Daddying with Markus and Alex

Safety, sustenance and comfort choices are significantly different when a child is involved.  Alex's recent accident starts a hilarious discussion on how our decisions differ when considering your child's needs. How much does your child need to know about your financial situation? Should they get a choice on eating leftovers? Seeing yourself in your kids, growing out of shoes and teaching kids to backup their arguments are discussed before our "Daddy Did That" segment finds Markus with a phone dilemma and Alex's musical tastes influencing his daughter. But is that a good thing?

Markus and Alex break down the four parenting styles and figure out where their styles fit best while telling hilarious stories of their failures as fathers and the beauty in seeing your kids struggle. Also, "Daddy Did That" finds the guys making their kids smile but for wildly different reasons.

We forgo the usual show structure to compare and contrast our Halloween experiences to our kids' Halloween experiences. We took more candy than we should have when told "take one." Do we allow our kids to take more than one? We kept and ate all the candy. Is it the same for our offspring? We stayed up late on Halloween night. Is it the same now? All of that and much more, including a "Daddy Did That" segment with Markus rethinking his costume policy and how Alex succeeded in finding the perfect costume for his daughter.

On today's show, we dissect a list from parenting.com of 10 phrases you should NOT say to your kids. Naturally, we've said them. Do we agree with the adverse effects suggested in the article? Will we change our ways? Plus, the "Daddy Did That" segment has Markus and Alex trying to deviate from planned outings with their kids.

Alex loves when his daughter fails, Markus questions if he shows his children how to persevere and why father's refuse to help their kids on today's show discussing how to build self-confidence in your child. Plus, a "Daddy Did That" segment showing how a father's responsibility isn't only to his kids. 12 Tips for Raising Confident KidsInstagram: @daddyingpodFacebook: Daddying with Markus and Alex

The average American child spends at least 3 hours per day watching TV, while all types of screen time totals 5-7 hours per day. So for today's show we take a look at ways to reduce screen time, whether or not we comply with these rules, how our kids try to be sneaky with the rules, and Markus ponders whether or not he exposed his kids to video games too early. We also discuss boredom, how its important in our kids lives and our "Daddy Did That" segment has Alex preventing his daughter from getting bad grades due to his irresponsibility.  Screen Time and Children: How to guide your child

On the inaugural episode of Daddying with Markus and Alex, an Instagram post leads to a discussion on teaching your child body autonomy. The guys go on to dissect each point of the post and decide if they agree or disagree with the ideas, as well as offer personal anecdotes relating to each point. They end the episode with the “Daddy Did That” segment, celebrating their underappreciated wins for the week.