Fatherhood Mistakes Teach Coaching Over Control
Mistakes are part of fatherhood. Bernard Drew opens up about missteps and learning to coach instead of control. Listen in: https://t.co/LwahS0TaDx
Kids Mirror Your Fear Response: Model Courage Over Safety
Your kids are watching how you respond to fear. Every time you play it safe they learn that safe is the goal. Every time you bet on yourself they learn that ownership is possible. Teach them with your actions.
Dad Shows Sons How to Spot and Share Household Tasks
How this Dad intentionally teaches his Boys how to notice things around the house and proactively help carry the domestic load of everyday life.
Ambition and Marriage: You Can Have Both
There is another important way ... which is to speak directly to the MEN who are marriageable Modern ambitious young men often take in the message that Hard Work/Career is something things that comes *before* Marriage and Kids. You do the first,...
Choosing Family Over Peak Earnings Redefines Success
You’re 44, Law Partner, Chicago. $1.1M income. Married, 2 kids (under 10) $2.2M retirement, $700k brokerage. You’re behind on time with your kids. Do you: Keep pushing for peak earnings OR Step back and accept lower income
Teaching Toddlers Remote Control Sparks Joyful Empowerment
I taught my 4 year old how to use the TV remote today and the look in her eyes suggested that she’s very excited by the potential of her newfound powers
Dads Must Evolve: Balancing Guidance with Daughter’s Independence
Struggling to balance guidance and giving your daughter independence? Hear how #dads can evolve as their daughters do: https://t.co/LwahS0TaDx
Two Parents, Double the Love After Divorce
I sat down with my dad a few years ago and he shared something similar. He said it was part of the reason he wanted to get remarried so soon after. "If I couldn't give you 1 then we could...
You Can Be a Savage Founder and Family Man
The strongest "message" is not anything said ... but seeing what people around you are DOING I got married and started my first company at 24. We had 3 kids by 31. But living downtown, I did not know anyone who...
Redefining Balance: Prioritizing Kids Amid Work Chaos
This is the busiest that I’ve ever been work wise, and the next 6 months will be even crazier. Lately i’ve been closing my laptop more and stealing time for my kids individually. We take a few board games, hit...
Kids See Love and Limits as Good Parenting
The other day, I asked my eight-year-old what it means to be a good parent. I had no idea what he was going to say, but I knew it would give me a window into his mind.  No joke, he...
Teach Kids to Try AI Before Asking for Help
In my house, when kids ask me for help I ask them what they’ve already tried with AI. Bad parents be like 👇 https://t.co/EhlNH7KIGN
Timeless Dad Advice That Shapes a Lifetime
What’s the best piece of #DadAdvice you’ve ever received? This week’s episode covers wisdom that lasts a lifetime: https://t.co/LwahS0TIt5
First Loose Tooth, First Fairy Duty: Parental Joy
I'm such a sap. My son has his first loose tooth. I am so psyched to be the tooth fairy.
Kids Say the Unexpected: Love Meets Random Word
my 6-year-old son: my favorite thing in the world is you [my heart explodes, a single tear rolls down my cheeks, decades of daddy issues cured in an instant, all of my flaws as a parent forgiven, angels singing from on...
Trust the Seeds You've Planted; Let Daughters Flourish
“Trust the seeds you’ve already planted.” Learn from Bernard Drew about helping daughters grow while letting go. Dive into the full convo: https://t.co/LwahS0TaDx #Parenting
Overprotective Parenting Turns Simple Walks Into Surveillance
Here's what is so painful about childhood (& parenting) today: "Last week, my grandson asked permission to walk to the store 3 blocks away. His mother checked the GPS tracker on his phone, reminded him about stranger danger, and set a...
Talk to Children Kindly; They Become What They
“Speak to your children as if they are the wisest, kindest, most beautiful and magical humans on earth, for what they believe is what they will become.”
Tiny Moments Shape Lifelong Dad‑daughter Wisdom
Small moments make a BIG impact. Whether it’s a midnight movie or a long talk at the kitchen table, memories matter. Listen to powerful dad-daughter lessons: https://t.co/LwahS0TaDx #Fatherhood https://t.co/ymKEG96o98
Choose Your Mentors, Not Your Ancestry
We can't choose the family tree from which we spring. But as parents we can choose who in our family tree we look for guidence.
Annual Family Exit: Zach's Unconventional Boundaries Test
Zach asks his family to leave the house once a year for a few hours. Thoughts? 🤔 https://t.co/9mUQeWyyWt
Dads Need a Supportive Community for Advice
HEY DADS, Do you feel like you have a community of other dads you can lean on, vent to, get advice from?
Letting Go: Countering Parenting Surveillance and Restoring Trust
Interviewed by the wise and deep Ruby Trugade about "the rise of surveillance in parenting, and how this puts cultural trust into question... And why letting go may be one of the most important acts of care. https://t.co/xhrkS9cAPk https://t.co/VoZESpKsoQ
Overcorrecting Leaves Kids Feeling Inadequate
Too much overcorrecting can make young children feel as though they don't measure up to parents' standards.
Teach Kids Effort Over Results; Grades Follow Passion
If you’ve got kids in sports, you have to teach them they win or lose *before* the game starts. Kids “win” by putting in countless hours of work, not by how they perform in any single game/competition. So, teach them to...
Kent Reminded Us to Cherish Life's Simple Moments
I did not expect Kent to get to me like this. I am not an overly sentimental person. But somewhere between a sunset over Margate and a stranger stopping just to make my kids smile, something shifted. I had to write about...
Boss Prioritizes Work over Kid's Game, Not Sympathetic
Your boss when you ask to leave the office an hour early to catch your kid's baseball game
Future Kids Will Judge Our 2020s Choices
"But,what am I gonna do when they say, ‘Papa, back in the 2020s, did you do enough?’" “They’re gonna ask that, and I want to make sure we have a very good answer by the time they’re old enough to ask...
Dads Influence Daughters' Self‑Image: Tips for Success
Dads play a critical role in shaping how daughters see themselves. This episode dives into how to do it well. 🎧 https://t.co/c39rpq5ZqO #Parenting
Parents Sacrifice Everything for Child's Stanford Acceptance
This video shows why if your kid gets accepted into Stanford you will sacrifice everything to get them there. https://t.co/AwmyjXmMiZ
Use Every Talk with Your Daughter to Boost Confidence
Every conversation with your daughter is a chance to build confidence. Are you making the most of it? 🎧 https://t.co/c39rpq5rBg #Fatherhood
Dads Deliver Distinct Microbes to Their Babies
Most people assume the baby's gut microbiome comes from the mother. A lot of it does, especially early on. But a 2024 study tracked 73 infants and both parents for over a year and found that fathers are a consistent source...
Absent Fathers Harm Boys: Don't Be Like George
Ladies and gentlemen, and especially to all the Dad’s out there: this is what happens when a boy is deprived of his father’s love. Don’t be like George.
Parenting: Choose Thoughtful Responses Over Reflexive Reactions
As parents, we have to choose our responses wisely, not reflexively. We have to suspend judgement, listen, and think things over.
One Caring Adult Shapes a Child's Lifelong Memory
"The presence or absence of one caring adult, like a parent or coach, can define how a child remembers an experience for life. Do your best to make it a good one." 3 Things That Shape a Child More Than We...
Early Saturday Wake‑ups: Parenting's Toughest Challenge
Change my mind: There’s nothing harder than waking up your tween aged daughter at 545am on a Saturday.
Choosing Patience over Anger when Kids Borrow Cars
When your kid is home from college and scratches the car while borrowing it for the weekend, what if you don't get upset?
Dad-Powered Pun Machine Sparks Eye Rolls and Laughter
The only machine that runs on bad puns and dad pride. Warning: side effects may include eye rolls, reluctant laughter, and an uncontrollable urge to tell your kids. App from Brian Briggs. https://t.co/nrOlnv1jue
Trust Fuels Your Daughter's Journey to Independence
Supporting your daughter’s independence starts with trust. 🎧 Hear more in this episode: https://t.co/c39rpq5ZqO #ParentingJourney
Marriage Resurgence Ends Decades-Long Rise in Single Motherhood
More evidence in support of my @TheAtlantic argument that--for kids--marriage increasingly grounds family life. IOW, the seemingly relentless rise in single motherhood since the 1960s is over. 👇🏽 https://t.co/gawAcfptrA
Mormon Culture Instills Lasting Optimism and Community Values
How do you replicate the social virtues of Mormons without Mormonism? Maybe you can't. Or maybe: two parent households, zero drugs/alcohol, intense focus on community life/service, a respect for lawn maintenance, family board game night, aversion to dark/mean-spirited media...
Six‑year‑
My 6 yr old not satisfied with a verbal agreement (swear we didn't put him up to this) https://t.co/eZiWETKn86
Dad Listening: The Key to Emotional Connection
Sometimes the best thing you can do as a dad is listen. This episode explores why that matters more than ever. 🎧 https://t.co/c39rpq5rBg #EmotionalIntelligence
You Choose the Parent You Want to Be
You get to decide what kind of parent you want to be. ( cc @joshkrameryoga )
Parenting: Prioritize Children’s Growth Over Self‑Interest
My wife and I, our whole job is to provide, to protect, to. love, to facilitate....It's to find out who our children are, find out their likes and their dislikes, and try to help them through life, to find themselves,...
Kids Resist Sick Days, but Rest Wins
My daughter was mad that I kept her home with a fever. Then proceeded to barely move from her couch nest all day. And is still only “kind of” glad I kept her home. I can’t blame her. I also used to...
From Orchestra Bench to Graduation: Time Flies
My boy in the middle. At our orchestra concert. Can’t believe he’s graduating high school already man. Time passes quick. https://t.co/XNwtg4QgAT
Men's Housework Share Nears Women's, Gap Shrinks Record
Contrary to the heteropessisism online, there's good news about egalitarian marriage in the latest time diary data: men's housework contributions are converging with women's and the gender gap is smaller than it's ever been. https://t.co/DSQYNyOMoy
Balancing Guidance and Freedom for Your Daughter
From guidance to independence—how do you support your daughter without holding her back? 🎧 Find out: https://t.co/c39rpq5rBg #GrowthMindset
True Test for Men: Balancing Money, Health, Family
Let’s talk real… What’s harder for a man today? Making money Staying in shape Leading a family Keeping a solid marriage Most men say money. I don’t. Because plenty of men make money… and still lose everything else. Grown man game is about handling ALL of it. Which one are you...