Don't Stifle Kids' Passions over Fear of Mess
Life is too short to nix your children's interests because you don't want to del with mess afterward.
Prioritize Small Moments to Stay Connected with Your Daughter
How do you stay close to your daughter as life gets busy? Start here. https://t.co/ul8gmLgMr1 #DadAdvice
Intentional Small Actions Create Impact; Stay Connected
You don’t need hours to make an impact—just intention. This episode shares simple ways to stay connected. https://t.co/ul8gmLhkgz #FamilyFirst
Parent Fears Reliving Childhood with Son's Smash Request
My son, 8, told me he wanted to get Super Smash Bros…not gon lie, I had flashbacks. I don't wanna have to do him like that 😭
Kids Sprint Opposite Ways, Chaos Captured Live
Live footage of me when my 4 y/o elopes in one direction & my 2 y/o takes off in the other. 🤣
Own Mistakes, Learn, and Never Repeat Them
My dad who passed in 2011 from a quick cancer left me with 1 saying I think about every day “You’re going to fuck up, but that’s how you learn. The important thing is to just not do it again.” Agency...
Dads Matter, Even From Miles Away
Dads—your voice, your interest, your presence still matter… even from miles away. Tune in: https://t.co/ul8gmLgMr1 #Fathers
Even $1.2M Earners Question Leaving for Family
$1.2M combined income. Both professional executives. Both smart with money in most ways. She told me she wanted to leave her job. Spend more time with the kids before they got too old. "We can afford it. Right?"
Police Twice Check Kansas Family After Kids Left Alone
Their Children Were Alone Outside. So Police Visited the Family—Twice. (This was in a Kansas town of 5000!) https://t.co/EDZeahzN8z via @reason #LetGrow
Parenting Now, Sleep Training Later—Partner's Turn
Just spent 20 minutes patting my 4 year old’s back until she fell asleep. Her future husband can deal with the sleep training.
Simple Rewards Make Kids Finish Their Food
Kids are so lucky. I wish someone would tell me "you better finish that pizza if you want ice cream."
Kids Redefine ‘Extraordinary’ as Even More Ordinary
My son’s making the impassioned case that “extraordinary” means something is even more ordinary than usual and although my evidence is strong—“that’s not what it means”—I’m still somehow losing the argument.
Counting Down to Freedom From Decades of Daycare Bills
i've been paying hundreds a month for daycare or after-school care for one or both of my kids for the last 16 years. that will end in june, and i'm basically counting the days at this point.
Choosing Joyful Validation Over Frustration in Parenting
"I’m there for joyful experience, not frustration. My son likes to gloat a little—nay, a lot. In the spirit of validation, I say as enthusiastically as possible: 'Yes, honey, thank you so much. It wouldn’t have been a lot of...
Teen Expects Mom to Drive 3 Hours for Charger
My 16 y/o daughter got up early to take a bus to a band contest 1.5 hours away. When she arrived, she called me at work to ask me to bring her a phone charger, appearing surprised it would take...
You Can Be a Savage Founder and Father
💯 agree that motherhood should be high status again. But I think an even MORE important message, esp coming from high profile investors is: “You can be a savage, whether early stage employee or founder AND a husband and father …...
Greatest Musician's Top Role: Parent, Not Performer
Even the greatest musician of all time is more important as a parent to his children than he is an artist to the world.
Stay Present Even when Busy and Remote
Busy doesn’t have to mean disconnected. Learn how to stay present—even when you’re not physically there. https://t.co/ul8gmLhkgz #WorkLifeBalance
Consistent Small Efforts Build Strong Long-Distance Father‑Daughter Bonds
Small moments. Consistent effort. Big impact. That’s how strong father-daughter bonds are built—even from a distance. https://t.co/ul8gmLgMr1 #IntentionalParenting
Raising Good Kids Takes Consistent, Intentional Effort
Good Kids Don’t Grow on Trees https://t.co/wogZQviPy0 If you think good kids happen automatically, as surely as the sun rises and sets, that’s wishful thinking. It can’t be done in fits and starts; it demands steady, intentional effort. @fsonnenberg #parenting...
Teach Kids Money Mindset, Not Just Money
Something I've been thinking about recently... Your kids will inherit your beliefs about money more than they'll inherit your money. Teach them: • Money is abundant • Value creation compounds • Risk is managed, not avoided Or watch them repeat your limitations.
Parent Demands Son Repay Chobani Creamer Theft
I’ll be back. I gotta go up to the school and make my son square up for using all my Chobani birthday cake creamer in his hot chocolate. 😆😆 this jit. I’m so mad.
Connection Outweighs Proximity; Presence Still Matters.
Connection > proximity. Even when you’re away, your presence still matters. Listen now: https://t.co/ul8gmLhkgz #DadLife
Dad Embraces Cargo Bike, Prioritizes Kids Over Cool
Today I bought a cargo bike to pedal my toddler around the lake. Zero cool factor. Maximum dad. If you see a grown man on an oversized e-bike struggling up a hill in Austin... give us a wave lmfao https://t.co/SF7ABnIz8J
Taxes Eat Most of Your Hard‑earned Paycheck
My son came home and got his W2 form for last year. He was like dad wow check out how much money I made last year.. I was like nice dude thats hard work and effort right there. He was like yeah,...
Stay Connected with Your Daughter While Traveling for Work
Traveling for work? Busy schedule? You can still stay deeply connected to your daughter. This episode shows you how. https://t.co/ul8gmLgMr1 #Parenting
Finding Personal Time Amid Work‑From‑Home Parenting
I'm in phase 3 (I think?) of trialing a new schedule that works for childcare and work balance. Having a toddler and working from home is the challenge of all challenges. This time I've finally carved out time for myself...
Teach Boys Soft Skills to Counter Connection Crisis
Boys are struggling to find connections in today’s society @niobe_way explains the root of the “crisis of connection” and offers advice for how parents and role models can help them foster meaningful friendships and teach them the value of soft...
Intentional Fatherhood Beats Being Everywhere.
Being a great dad isn’t about being everywhere—it’s about being intentional. 🎧 Listen: https://t.co/ul8gmLgMr1 #Fatherhood #DadsAndDaughters https://t.co/8IXcqcHIIa
Kids Thrive when Seen, Heard, Loved, and Known
Your kids need to be seen. They need to be heard. They need to be loved. They need to be known
Generations Bond Over Gold Panning in California
My Dad won some gold panning contests in his day... small #gold nuggets are dropped in the muddy water of the tubs and whoever pans the most out in the allotted time wins. That's him taking the picture and my...
Trading Without Rules Steals Your Presence
A trader in my community told me his wife asked him to leave his phone in the car during their daughter's birthday party. "She could see I wasn't there. I was sitting at a table full of kids and cake...
Don’t Let Career Sacrifice Love and Family in Your 20s
Don’t make the “Midas Mistake” — prioritizing career over love & family in your 20s: https://t.co/dmKpNv0CXs
Choosing Simple Family Nights Over Wild Adventures
My perfect Saturday night: - 5pm: Dinner date with wife - 7pm: Home - 7:15pm: Movie with wife and son - 9pm: Asleep My 20-year-old self would never believe I'd choose that "boring" Saturday night over just about anything in the world.
Parents Choose Convenience Over Baby’s Sleep, Public Suffers
Today on a flight, there was a baby crying for about an hour and a half straight. That happens. You expect it. But in this case it was crying because the mother refused to allow her to fall asleep. The dad tried to...
Teach Kids How to Learn, Not Specific Skills
I finally wrote out an answer to the question I get so often: "What should I be teaching my kids right now to prepare them for an AI-scrambled job market?" Hint: The best educational choice you can make for your ...
Cherish Loved Ones Now; Faith Debates Fade Away
My 4yo daughter asked me “mommy why do people celebrate Easter?” I knelt down and said “some people believe a man came back from the dead 2000 years ago” She looked at me and said “but research studies have shown that’s scientifically...
Dad’s Unwavering Support Makes Every Departure Easier
I’m rich in life because my father who lives close JFK airport volunteers to drive into Manhattan to pick me up for my departing flight every single time and when I say “I’m OK dad but thank you” he replies...
Lie About Eggs, Earn a Quick Nap
If you hide 48 eggs and tell your kids there are 50 you can get a little nap in.
Model Responsibility: Be Careful, Stay Prepared
Show them what responsibility looks like. Show them how to be careful and how to always be prepared.
Connection Grows Through Small, Consistent Moments
Connection doesn’t require big moments— It’s built through small, consistent ones. A text. A walk. A check-in. 🎧 https://t.co/IU6PAsWHB3
No Candy, Yogurt Rewards: Raising Disciplined Kids
My kids aren’t allowed to have candy on Easter or Halloween. Horrific for them and a terrible habit. If they are good all day they get flavored yogurt (normally get regular) as a bedtime snack. I tell them it’s ice cream (they’ve never...
Ask Your Kids What They're Thinking Today
Dads, try asking this today: “What’s something you’ve been thinking about lately?” Simple. Powerful. Connecting. 🎧 https://t.co/IU6PAsW9Lv
Easter: One Day to End the Daily Hunt
364 days a year you have to search the whole house to find where the kids put your phone, keys, and remotes. Easter is your one day to balance the scales. Put some effort into it.
Avoid Gifting Kids White Chocolate Easter Bunnies
some of y'all are thinking about buying your kid a white chocolate easter bunny and I need you to not do that
Lessin Boys Dominate Dad in Tennis, Ski, Mile
The lessin boys "hat trick" is beat dad at (1) 3 set tennis match (2) a ski race (3) a mile... right now i think all three are tracking to 15/16 yo
School Breaks Mean Extra Work for Parents
The irony of school “breaks” is that it just means more work for parents 😩 Some breaks are nice but winter then mid winter then spring is out of hand
Start a Judgment-Free Home: End Bullying, Opinions
The world needs less judgment, less bullying, fewer opinions, period. Can you start this trend at home?
Evolve Into the Dad She Needs Today
The goal isn’t to stay the same kind of dad— It’s to become the dad she needs now. 🎧 Listen here: https://t.co/IU6PAsW9Lv
Government School Savings Fund Future Millionaire Daughter
My mamu married in 2021 & having a girl child. His income is about ₹15 LPA. Everyone said: “Put your kid in ₹5L private school.” But he did what I said & instead Choose: • Govt school. ₹500/year. • Saved ₹5 Lakh every year. • Investing silently. After...