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These are some of the qualities of a good father as described in “Involved Fathering and Men’s Adult Development: Provisional Balances,’’ written by Rob Palkovich, professor of individual and family studies at the University of Delaware. According to this expert on fatherhood, a good father is:

• Supportive
• Set guidelines
• Teaches
• Good provider
• Moral guide
• Role model
• Patient
• Lives the way he wants his children to live.
• Good listener
• Remembers what it’s like to be a child and honors his children’s feelings.

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June 3, 2003