How to Become an Emotionally Intelligent Father - EP114

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What if your children are learning more from the way you live… than anything you’ll ever tell them?

In this fourth conversation of our series with Russ West, we explore how emotional intelligence transforms fatherhood and why the way a father responds, reacts, and relates to others can shape his children for generations.

This isn’t a conversation about becoming the perfect father.

It’s a conversation about becoming a more intentional one.

Russ shares how his own childhood wounds influenced the way he parented, why our greatest strengths can also become our greatest weaknesses, and how fathers can unknowingly pass emotional patterns down to their children. We discuss why children crave their father’s approval, the difference between coaching and criticism, and how our kids are constantly studying the way we handle conflict, failure, marriage, integrity, and everyday life.

We discuss:

• How a father’s emotional intelligence shapes his children • Why your children are always watching what you model • How childhood wounds can influence the way you parent • Why a father’s wounds can become both a strength and a weakness • The difference between giving your children approval and criticism • Why sons need to know they have what it takes • The importance of entering your children’s world and being present • How fathers model healthy conflict and emotional maturity • Why hard, healthy conversations matter with children of every age • How to build a generational legacy of emotional intelligence

One of the questions we kept coming back to was this:

What are your children learning about life, marriage, conflict, and character simply by watching you?

Your children are studying you. They see how you respond when you’re angry, how you treat their mother, how you handle failure, and whether your actions match your words. Emotional intelligence in fatherhood begins with becoming aware of what we’re modeling today so we can intentionally shape the legacy we leave tomorrow.

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