The way you parent today impacts multiple generations. In this week’s DA+3 Group Guide, you’ll hear Jeremy Pryor’s vision for multi-generational families with a clear identity. Get instant ideas to foster family relationships, train your children for their future roles, and integrate your work into your fatherhood role.

• Multi-Generational Family: Raise your children to be excellent parents to your grandchildren. Parent with that third generation in mind.
• The Need for a Fatherhood Archetype: Scripture provides a blueprint for the ideal father, and it’s not always what today’s culture praises.
• Training: Approach fatherhood like a coach, training your children for their future roles rather than just focusing on short-term behavior correction.
• Integrate Work and Family Identity: View your work as an extension of your role within your family, not as a separate identity.
• Family Friendships: Socialize your children within family and community settings, not just with peers.

DA+3 Group Guide Discussion Questions

1. When you think about your kids becoming parents, what parenting characteristics do you want them to have?
2. What specific actions do you need to take to raise your kids to be great parents to your grandkids?
3. How do you think society views the role of a father in today’s culture?
4. What characteristics of Abraham do you think are most important to emulate as a dad?
5. What shifts do you need to make to train your children for their future roles rather than focusing on short-term behavior corrections?
6. How can you ensure that your family’s values are a central part of your family identity?
7. Have you ever fallen into the trap of viewing your work as a separate identity instead of an extension of your role within your family?
8. Why do you think integrating your work and family identity is important?
9. How can we encourage our children to build strong relationships with their siblings and family members?
10. What are some practical ways to socialize your kids within your family and community—instead of just with peers and friends their own age?

Jeremy Pryor is a business owner, creative entrepreneur, author, podcaster, and builder of multiple movements with family at the core. Jeremy and his wife have five children and reside in a multigenerational home near Cincinnati, Ohio.

• 8:12 - "I've been tracking a trend over the last ten years, and the trend has been to represent the new ideal father as the traditional mother. The traditional mother was very present, very empathetic, right there meeting the needs of kids. This idea of that traditional mother, I began to see that when there have been positive descriptions or symbolic, positive descriptions of the father, he would be that mother."
• 11:45 - "Let's think about the level that we're valuing, inter-friendships between siblings and just the strength of that. I just want to challenge and encourage you guys to really pray on, how can we foster deeper friendships between our kids? Regardless of the age gap there can be deeper friendships."

• 286 | Parenting for the Third Generation, Building Family Assets, and Championing the Beauty of Fatherhood (Jeremy Pryor: Part 1)
• 287 | Creating Intentional Spaces, Carrying the Spirit of Elijah, and Fighting Against the Destruction of Fathers (Jeremy Pryor: Part 2)
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Looking for fresh ideas on building better habits, routines, and rhythms with your kids? Tune in to this week’s DA+3 Group Guide featuring Justin Whitmel Earley. From morning huddles to bedtime rituals, you’ll explore ways to transform everyday moments into meaningful connections with your family.

1. New Day, New Start: Every day is a new chance to parent differently and experience more of God’s grace.
2. Pause Prayers: Before disciplining or interacting with your kids, take a moment to pray and ask for guidance to approach the situation with love and understanding.
3. Morning Huddles: Start your day with a family huddle where you teach your kids a simple prayer or affirmation.
4. Bedtime Rituals: Create a routine that transforms ordinary moments into opportunities for connection. Don’t be discouraged if it takes several tries to work!
5. Reconciliation Rituals: Don’t just immediately move on after conflict or discipline. Whether it’s a hug, a joke, or a shared Tic Tac, show your kids and spouse you’re still on their side.

DA+3 Group Guide Discussion Questions:

1. Do you ever feel weighed down by past parenting mistakes—whether from a day, week, or year ago?
2. What are some practical ways you show yourself grace and embrace the “New Day, New Start” mindset as a dad?
3. What changes for you when you say a quick prayer before disciplining your kids?
4. How do you find the right balance between discipline and showing grace?
5. What does your current morning routine look like with your family?
6. How can you make your family’s routine more intentional and spiritually focused?
7. Do you have a bedtime ritual that helps you connect spiritually with your children?
8. What is your biggest challenge when trying to establish a new family habit or routine?
9. How do you model reconciliation for your kids?
10. Is there a small, fun gesture you use to reconnect with your kids after conflict, such as sharing a Tic Tac, telling a joke, or giving a hug?

Justin Whitmel Earley is a lawyer, author, and speaker from Richmond, Virginia. His most recent book, Habits of the Household, was published in 2021. Justin is married to Lauren and has four sons: Whit, Asher, Coulter, and Shep.

• 2:07 - "Every day is a new chance to experience grace from your heavenly Father and step in with your whole heart to being a dad. New day, new start. Do not beat yourself up about yesterday, last week, last month, last year, the last decade of your dad life. Don't play the comparison game and do not disqualify yourself. God has not disqualified you. So let's walk with a lot of grace."
• 6:03 - "There's a comical and halting nature to starting any important habit with your family, which is very important to realize. Nothing in the household is normal until it is, you have to practice.

• 253 | Reframing Your Parenting with New Habits (Justin Earley)
• Habits of the Household
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In the third installment of the DA+3 series, rediscover timeless advice from Jim Jackson. You'll learn why being "fast, large, and loud" isn't effective and how to make a shift that leads to more connection with your kids. Plus, explore the 10 DA+3 Discussion Questions below to prompt meaningful conversations about legacy, peace, your fatherhood report card, and more.

• Be Slow, Soft, and Low: Our default as dads is to be fast, large, and loud. Instead, you can create more connection by changing how you approach your kids.
• "One-Another" Fatherhood: Look at all the areas in the Bible with "one another" commands and apply those behaviors to your relationship with your children.
• Your Child is Not Your Report Card: How your kids behave is not a reflection of your value.
• Beyond Understanding: You will never understand everything as a dad. Prayerfully seek God's wisdom, insight, and understanding.
• Legacy: Love your wife and kids well.

DA+3 Group Guide Discussion Questions:

1. Why do you think us dads default to being fast, large, and loud?
2. How do you practice being "slow, soft, and low" instead of "fast, large, and loud" when interacting with your kids?
3. Scan the infographic of all the "one another" commands in the New Testament. Which one stands out most to you as something you want to practice more?
4. Have you ever patted yourself on the back when your child behaved well?
5. On the other hand, when did you feel like a failure because of something your kid did or didn't do?
6. If you had a real "Dad Report Card," what subjects or things would it measure? (Hint: It should not be directly linked to your kid's behavior.)
7. What does it look like to be okay and remember where your value comes from, even when your children are struggling?
8. Thinking about Philippians 4:7, in what situations or areas of your life do you need to pray for the peace of God, which transcends all understanding?
9. What is the #1 legacy you want to leave as a husband?
10. What is the #1 legacy you want to leave as a father?

Jim Jackson and his wife, Lynne, are the co-founders of Connected Families, a non-profit ministry that has been bringing reliable, God-centered, research-based parenting resources to all families since 2002.

• 3:22 - "Dads, we're really good at feeling that stress and jumping forward and stepping in and fixing stuff and getting stuff done and getting people to do the stuff that we need them to do. Even if it's just by our posture, we get big and we get loud and we get demanding, and the people around us, we think that it's respect, but oftentimes I fear that it's fear. We think that we're doing something in the name of gaining respect, when in fact we're scaring people into a form of compliance that builds distance in their trust of us, not closeness."
• 5:00 - "Obedience is a matter of the heart, not a matter of behavior. When our kids comply, that's not obedience. That's just doing what they're told because they've been told to do it because they're scared of what will happen if they don't. If that's the the mode of operation for us, then our kids grow in fear as we grow in a sense of demanding and being the habit just keeps getting bigger and bigger as the kids get older and older."

• The Power of Positive Connection (028 Jim Jackson)
• Connected Families
• Connected Families Framework
• All the “one another” commands in the NT [infographic]
• Discipline That Connects With Your Child’s Heart by Jim & Lynne Jackson
• SUMMER SALE in the DadAwesome Store: Get 20% off when you use the code “tanktop”

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