Hey buddy, not a dad myself, but I am a son.
Your kids have interests of their own, capitalize on those interests, and also while showing them you care about what they care about, share your interests!
Make a day plan, and have a day ever week or month for some cheesy board game.
Tell them laughter and humility are good traits. Ask their views on life, why they see it that way, and interject yours into the conversation.
You're a good dad. You got most of the work done already.
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That works for my children as well.
If you have ever noticed, after some children become adults and resent their parents, it's usually because their parents were simply
not there. The parent's own self-interests took over the majority of the time.
What has worked for me, during these pre- teen and teen years, is cooking their fav foods, watching YouTube vids with them they like, expanding upon their interests with my own experiences, and sometimes just shutting my mouth and
just listen to them. I let my girl play with my make-up (lol) and introduce older, cool music to my son who is getting into music again. The number of gaming vids I've watched...haha.
Since you have girls, maybe they're into make-up or arts/crafts. In which case, check out DIY projects for homeade soaps, lip balms, decorations for their room?
Even tho you may feel like you're being a drag, the mere fact you are sitting with them is being a present dad. You could be sitting in another room drinking, and watching war shows. Or at happy hours trying to hookup.
