{"id":4034,"date":"2014-06-13T10:13:25","date_gmt":"2014-06-13T07:13:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/?p=4034"},"modified":"2014-08-26T11:44:05","modified_gmt":"2014-08-26T08:44:05","slug":"31-the-biggest-mistake-dads-make","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/31-the-biggest-mistake-dads-make\/","title":{"rendered":"#31 The Biggest Mistake Dads Make"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Many fathers are making a big mistake when it comes to raising their children and most of them don&#8217;t even know they are doing it!<\/p>\n<p>In this episode of <a href=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/31-the-biggest-mistake-dads-make\">&#8220;Now is the Time&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0I talk about the biggest mistake that many dads, even Christian dads are making today. I also give you some helpful advice on how to avoid that mistake.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.blubrry.com\/?media_url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.blubrry.com%2Fnowisthetime%2Fcontent.blubrry.com%2Fnowisthetime%2FNIST_E_31.mp3&amp;modern=1&amp;podcast_link=https%3A%2F%2Fsukofamily.org%2F31-the-biggest-mistake-dads-make%2F#mode-Light&border-000000&progress-000000\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"100%\" height=\"165\" frameborder=\"0\" id=\"blubrryplayer-3\" class=\"blubrryplayer\" title=\"Blubrry Podcast Player\"><\/iframe><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/nowisthetime\/content.blubrry.com\/nowisthetime\/NIST_E_31.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/?powerpress_pinw=4034-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/nowisthetime\/content.blubrry.com\/nowisthetime\/NIST_E_31.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"NIST_E_31.mp3\">Download<\/a> (Duration: 24:52 &#8212; 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