Dan Patriss (GeekJockBlog) joins Alex to talk about fatherhood! He brings a really fun story about how he met his wife, how they face their daughter’s diagnosis of Turner Syndrome, and how he promotes a healthy balance of work and play when it comes to his son’s enjoyment of hockey. The guys also talk about great board games to play with younger kids.
Alex invites, comedian, podcaster, and magician Brian Brushwood on the show to talk about his experience as a father. Brian talks about his start as a magician and entrepreneur and how he transitioned to the life of a father once his kids were born. He also talks about his perspective on bringing creativity and positivity into his parenting style.
Alex is back with fellow contestant and teammate from Americas Next Top Podcaster, Joe Houde, who talks about how he approaches fatherhood. Joe is an entrepreneur with tremendous leadership experience that he imparts on his two children. He and Alex talk about what it means to set the right example for your kids and how to be kind, gracious, and grateful.
Alex shares some of the ways he’s been dealing with his daughter’s recent outbursts and tantrums.
Alex invites his former teammate from America’s Next Top Podcaster, Brad Wonsch, to talk about his experience downsizing into a small house with his family. He shares the challenges they face and how they are stronger and more connected because of it. Brad also provides insight into the joy and benefits he has experienced with home schooling his children.
Alex brings his wife on to celebrate 60 episodes and talk about what it’s like to have their daughter attending daycare. They share some of the benefits they’ve seen with Aria attending daycare and how you can make sure your child is ready to attend daycare.
Alex has former guests Jamie and Ken on to talk about what it’s like as fathers who are raising daughters. They talk about society’s expectations of raising daughters and how there are more opportunities now than ever for women and how that makes them excited and proud to be fathers of daughters.
Alex invites his wife, Deanna, to join him on the show to celebrate 50 episodes. They talk about what it’s like to take a toddler out and survive temper tantrums and how rewarding it was to travel with their daughter for the first time on a flight. They also reflect back on some of their favorite moments recently on The Dad Chronicle.
How much time your kid spends with technology is always a touchy topic with some parents, but Keith and Alex have a great discussion about how you can use technology responsibly to educate your kids while still embracing more conventional forms of education and entertainment like reading.