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Author Edrid Tirado, born and raised in Puerto Rico, began working with parents and teens in 1990 as a youth counselor in the Pacific Northwest. His primary focus was counseling teens to address relational and behavioral issues as well as helping parents and caretakers improve their parenting practices. By 1999 he had successfully designed and supervised a multifaceted youth program for 400 teens consisting of leadership development and community involvement.

Tirado earned his bachelor’s degree in human services from Western Washington University.

Since 2000, his professional efforts have been focused on working with adult populations in the criminal justice system. He has worked as a parole officer, a correctional instructor, a youth counselor, and most important, a father of five great children.

Children are the expansion of life. It’s an honor to have them, and being a dad should be a joy. But sometimes the pressures of trying to fulfill responsibilities in both your professional life and parenting life become overwhelming. In The Dad Guide, author Edrid E. Tirado provides 1,001 quick tips and advice to help men on the parenting front.

These short, straightforward suggestions cover a variety of themes ranging from love, fun, character, disciplines, money, spirituality, virtues, responsibility, health, purpose, and more. Here are some of Tirado’s suggestions:

• Assume that, at the very least, being a dad is going to be a full-time job from now on.
• Be friendly with your children, but be a dad first.
• Encourage your kids, encourage your kids, and encourage your kids!
• Get eight hours of sleep at night as often as possible.

The advice dispensed in The Dad Guide encourages you to be a better dad; to be a teacher of simplicity, kindness, respect, and forgiveness; and to foster accountability and responsibility. It shows you how to mentor your children, to listen to them, and to laugh with them.

“Edrid Tirado Invites All Dads Who Want to Be the Best Dad They Can Be to Read His Comprehensive Reference: “The Dad’s Guide”

This invaluable reference features a collection of a thousand and one short and straight-to-the-point suggestions that any head of the family can browse thoroughly, try a few or try them all. It is written, first and foremost, based on the experience of a father of five wonderful children and as well as a felony and misdemeanor probation officer, a parenting course instructor, and a youth counselor.
Many of the recommendations presented by the author were inspired by the exceptional resources listed in the recommended reading section of “The Dad’s Guide.” Some suggestions are very practical and easy to implement while others are concepts, intended to provoke thought and reflection. The topics in this book are all over the board love, fun, character, discipline, money, spirituality, virtues, responsibility, health, purpose, perseverance, wisdom, and much more.”