A Better Father

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1. S4E41 - Emotional Damage

   16 Nov 2023 · 17 min

   Approach parenting as a business, make unemotional choices. save emotion for good mornings, bedtimes, birthdays, every day things, until something happens that needs to be solved. Then emotion needs to be pushed aside…

2. S4E40 - Don't Stop Doing & Don't Stop Waiting

   10 Nov 2023 · 8:04

   If you stop they'll stop

3. S4E39 - The Moment When

   2 Nov 2023 · 19 min

   S4E39 - The Moment When

4. S4E38 - What We Want For Them Does Matter

   26 Oct 2023 · 34 min

   What we want for them do matter, it's just understanding what that means.

5. S4E37 - Why We Do The Work

   20 Oct 2023 · 25 min

   We won't always have a good reaction, but we can have a better reaction to our poor action. S - Self E- Example R - Response

6. S4E36 - Hardest Job In The World

   13 Oct 2023 · 18 min

   We get told it's the hardest job in the world. that's an excuse and a crappy way to not take responsibility.

7. S4E35-No One Can Change The Past, But It Can Change Our Present

   6 Oct 2023 · 24 min

   Your past self could have been better if you knew what you know today. Look back, think back, know you couldn't have done any better, because you were a child, BUT you can take those lessons to be a better parent…

8. S4E34-Punishment? There Is No Punishment

   28 Sep 2023 · 14 min

   Punishment, or no punishment. there is no...

9. S4E33 - You Can't Listen If You Don't Talk

   21 Sep 2023 · 26 min

   If you want them to talk, you have to talk. They can't respond to nothing. Prompt them and know when to stop and start listening.

10. S4-E32 The R Is For Response

    14 Sep 2023 · 33 min

    S = Self E = Example R = Response

11. S4E31-Nature vs Nurture... Again? Still Going...

    7 Sep 2023 · 1 h 01 min

    Part three in a three part series. :)

12. S4E30-Nature vs Nurture Follow Up

    31 Aug 2023 · 51 min

    Jennifer Wallace: Never Enough: https://www.jenniferbwallace.com/about-never-enough Glennon Doyle: Untamed https://untamedbook.com/ Dr. William Stixrud & Ned Johnson: The Self-Driven Child…

13. S4E29-Nature vs Nurture

    25 Aug 2023 · 13 min

    What rewards are you giving and what rewards are they internalizing.

14. S4E28-A Little Bit of Lost Religion

    18 Aug 2023 · 17 min

    Daily journals, not blowing up the bridge, keeping the divide from getting bigger.

15. S4E27 - A Bad Example

    10 Aug 2023 · 14 min

    ’m not saying this is how it should be. It’s a thought experiment of possibilities. Leo Tolstoy: A Calendar of Wisdom: Daily Thoughts to Nourish the Soul, Written and Selected from the World's Sacred Texts…

16. S4E26 - Telling Stories

    4 Aug 2023 · 28 min

    What are you really teaching your kid and what do you want to focus on.

17. Not Always My Best, But At My Best

    28 Jul 2023 · 14 min

    People are attracted to people that excite them and engage with them. Be your better self and you'll get noticed.

18. S4E24 - Values, Pick Three

    20 Jul 2023 · 11 min

    Pick the values that matter most to you. Pick the things you really hope your child learns from you. Then use those to have conversations, not all the other noise that we (you) think needs to be said that is getting…

19. S4E23 - Outside Influences

    13 Jul 2023 · 14 min

    What outside influences is impacting your time?

20. S4E22 - Your Routine May Be The Best Part Of Their Day

    6 Jul 2023 · 7:51 · S4 E22

    What is your routine that just may be the best part of their day. I’m not saying this is how it should be. It’s a thought experiment for how it could be.

21. S4E21 - Drunk, But Present

    29 Jun 2023 · 13 min · S4 E21

    This was a thought unload, with random thoughts, feelings and phone usage with our children. Agree, disagree, we are all trying, I know, but we can do better (in my humble opinion).

22. S4E20 - Senses

    22 Jun 2023 · 14 min · S4 E20

    This episode inspire by Gretchen Rubin: Life in Five Senses: https://gretchenrubin.com/books/life-in-five-senses/

23. S4E19 - Teaching Concepts

    15 Jun 2023 · 9:17 · S4 E19

    Podcast inspired from a quote by Leo Tolstoy

24. S4E18 - Let's Talk About Death

    8 Jun 2023 · 16 min · S4 E18

    Prepare your kids for when it comes, because no matter what it is the one thing that will, for sure, positively happen in their lives.

25. S4E17 Screens Make Me Angry

    1 Jun 2023 · 12 min · S4 E17

    As they change and deal with the differences between two houses, or two differing view points, stay consistent and be true to your values. It will pay off as they grow and develop. This will also help you as you grow…

26. S4E16 - From Their View

    25 May 2023 · 23 min · S4 E16

    Look at the world through their view. Process differently.

27. S4E15 - A Stoic Says What?

    18 May 2023 · 16 min · S4 E15

    What does memento mori really mean? How does it really impact our lives, our choices, our children?

28. S4E14 - Be Presnt

    11 May 2023 · 24 min · S4 E14

    Do the thing.

29. S4E13 - Do The Work, Build Your Strengths

    4 May 2023 · 17 min · S4 E13

    Think Slow/Getting Angry Doesn't Help/Remember Your Reason for Doing This/Remember Your Reason for Being Here Calm / Patient / Kind / Understanding

30. S4E12 - Focus On Their Strengths

    27 Apr 2023 · 11 min · S4 E12

    The Daily Drucker is referenced in this episode. As well as Austin Kleon. Focus on your kid's strengths and help them to grow in what they want to grow with.

31. S4E11 - Amusing Ourselves

    20 Apr 2023 · 17 min · S4 E11

    Books referenced in this podcast: Amusing Ourselves to Death by Neil Postman The Daily Drucker by Peter Drucker Stolen Focus by Johann Hari

32. S4E10 - Who is Right vs What is right

    13 Apr 2023 · 17 min · S4 E10

    Mentioned in this podcast: Daily Drucker (https://bookoutlet.com/products/9780060742447B/the-daily-drucker-366-days-of-insight-and-motivation-for-getting-the-right-things-done?gclid=CjwKCAjw586hBhBrEiwAQYEnHXrk2oSOy0wRW…

33. S4E9 - Integrity

    6 Apr 2023 · 13 min · S4 E9

    Integrity in parenting. The Daily Drucker. The Daily Dad.

34. S4E8 - Foundations

    30 Mar 2023 · 16 min · S4 E8

    What is your foundation for parenting? What guides your choices?

35. S4E7 - A Losing Streak

    9 Mar 2023 · 19 min · S4 E7

    Nita Farahany - The Battle for Your Brain: https://www.nitafarahany.com Manoush Zomorodi - Bored and Brilliant: http://www.manoushz.com/book As Always: A Carrot A Day: https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781586855062;…

36. S4E6 - Know What to Ask

    2 Mar 2023 · 23 min · S4 E5

    Pivot Podcast. A Carrot a Day book. Thoughts on how to talk with your child. Don't ask bad questions. Look up information before you quote what you don't know. Find a rhythm to be able to create what you want to create.

37. S4E5 - Say Their Name

    16 Feb 2023 · 9:33 · S4 E5

    A Carrot A Day by Adrian Gostick and Chester Elton. Referenced for today's podcast from Feb 15th entry.

38. S4E4 - Let Them Learn Curiosity, Don't Hinder It

    11 Feb 2023 · 26 min · S4 E4

    Let's learn to not punish our children's mistakes, but reward them. Let them learn, let them grow, let them explore to be more. A Carrot A Day by Adrian Gnostic and Chester Elton The Daily Laws by Robert Greene

39. S4E3 - Educated The Wrong Way

    19 Jan 2023 · 8:13 · S4 E3

    Today's episode is a pulled quote from: A Calendar of Wisdom by Leo Tolstoy... a great daily read.

40. S4E2 - Traditions

    13 Jan 2023 · 9:51 · S4 E2

    What traditions do you have? Are they good? Bad? Are they holding you back and keeping you from creating memories of your own?

41. S4E1 - It Took 4.5 Decades To Understand

    7 Jan 2023 · 15 min · S4 E1

    Reflecting during this past holiday season I finally come to understand a very important thing about my father.

42. S3E21 - Push, Don't Pull

    16 Dec 2022 · 9:33 · S3 E21

    Pull. Transition. Push. Give support.

43. S3E20 - What He Should Have Said

    11 Dec 2022 · 18 min · S3 E20 · Explicit

    What he should have said...

44. S3E19 - How Well Do You Really Know Them?

    2 Dec 2022 · 20 min

    Talk to your parents. Get to them. Learn who they were. Tall to your child. Share stories of who you are. Let them learn who you are and let them get to know you. Not as a parent, but as a person.

45. S3E18 - Spare The Child

    24 Nov 2022 · 26 min · S3 E18

    Book referenced in this podcast: How to Raise Kids Who Aren’t Assholes https://www.melindawennermoyer.com/how-to-raise-kids-who-arent-assholes/

46. S3E17 - To Teach Them To Be A Leader Follow

    17 Nov 2022 · 22 min · S3 E17

    When they tell you who they are, it's time to follow. Teach them to lead by following. Communicate to them they are building a foundation. Explain what this means. Enforce their choice for self. Help build that…

47. S3E16 - The Ghosts Not Left Behind

    10 Nov 2022 · 13 min · S3 E16

    Bruce Springsteen: “We are ghosts or we are ancestors in our children’s lives. We either lay our mistakes and our burdens upon them, and we haunt them as ghosts. Or, we assist them in laying those old burdens down, and…

48. S3E15 - Breaking a Horse

    3 Nov 2022 · 18 min

    Scott Galloway Website; https://www.profgalloway.com Richard Reeves: https://richardvreeves.com/books/

49. S3E14 - The Little It Takes To Be A Poll Worker

    27 Oct 2022 · 19 min · S3 E14

    The Daily Stoic. Be a Poll Worker. Be a Big Brother Big Sister. It's actually not that hard to participate in our Democracy.

50. S3E13 - Confused When Hurt

    20 Oct 2022 · 22 min · S3 E13

    Thank you for listening. A ramble of thoughts inspired by a quote from Oct 18th in the book listed below. A Calendar of Wisdom: Daily Thoughts to Nourish the Soul, Written and Selected from the World's Sacred Texts:…