Boys you have to jump on them and ride their ass (to a point, depends on the kid) and make sure they what's expected, what are the consequences, and what a lot of our fathers missed, was tell them (us, our sons) that you love them! Now...girls...my wife at the time said that daughters tend to look for a man like thier father, what she told me stuck with me. Now my girls know I'm sometimes.....ummmmm...not wrapped too tight, and I love to act extremely childish when having fun, but I have always made sure that when the fun and games stop, I'm very serious, courteous, patient (I've never fooled them with this on so far, they know the last thing I can do is wait! Lol) and I act like a man should, do what a man should and most importantly, don't do what a man shouldn't! They think I'm the greatest, a little f**king crazy, but the greatest, and of course they're right! Lol. :). I'll tell you a funny, but serious story next...lol. I wish parents got involved with their children's lives as you and I guess I have, you can see today what it's like if you don't!!