

I want to talk about 10 ways fathers can teach their kids respect because it is an important lesson that will take your kids far in life. Picture this: A teacher tells a class that they have to complete a geography assignment and they have a week to do it. The class began working, except...

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Give children what they need

Mickey Mansfield — Sat, 28 Dec 2019 04:08:42 +0000

Growing up, I always had what I needed, not always what I “wanted” or at least that is what I thought. This was a hard concept to understand, as a child, especially when everyone was (and is) trying to keep up with the Jones’s. So how can we give our children what they “need” and what they “want”?...

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5 things a little girls dad must learn

Mickey Mansfield — Wed, 07 Aug 2019 04:36:21 +0000

During Allie’s first 4 years, I have learned that there are 5 things a little girls dad must learn. (And there are some things that I hope our daughter learns from me, too.) 1) Every Dad needs to make sure to learn how to properly fix their daughter’s hair. “No Daddy… you are not getting out...

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10 things a daughter needs to hear (from her Dad)

Mickey Mansfield — Tue, 16 Oct 2018 00:00:53 +0000

She’s two. This won’t last long. There is so much that she needs to know- that my daughter needs to hear – so much that I need to tell her. She’s growing up so fast. I’ve watched it happen with her brothers (her oldest brother will be 9 this summer and I can’t...

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10 things for a first time dad

Mickey Mansfield — Tue, 18 Sep 2018 04:00:58 +0000

My best friend from high school is a first time dad and he is about to have his first child. Having four kids, there are a lot of things that I want to tell him, but some things you just have to let first-time parents learn on their own. You have to be the...

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It isn’t what we give them … but the time we spend with them that matters

Mickey Mansfield — Sat, 17 Feb 2018 07:20:52 +0000

It isn’t what we give them … but the time we spend with them. that matters. It is what they want and need, even if they don’t know it. I really believe this and I want to encourage you today. When I was younger, my parents had to work so hard, multiple jobs to help my brother...

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Dad- you are NOT the babysitter …

Mickey Mansfield — Wed, 07 Jun 2017 04:00:11 +0000

Take note… Dad- you are NOT the babysitter … Sometimes I just have to laugh. I guess I don’t really get it. Becky and I both work from home, we both take care of the kids and the house. When Becky takes the four kids out, people say things like “You’ve got your...

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The secret to being a dad to little girls

Mickey Mansfield — Sat, 29 Oct 2016 04:00:54 +0000

Trying to raise a little girl is a little different than raising a boy… at least for me. You see, I did not have any sisters. I have a brother and finding things to do together was always pretty easy. He was less than a year older than me. Yup… Irish Twins. I tell my parents all...

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A Beautiful mess

Mickey Mansfield — Sun, 31 Jul 2016 03:08:11 +0000

There I was again. Looking down at the big brown eyes. Those big brown eyes were starting back at me on the verge of filling with tears. She knew that she was caught… red handed & blue faced. The evidence was all around her: paintbrush in the bathroom next to the water-soaked face-paint palette that...

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smallest things

Mickey Mansfield — Sat, 13 Feb 2016 05:00:44 +0000

Each day, life will present moments that we take for granted. Winnie the Pooh once said, “Sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in you heart.” How true this is! 1) For my beautiful wife and the companionship that she offers day-in and day-out. We have known each other since we were 13...

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