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These are lessons inspired by ancient philosophy, by practical wisdom, and insights from dads all over the world.

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Here's how to tie your family together.

You want them to listen. You want them to respect your rules.

You want them to do what they're supposed to do, the things that will make them successful.

So how do you get them to do it? Well, for most dads, the answer is to default to the easiest and most

primal form of leadership. Force. You make them do it. It's got a simple logic to it and it seems like it works

punishment discipline do it because i'm bigger than you because i can take away the tv remote

because i said so but perhaps you remember from your own childhood that this strategy falls apart

over time and in the end it turns out to be counterproductive. It is my pleasure that my children are free,

Abraham Lincoln once said, happy and unrestrained by parental tyranny. He knew about parental tyranny.

His father used force. His father was controlling. His father meant well, but had few tools at his

disposal. It did not work. And his kids were not fond of him and wanted to get away

as soon as they could. And that's not what you want, is it? No, you want your kids to really listen,

to buy in. You want them to be around. You want them to come to you. You want a crowded table.

Okay, then listen to Lincoln. For he said that love is the chain whereby to bind a child to its parent.

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