As a dad, your family looks to you for your strength. They expect you to be ready to handle most challenges that may arise. You may find yourself completing a variety of domestic duties and traditional duties such as mowing the lawn or doing small household repairs. However, dads are not supermen and at times need a team to be able to cover everything that needs to be done. But who should be on this team? Well, let us at First-Gen Dad help you out. Here is who should make up your Dad’s team in 2021.
- Older Mentor ( Another Father )
First-person on your team should be another dad. Someone more experienced in their fatherhood journey than you. This person will support and encourage you so that you may maximize your potential, develop your skills, improve your performance and drive you to become the father you want to be. This mentor should provide you with a wealth of knowledge, resources and help you with certain challenges you may come up against.
2. Primary care doctor or nurse
We all at some point will need medical attention. Whether it is you or your kids, have an acute or chronic condition, many of us will need specialized care at some point in our lives. Whether you need to see a dermatologist or your child needs an allergist, your primary care doctor can help connect you to the right specialist. They’ll coordinate with your specialty doctors to ensure that the right information is shared, nothing is missed and no tests are duplicated. Navigating any health care system on your own can feel overwhelming. With a primary care doctor, you don’t have to.
3.Financial Advisor
Properly managing your family’s investments and making the right financial decisions takes time, skill, and effort. It’s not a one-time thing, either. Time is our most precious commodity and as a parent, you have a lot on your plate. Finding time to research financial questions, evaluate your options, and execute a decision takes time, you may not have. A financial advisor will help you to manage your money so that you have fewer plates to juggle. Neglecting your finances will only lead to your family ruin, hire a wealth advisor, you will not regret it.
4. Handyman
The list of possible home repairs can be long and varied. Some projects, like painting a wall, you could easily tackle. But others, like wiring in a new light fixture, can be more difficult without the right skillset. Trying to tackle a project without the right training and skills can have disastrous and have expensive consequences. When your project involves very specific knowledge, it’s better to hire a handyman than an attempt on your own. This type of project would include anything electrical, plumbing, or involving your overall home systems like heating or air conditioning. Damage to these areas could be very expensive and even dangerous. Having the right knowledge going into these projects will save a lot of worry about the final result.
5. Real Estate Broker
You may have a good idea of what you want in your home, from the number of bedrooms to any other number of factors. You’ll probably feel pretty comfortable looking at homes on the internet or if you have the luxury of driving by the neighborhoods, to evaluate what you want. Why do you need a real estate broker? Well, some things are harder to see on the internet or with a brief drive-by. Such as current, and reputable data regarding a neighborhood’s demographics, crime rates, schools, and other important factors. Finding that data yourself would be time-consuming, especially if you are not sure where to start. If you are buying a house or apartment in a new area. A broker will let you know if a price is reasonable based on comparable sales. Brokers can do comparative market analyses for you. Again, this experience and knowledge can end up saving you thousands of dollars.
Conclusion
Now you may not need to find all these persons at once. Based on your situation you may not even need all the persons. However, it proves that you’re smarter than they are when you hire people who are smarter than you. The trick is to recognize when you need help and to find the right person. Do not try to do everything yourself. Remember, your family looks to you to guide them. Relax because you are doing great.
