Vulnerability Shows Daughters Their Feelings Matter
Vulnerability teaches your daughter: ✔️ Her feelings matter ✔️ She doesn’t have to hide ✔️ She’s not alone 🎧 Listen: https://t.co/i8ovzOcVOa #RaisingStrongWomen
Offering 110%
teacher: your son needs help with math me: I'll give it 110% teacher: maybe your wife could do it?
Kids' Later Bedtimes Steal Parents' Alone Time
As my kids get older they go to bed later, which means they hang out with us longer, which means I have to stay up later and later to get any alone time, which means I’ll eventually be going to...
Play Rock
I know many of you say you give the kids the horn when you get the 💪 but do ever throw down the rocks paper scissor with em? https://t.co/9BLvr5S4rZ
Vulnerability Builds Trust: Simple Words Matter
“I’m feeling overwhelmed today.” Simple words. Powerful impact. Model vulnerability. Build trust. 🎧 https://t.co/i8ovzOcVOa #DadAdvice #Fatherhood
Majority of Parents Restrict Neighborhood Play, Kids Go Online
And yet, poll released this week by American Home Shield found 59% of Americans won't let their kids play w/ neighborhood kids. Gee, I wonder why kids spend so much time online. https://t.co/GOORd7oU34 is trying to renormalize childhood. Including playing...
Listen First, Validate, Then Fix Your Daughter’s Feelings
When your daughter opens up, don’t rush to fix it. Start by listening. Start by validating. 🎧 https://t.co/i8ovzOcnYC #EmotionalIntelligence #Parenting
Give Daughters a Safe Space to Be Heard
One of the greatest gifts you can give your daughter: A safe space to feel, share, and be heard. 🎧 Listen: https://t.co/i8ovzOcnYC #ParentingTips #Dads
Show Your Real Self: Dads Build Connection
Dads: You don’t have to have it all together. Let your daughter see your real, human side. That’s where connection begins. 🎧 https://t.co/i8ovzOcnYC #Fatherhood #Connection
Cross‑border Adventures: Capybara Cafe and Skating with Kids
Yesterday brought the kids to a Capybara cafe in JB and roller skating. Always happy to drive them across the border to have some good time together.
Dad Instantly Claims Permit for Kids' Sandcastle
Putting the finishing touches on a sand castle that my daughters and I started and a grandpa-type dude walked by, stopped, came back and asked me if I had a permit for it. Me, without hesitation: Yes, sir, and all my...
Weighing Public vs $70k Private School for Kids
You’re 41, Tech Executive, San Jose. $1.2M income. $3M invested assets. 3 kids (all in middle school). Public school or $70k/year private?
True Strength Lies in Expressing, Not Suppressing Emotions
We tell our daughters to “be strong.” But real strength isn’t hiding emotions—it’s expressing them. 🎧 https://t.co/i8ovzOcVOa #Parenting #EmotionalIntelligence
Your Vulnerability Can Be Your Daughter’s Greatest Strength
What if the strongest thing your daughter sees in you… is your vulnerability? 🎧 Listen: https://t.co/i8ovzOcnYC #DadsAndDaughters #Fatherhood https://t.co/SAYQaWigZ6
Parenthood: Midnight Laundry Runs for St. Patrick's Green
You’re not really a parent until you wake up in the middle of the night to transfer clothes from the washer to the dryer so your kids have something green to wear to school on St. Patrick’s Day.
Fatherhood Turns Life’s Draft Into a Fresh Start
everyone told me having a kid would slow me down but my son is 9 months old now and i feel like my life just started this is my first time reflecting on it publicly. here's everything i've learned so far: 1. everything...
Graceful Parenting Meets Teenage Kitchen Catastrophes
I constantly try to remind myself that my teenager is still just a kid, doing his best to navigate a world grown adults struggle with, and that I need to give him some grace as he grows into the person...
Make Having Kids Your Top Priority After 30
If you're 30+ and you don't have kids it should be your #1 priority. https://t.co/7g8ObgBeAo
Dad Feels Alone at Parent‑teacher Conferences
Why am I the only dad here for parent-teacher conferences? Am I the only dad who can take time off work? The only dad to view this as a parenting duty, not a mommy duty? The only dad who often...
Unsure About Unsupervised Neighborhood Play? Ask Yourself
PARENTS of kids 5 - 13: Do you let your kids play with the other kids in the neighborhood, unsupervised?
Feeling Doesn't Equal Weakness, Says My 7‑Year‑Old
“Just because you have feelings doesn’t mean you aren’t tough.” My 7 yo son says the most profound things sometimes…
Cherish One‑On‑One Time with Your Newborn
Not only is it good to have time with just your baby ... when our 2nd and 3rd kids were born, we sent the older kids to stay with my parents for a few days, so that it was literally...
Kids Embrace Simplicity, Ignoring Calendar Details
daughter: what’s the date today? me: the 16th daughter: of what month? Little kids are just out there living their best lives.
Cherish Family Moments: Birthday Joy Highlights What Matters
This weekend was my son’s 2nd birthday. Watching him grow into his own little person has been the greatest joy. Seeing his grandparents, family, and my friends love on him and celebrate him was amazing. Marking these moments as a simple reminder of...
Teen Suspects Hidden Listeners in Vacation Rental Closets
Arrived in our vacation rental home and my 14 year-old daughter keeps questioning why some closets are locked. 14: That’s sus. What if the owners are just in there listening to us?
Switch Roles, Discover Hidden Strengths and Empathy
Parenting experiment idea from @RyanHoliday Switch roles for a day. Track heart rate. Compare notes. You might think you’re better at what your partner does… until you actually do it.
Choose Family First: Time Wins Over Business Gains
Someone asked this question in Hampton’s slack (1000+ founders): “How do you build a business while raising kids?” Replies (anonymized): Member A (had his son at 22, now 44): "There was never anything in this world I wanted more than being a father....
Trust and Safety Precede Discipline in Child Development
A child needs trust and safety first to form a strong bond and connection before a parent can expect them to be regulated, behave and cooperate to requests, and respect them.
Father‑Son
Priceless experience playing in the pit with my son for pretty much the highest quality community theater you could ask for.
Support Adult Children: Money Should Ease Life Choices
This is similar to how my wife and I have come to feel … except that for each of their careers it may/not make sense for them to live with us But regardless, we are going to try and knock down...
Empathy and Partnership Are Key for Anxious Teens
Want to know what REALLY helps anxious teens? Start with empathy and partnership. Full episode here: https://t.co/CztUU1ccSr #TeenAnxiety #FatherDaughter
Kids Mirror Your Actions, Not Just Your Genes
Your kids don’t just inherit your genetics. They inherit your habits, your excuses, your beliefs, your routine. The best way to parent isn’t to talk, it’s to do. Don’t tell them how they should live, show them.
Cool Dad Outshined by Lightning McQueen Replica
At a kids birthday party thinking I'm the cool dad until this other dad rolls up in a full replica of the Lightning McQueen car.
Marriage and Kids Turn Freedom Into Constant Scheduling
Get married and have kids so instead of literally doing whatever you want all of the time you can be forced to schedule every moment of your existence around ungrateful banshees who refuse to nap and won't stop eating your...
Finding Three 9s in A
If you're giving your kid a haircut and find three 9's, is it something of concern?
Presence, Listening, and Emotional Modeling Shape Daughters' Futures
Your presence, listening, and emotional modeling matter more than you think. Learn more on this episode: https://t.co/CztUU1cKHZ #RaisingDaughters
Unexpected Power: A Pillow Fight Reveals Hidden Strength
Last night my son asked if I'd ever heard of a pillow fight. I said I had not, so he explained the premise & asked if I would play. I awkwardly held a pillow as he gave me pointers through...
Mushroom Drink Replaces Coffee for Calm, Focused Mornings
43 hits different. Less junk. More intention. Swapped my morning coffee for @drinkmudwtr and it checks the boxes: steady focus, calm energy, no jitters, no crash. Simple routine. Better fuel. Dad life still starts early. ☕️💪 #MorningRoutine #DadStrength #4FitFatherhood
Teach Through Stories, Let Answers Reveal Themselves
Stop thinking about giving them all the answers and start thinking about stories to tell that make the answers self-evident.
Distinguish Healthy Encouragement From Harmful Pressure
Healthy encouragement vs. harmful pressure—how do you tell the difference? Get insights for dads here: https://t.co/CztUU1cKHZ #Parenting
Terrifying Realities Toddlers Will Soon Discover
Simple facts I'm terrified of my toddler discovering: - public parks don't randomly close - tv's don't run out of batteries - there is no actual world record for "fastest at putting away toys" - chicken the animal and chicken the food are one...
Father and Son Show True Masculine Bond
This man knows how to be a father, and this boy knows how to be a man. https://t.co/qqHVdE1NOT
Teach Kids Identity, Not Code, for AI Future
I am not teaching my kids to code. Here’s what I’m doing instead. Everyone asks how to prepare kids for AI. They expect me to say robotics or prompt engineering. But the tools will change a hundred times. Identity won’t. These are...
Give Purpose, Not Orders, to Inspire Work and Love
OK, I know that in the end you may have to tell them to do it because you said so, but don’t let that be the foundation, don’t let that be your default response. It’s our job to give...
Highway Feels Like a Playground, Minus the Speed
The only reason I do not allow my children to play in the middle of the highway is the cars speeding at 70 MPH. Otherwise, the highway is open as a playground.
Three Generations, One Mat: Triumph Over Adversity
Last week I was inducted into the Pennsylvania (D3) Wrestling Hall of Fame. My dad presented me with the award. My son Severus was in my arms. Three generations standing on a wrestling mat. That moment meant more to me than I can put...
It's Never Too Late to Be a Better Dad
“Even if you feel you’ve done everything wrong as a dad… it’s not too late.” Powerful episode for all dads out there: https://t.co/CztUU1cKHZ #Fatherhood
Success Grants Me Flexible Bi‑City Family Time
The greatest privilege my past success has gotten me is that I can wake my daughter up at 730, eat breakfast with my family in LA, be in SF by 915, have a full day of work until 5, and...
Love and Support Transform Struggling Child's Behavior
This made me very emotional to go back and think about. After our third child was born, one of our kids was really struggling. This is how we helped her. 4 years later, we still see the fruits of this...
Parenting Has Become Needlessly Complex for Kids
It is now clear to me that we have, in fact, made parenting too complicated. No 7 y/o needs to go to London and have a conversation about municipal finance https://t.co/xMjSYZUzRE