[originaltext]W: Hi, Professor Smith. I heard you’ve written a book titled Be a

W: Hi, Professor Smith. I heard you’ve written a book titled Be a 24-hour Dad.
M: Yes. It explains what a dad can do to be the best he can.
W: Dads today are incredibly busy and stressed out, how could they be 24 hours around?
M: They need to make choices. (22) They will need to say no to many things in order to spend more time with their kids, golf, TV, newspaper reading, etc.
W: Children usually are closer to moms, aren’t they?
M: That’s the truth. Mothers often are the ones that kids will go to when they have a problem or when they want to share their day. But Dads can be involved in that too. (23)All they need to do is to listen well, not to judge too much, and to share some of their life with their kids too.
W: How not to lose temper when kids misbehave?
M: (24) Practice being aware of your anger before it boils over. You can even say, "I’m feeling really frustrated right now!" This will help showing your kids how to express frustration in a healthy way.
W:  Should you reward your child when he does something good?
M: Typically, no, rewards don’t work very well. An occasional reward won’t kill anybody, but don’t use them often.
W: Why don’t they work?
M: Kids who receive rewards often tend not to learn the real value of their work.  (25) Kids should learn to work around the house because that’s what families do—not because they get paid for it.