They Call Me Dad

by Ken R. Canfield

Developed from years of research and shaped by a biblical world view, They Call Me Dad is a powerful exposé of the spiritual insights of effective fathering. Dr. Canfield encourages fathers to activate their faith through modeling and teaching children to out-think, out-live, and out-love the world. They Call Me Dad contains interactive and profiling tools which enhance a dad's skill and understanding of his role as a father.

Genres: Family, Parenting

208 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2005

About the author

Dr. Ken R. Canfield is a research scholar specializing in the area of fatherhood and the history of the family. He is founder and president of the Kansas City-based National Center for Fathering--a non-profit education and research center dedicated to inspiring and equipping men to be responsible fathers.

Reviews

[Bob · Rating 4 out of 5]

They Call Me Dad is biblical & practical. From a biblical world view Dr. Ken Canfield calls men to both model & teach their children to out-think, out-live, & out-love the world. 10 chapters a great study for men teaching & showing men how to be a good dad according to what the scripture teaches. Besides the discussion questions placed at the end of each chapter there is also a “Meeting the Challenge” checklist allowing the reader a moment to evaluate himself as a dad in the specific area that chapter dealt with.

[Rob Tiedemann]

At first I was reluctant to dive into this book as it was something my wife asked me to read because of the title . . . then as I was going through it I found myself reflecting on the parts of it I had read the night before and ultimately I came away with some pretty good stuff. I'm planning on reading this again as my children turn into preteens and early teens to remind myself of some of the good ideas that came out of this book.

[betanine · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is an easy read with a challenging message. Canfield shows how real dads don't just sit on the couch watching football, but get actively involved with their children. While Canfield offers suggestions, this is not a how-to book. This is a thinking book, challenging dads to know their kids. Through an engaged, honest relationship, Canfield calls dads to teach their children to out think, out love and out live the world. I highly recommend this book to other dads.

[Ed Gavras · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good Book - misses the use of being led by the Holy Spirit to guide and misses the fact that most of parenting is working on self before the Lord. It's there but should have more importance placed on it. Dealing with old wounds is not as covered as it could be either. Over all I would still recomend it.

[Legacy Dad · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another great parenting books for dads.

[Eric · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book.

[Brent Voight · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good, easy to read book. Liked it a lot and have given it as a gift to several other dads.