{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Michael Moynihan on the Father as a Guide to the World","description":"From utero and into infancy, babies recognize their mother as being essentially one with them. So, being placed in their father\u2019s arms is in fact their first introduction to the \u201cother,\u201d the outside world. The father will continue this crucial role as mediator and representative to the outside world throughout a boy\u2019s childhood. With decades of experience and dozens of personal anecdotes, Upper School Head Michael Moynihan addressed the 2025 Fatherhood Conference to share how a father\u2019s parenting outlook now will shape his son\u2019s vocational and professional readiness to enter the outside world as an adult. Chapters: 00:05:47 Mr. Moynihan\u2019s background 00:08:17 Fathers represent the outside world 00:12:21 Model God\u2019s loving fatherhood 00:17:02 Awaken the child\u2019s own agency 00:24:52 Partner with your wife to build this home culture Links: The Talk and Beyond: Raising Children in a Confused Culture by Michael Moynihan Decisive Parenting: Forming Authentic Freedom in Your Children by Michael Moynihan The Father and His Family: A Guidebook for Aspiring, New, and Experienced Fathers by Michael Moynihan Also on the Forum: You\u2019re the Man for the Job: The Vocation of Fatherhood featuring Alvaro de Vicente ","author_name":"HeightsCast: Forming Men Fully Alive","author_url":"https:\/\/heights.edu\/heightscast\/","html":"