A second chance for fathers to connect with their kids | Charles C. Daniels, Jr.
TED Talks Daily
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4.1 • 12.1K Ratings
🗓️ 16 June 2022
⏱️ 22 minutes
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Fathers have a profound impact on their children's lives, yet an estimated ten million kids in the US see their dads less than once a month. Through his advocacy and mental health center, therapist Charles C. Daniels, Jr. empowers fathers to be more present by providing mentorship and community, so they learn to forgive their own shortcomings and, most importantly, learn how to reconnect with their kids.
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| 0:00.0 | It's Ted Talks Daily, I'm Elise Hugh. |
| 0:06.7 | Our relationships with our caregivers and parents shape us for a long time, whether it's |
| 0:11.4 | in their presence or their absence. |
| 0:14.2 | Scholar and therapist Charles C. Daniels Jr. has made it his life's work to help fathers |
| 0:18.5 | love and heal if they've been separated from their kids. |
| 0:22.0 | In his talk from Ted Women 2021, he shares the importance of the father-child connection. |
| 0:27.5 | And after the talk, Charles sits down with me to chat about the most important lessons |
| 0:31.2 | he's learned about parenting along the way. |
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