INTRODUCTION
In many ways, and for many reasons, Fatherhood transcends the
boundaries of geography, ethnicity, religion, language, culture,
politics and economics. Men who are Fathers from all Walks of Life
throughout our global village experience the joys and challenges of
raising children as they discover that a magical formula for
parenting does not exist.
Collectively and unceremoniously – and in some instances, under the
most difficult set of circumstances -- Single Fathers, Married
Fathers, Divorced Fathers, “Stay-At-Home” Fathers, “Long-Distance”
Fathers, Custodial Fathers and Non-Custodial Fathers from all Walks
of Life throughout our global village shape the minds and souls of
their children.
They worry about the world that their children will inherit when
they reach adulthood. Their children’s health and physical safety
are of primary concern. Men wonder if they are being good parents
as they struggle to develop and implement plans that they will move
their families forward. No one has come to them and said, “To
become a successful parent and have happy, well-adjusted children,
you need to do ‘x, y and z’.” Each new day presents Men who are
Fathers with a unique set of questions and issues directly and
indirectly related to Fatherhood.
All Men who are Fathers are searching for answers to questions about
Fatherhood. Men who are Fathers find themselves grappling with an
incessant flow of issues. This universal search for answers and
quest to resolve issues has provided Men who are Fathers with an
opportunity to closely scrutinize their roles and responsibilities
as parents.
In Search of Fatherhood: Transcending Boundaries
candidly explores the daunting questions and issues that confront
Single Fathers, Married Fathers, “Stay-At-Home” Fathers, Divorced
Fathers, “Long-Distance” Fathers, Custodial Fathers and
Non-Custodial Fathers. The gentlemen that you will meet on the
pages that follow -- Stephen Baskerville, Ph.D., Muhammad Nasser
Bey, Randy L. Collins, Leonard Dantzler, Warren Farrell, Ph.D., Dale
Fraza, Thomas Golden LCSW, the late L.T. Henry, Thomas Hoerner, Gary
A. Johnson, James Kennedy, Thomas Lessman, Alvin F. Poussaint, M.D.
Martin G. Ramey, Almas Jamil Sami’ and Joep Zander -- speak
profoundly about the roles and responsibilities of Men who are
Fathers and the joys and challenges of Fatherhood.
In Search of Fatherhood:Transcending Boundaries
examines how Men who Fathers from all Walks of Life influence their
children’s perception of the world outside of their environment and
offers suggestions about what our young men need from us as they
make the journey from childhood to manhood.
In Search of Fatherhood: Transcending Boundaries
is a reaffirmation of Fatherhood. It is also a reaffirmation
of the vision of a Forum for Fathers that was conceived by my late
mentor – L.T. Henry – a classically trained jazz musician, author,
photojournalist and sales and motivation trainer. Unfortunately, he
died before he could develop his idea. It was his belief that Men
who are Fathers from all Walks of Life throughout our global village
had unanswered questions about Fatherhood and that they were engaged
in a silent and never-ending search for answers. His vision,
through
IN SEARCH
OF FATHERHOOD® -- Transcending Boundaries, has been
resurrected. It was the least that I could do for a man who had done
so much for me.
Diane A. Sears © 2004, all
rights reserved
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