983 – Don’t wing it.
We go to school to learn to read, write and learn math (presumably). We are given on the job. We go to college to be able to work a better job (presumably). We take a driving class and take a test to get a license. Then we have to retake the test and get an eye exam every few years to renew it.
Parenting? Have a kid. There ya go. No follow-up. No test. No reexamination.
I am of the opinion there is no “right way”. No “better” or “best” way to raise a child. Yet, there are plenty of books that claim a better way to act, react, talk to, inform, deal with on and on. Read them. Read as many as you can. Listen to podcasts and audiobooks. No one makes you learn how to be a parent, but knowledge is power. The more you have to work with, the better your chance of making a better choice in the moment.
Don’t wing it. Work at it.
A Better Father 