Courage isn't just what you do. It's how you live. And it's reflected in what you say. The root word for courage is the Latin word cor — strength of heart. Courageous people live from the inside out. And the way we teach our kids to interact with others is training their heart. There are four phrases courageous people say: "thank you," "You're welcome," "I'm sorry, " and "I forgive you." Dads have the opportunity to model every one of them and the responsibility to train his

Dad, can I trust you? That's the question your child is already asking — at the pool, in adolescence, in every hard moment. Research from the Institute for Family Studies confirms: a father's trustworthiness isn't a bonus feature of good fathering — it's the foundation. Reliable. Loyal. Honest. Consistent. Build trust, build courage.