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It’s my joy and honor to equip dads with practical tools to better dial into their daughters’ hearts.
With 25 years of experience as a licensed professional counselor and over 35 years working directly with teens and young adult women. Dr. Michelle Watson brings practical wisdom to dads with daughters of all ages.
Awarded ‘Best Podcast for Men’ by Spark Media.
It’s a joy and honor to equip dads with practical tools to better dial into their daughters’ hearts. With 30 years of experienced as a licensed professional counselor with a PhD in Psychology and over 40 years working directly with teens and adult women, Dr. Michelle Watson Canfield brings practical wisdom to dads with daughters of all ages.
Merry Christmas Dads! And if you prefer audio over written material, I’ve got a gift for you today because today’s show is an adjunct to last Friday’s blog, “Put It in Writing.” I’ll be giving you a last-minute Christmas present idea for your daughter and telling you why these cards I’m holding in this picture from my dad are some of my most prized possessions!
Read MoreWe invite you to join us again today for Part 2 of our conversation as pastor and author, Marc Alan Schelske shares more of his difficult yet worthwhile journey to uncover the mystery of his emotions. Dads, I have no doubt that you’ll be inspired to hear from this courageous man as he invites us to hear his heartfelt, honest story. (PS...as always, women are invited to the conversation too!)
Read MoreDad, have you ever wondered how your connection (or lack of connection) to your emotions impacts your fathering? If so, you’ll want to hear pastor and author Marc Alan Schelske share some of his true backstory, one that impacted him as a dad with his daughter, yet one he’d never trade because of all he learned in the process. Listen as Marc helps us understand more about our emotional wiring while teaching us that “our emotions always tell the truth...just not always the truth you think.”
I want you as dads to know how important you are and how we as daughters thrive when you believe in us. With this being Thanksgiving Week I’m sharing “10 Reasons I’m Thankful for Fathers.” Join me today if you could use some encouragement!
Before Tom Mueller and I sat down for our interview, I had planned on calling it, “Raising Four Little Warriors for God.” But the more I heard his heartbreaking (and redemptive) story, I decided to use a more fitting title: “Being the Father You Never Had.” And this weekend Tom’s fourth daughter, Louisa Estelle, came into the world (congrats Tom & Sarah!), which makes this dad’s story even more powerful!
You’re invited today to hear POWERFUL, PRACTICAL, and PROFOUND fathering insights from my friend, Major Jackson Drumgoole (Chief of Force Management at the Pentagon) who was awarded Father of the Year in 2013. Today he opens up about ways he leads and loves his three daughters while being mindful that as a dad he’s a THERMOSTAT, not a THERMOMETER!
Read MoreWith this being Halloween Week, it seems fitting, Dads, to talk about how to better understand your MYSTERIOUS daughters. Join me today to learn FIVE ways to decode the mystery of your girls...truths that come directly from seeing how Jesus related to one particularly emotional woman in his life!
I’ve heard it said that a girl’s voice may be "the most valuable and most threatened resource she has.” (Thank you Joe Kelly). If you’re a dad who wants to help his daughter find and use her voice, listen today as I open up the conversation around this theme and give you a 7-day challenge to equip you to make it happen!
If you want to be inspired by a dad and his adult daughter who have weathered some storms yet stay connected through thick and thin, listen in today as my friends, Pastor Keith Jenkins and his daughter, Keisha share their story.
Research has shown that men have twice as much trouble deciphering women's emotions from their eyes as compared with those of other men. Dads, if there was a way to learn to read your daughter’s eyes, would you to be open to learning and changing that trend? Listen today for some “tricks of the trade” where I teach you some inside secrets on this very topic!
Hi friends...I believe that Felicia's story will touch your heart in a profound way. The truth is that she wouldn't be where she is and who she is today had it not been for THREE HONORARY FATHERS who stepped in to fill the void she experienced from her own father. If you or someone who know has suffered abuse from her dad and needs to hear that there is HOPE for HEALING, tune in to hear Felicia's story today.
Matthew West is not only a four-time Grammy-nominated musician but he is a down-to-earth dad to two daughters who are 8 and 11. Listen today to hear how he actively pursues their ♥️'s while juggling a busy travel schedule, just like a lot of other dads.
If you're a dad with an older girl, you'll want to listen today to my friend Alan Smyth as he talks about how he stays connected to his daughter who is in her 20's!
Dads, how would you like to use your five fingers on one hand as a template for loving your daughter better. Join me today for DAD BOOT CAMP to learn five bold ideas for engaging your daughter's heart!
If you're a dad with a teenage daughter and could use some pointers on how to navigate conflict when you push each other's buttons, you're going to LOVE hearing from 14-year-old Olivia Mills today on The Dad Whisperer. She opens up about how she and her dad fight well...and succeed in staying allied!
If you are a Mom who has ever felt caught between your daughter and her dad, you will LOVE hearing from my BFF Connie Patty today on The Dad Whisperer. Not only does she share a few secrets she has learned along the way, but she gives input from her husband, Dave Patty (President of Josiah Venture) as he weighs in on this topic from his vantage point!
Dads, do you ever wonder if you are all that important in the lives of your kids, especially if mom is covering a lot of the parenting bases? Today I'm giving you 10 reasons that fathers really matter, with the title, “The Sturdier the Foundation, the Stronger the House.” I trust you’ll be challenged by hearing why your daughter and son desperately need YOU! #thedadwhisperer #dadsmatter
I invite you to listen in today as my dear friend, Paul Young, shares more of his story about how God as a Father brought healing and became close as his Papa. (You'll love hearing the backstory to how he landed on the name "Papa"). I hope you can join us live, online (at KPDQ.com), or on iTunes!
Just a reminder that tomorrow on The Dad Whisperer you'll get to hear Part 2 of my interview with the best hugger on the planet, Paul Young! (I describe them as "holy hugs" because they are so healing). Last week he opened up about his relationship with his dad and this week he will be talking more specifically about God as his Father, his Papa.
And remember that if you're not in your car or near a radio, you can go to the KPDQ website and click "listen live" on the upper right corner of the screen...or listen later and subscribe on iTunes.
Jim Jones, president of Valiant Leaders, has been a friend of mine since high school and today on The Dad Whisperer he will be sharing about the qualities that shape leaders--and fathers--both inside and outside the home. As a father to three sons and a grandfather to four granddaughters, as well as having been a pastor for 16 years, Jim comes to this topic with extensive personal experience and a heart to inspire fathers to be the leaders they want to be.
