The world needs dads - who believe in better days to come

Nobody willingly walks towards darker days.

It’s true for you, and for your kids — we all need to see brighter days ahead.

One of the worst things a dad can say is: “back in my day!”, believing that the best days are behind them.

These words must belong to just old men who have given up on the future.

Even in the darkest of days a dad must believe their kids can change the world.

In case you didn’t know, Your children are dreaming of better days — and when they think this is impossible, this feeds their anxiety.

This next generation is one of the most anxious generations in human history.

There is less war, less poverty, better health and longer life — our time is one of the best times to be alive — but we have fed them doom and gloom.

They are being told the earth has been destroyed by their parents and grandparents. The media tells them that climate change is a war they might not win. 

They worry about pandemics — but worse than that, they have been forced to isolate at home.

Normal social interactions have been replaced with social media hyper-connectivity, which is a big contributor to poor mental health.

The world needs dads.

Specifically, it needs dads who are willing to engage, and who believe in brighter days ahead.

Kids need voices of influence, who say: “it can be better, and your generation can make it better.” 

Dads are influence.

Even if you’re a separated dad — you have great influence.

In-fact as a separated dad, influence may be all you have.

A dads positive influence can change the world.

The world needs dads whos rhetoric is: “Better Day’s Baby!”

Kids need to hear: “I believe in you,” along side with, “don’t believe everything you hear.”

They need to be reminded how great the current days are and told, “but we can make it even better.”

Dads need to wake up in the morning and put on their "Better Day’s Baby" t-shirt.

It’s not about being hyper positive, it’s simply about believing in your kids and their future — so that they can believe it themselves.

So let’s lead where it matters, by believing in better.

This shift in your thinking is critical as a dad — because the world will tell you to expect the terrible two’s and that your teens will grow to hate you.

That belief, like all others, feeds itself.

Most dads don’t have a 10 year strategy, we just want to raise kids we enjoy being around when they’re adults. That’s a subconscious dream of better days — let's be dads they'll enjoy being around too!