Dad University Podcast

If you are the parent of a toddler, you are all too familiar with power struggles.  Your two-year-old daughter doesn't want to leave the park and she throws her body onto the floor in protest.  or your 3-year-old son...

I was talking with a friend the other day who is a new father.  They just had their baby boy.  He says Jason, I'm not really enjoying this.  Fatherhood is not what I expected.  I'm not bonding with him, my wife is...

I was recently interviewed by 2 awesome women Evie and Sarah of the Modern Manners for Moms and Dads Podcast: https://www.evieandsarah.com/podcast51/ They gave us permission to rebroadcast the interview on our...

I don't care whether you are happily married, a single dad, divorced dad, separated, or live far away from your child in a different country.  You are a father.  and if you want to learn how to be a good dad, there...

It's back to school time soon.  Some kids are so excited about the first day of kindergarten. They get to have a backpack, maybe a new outfit and smile on their faces when you talk about it. But others, not so much. ...

You are a first-time dad and boy are you excited. You are right there with your wife.  Your being as supportive as you can, you are going to Dr's appointments, your helping out extra around the house, and you are...

#1 Be Empathetic - Out of all of the tips for new dads during pregnancy, being empathetic is the most important.  If you don't get anything else out of this video, remember this one. Put yourself in her place.  Look...

Being a first-time parent is awesome.  I was both excited and nervous.  I wasn't around kids very much before I had my first child.  But you learn quick.  Here are some first time parent tips that helped us: 1) Agree...

We had our son first and then our daughter about 2 years after.  And it was different.  I couldn't exactly explain it, but the connection a dad has with his daughter is just different than he has with his son. What...

When I think back on my childhood, some of the great memories are the family vacations we took. We went to the mountains, to the beach, on cruises.  My parents loved to travel so they would allow us to tag along every...

We have spoken that gratitude helps with depression.  It's hard to be depressed and sad if you are really grateful.  Teaching our kids gratitude is valuable for that reason but it also is good manner Raising Grateful...

1) Allow them to be bored - stop entertaining them. This forces them to be creative. 2) Limit use of electronics - while some games are creative, watching television doesn't help their creativity 3) Don't solve their...