This week, Ethan wanted to talk about a topic, but did not explain it well. Alex went on a long (and accurate) point countering a lot of what Ethan said. Ethan then clarifies what he meant to say, but didn't in a long pause, and ultimately the dads agree. Like the boy scouts say, "always be prepared" when you are taking your kids out in public, because if you aren't and you do not have a good time because of it, it's your own dang fault.If you enjoy this podcast, please like and subscribe to us on Youtube, which is the best way to help us grow. Also share with a friend, subscribe on your favorite podcast platform, and follow us on social media. Plus, check out our new website! https://workingonthedadpod.com YouTube: https://youtube.com/@WorkingOnTheDadPodTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/workingondadpodInstagram: https://instagram.com/workingonthedadpodTikTok: https://tiktok.com/@workingonthedadpodThreads: https://threads.net/@workingonthedadpod
Alex and Ethan haven't recorded together in a bit, and a few things have happened, so we are just catching up tonight. Have a great Labor Day Weekend!If you enjoy this podcast, please like and subscribe to us on Youtube, which is the best way to help us grow. Also share with a friend, subscribe on your favorite podcast platform, and follow us on social media. Plus, check out our new website! https://workingonthedadpod.com YouTube: https://youtube.com/@WorkingOnTheDadPodTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/workingondadpodInstagram: https://instagram.com/workingonthedadpodTikTok: https://tiktok.com/@workingonthedadpodThreads: https://threads.net/@workingonthedadpod
This week, we welcome our friend, and fellow dad, Eric, to talk about parenting a child with special needs. Eric's oldest son was born with a club foot and has Down Syndrome, so Eric shares the challenges, and more importantly, the joys of being his father.If you enjoy this podcast, please like and subscribe to us on Youtube, which is the best way to help us grow. Also share with a friend, subscribe on your favorite podcast platform, and follow us on social media. Plus, check out our new website! https://workingonthedadpod.com YouTube: https://youtube.com/@WorkingOnTheDadPodTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/workingondadpodInstagram: https://instagram.com/workingonthedadpodTikTok: https://tiktok.com/@workingonthedadpodThreads: https://threads.net/@workingonthedadpod
Today, the dads are talking about bullying. What do to when your kid is being bullied, and what to do if your kid is the bully. Do you have either experience? And have you ever been bullied or been a bully?If you enjoy this podcast, please like and subscribe to us on Youtube, which is the best way to help us grow. Also share with a friend, subscribe on your favorite podcast platform, and follow us on social media. Plus, check out our new website! https://workingonthedadpod.com YouTube: https://youtube.com/@WorkingOnTheDadPodTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/workingondadpodInstagram: https://instagram.com/workingonthedadpodTikTok: https://tiktok.com/@workingonthedadpodThreads: https://threads.net/@workingonthedadpod
Ethan once again tries to launch his solo podcasting and a cappella careers!If you enjoy this podcast, please like and subscribe to us on Youtube, which is the best way to help us grow. Also share with a friend, subscribe on your favorite podcast platform, and follow us on social media. Plus, check out our new website! https://workingonthedadpod.com YouTube: https://youtube.com/@WorkingOnTheDadPodTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/workingondadpodInstagram: https://instagram.com/workingonthedadpodTikTok: https://tiktok.com/@workingonthedadpodThreads: https://threads.net/@workingonthedadpod
Tonight, we are just catching you all up on our summers so far. We have a few stories to share, but how is your summer going?If you enjoy this podcast, please like and subscribe to us on Youtube, which is the best way to help us grow. Also share with a friend, subscribe on your favorite podcast platform, and follow us on social media. Plus, check out our new website! https://workingonthedadpod.com YouTube: https://youtube.com/@WorkingOnTheDadPodTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/workingondadpodInstagram: https://instagram.com/workingonthedadpodTikTok: https://tiktok.com/@workingonthedadpodThreads: https://threads.net/@workingonthedadpod
Today we're joined by The Athletic's David Ubben, host of Bunch Formation, who was one of the podcasters who inspired us to start our own show.We about what it's like to be a sportswriter and a dad, some of his favorite travel snacks, he asks us for advice on when things get easier with young kids, what's going on with youth sports parents, and more.If you enjoy this podcast, please like and subscribe to us on Youtube, which is the best way to help us grow. Also share with a friend, subscribe on your favorite podcast platform, and follow us on social media. Plus, check out our new website! https://workingonthedadpod.com YouTube: https://youtube.com/@WorkingOnTheDadPodTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/workingondadpodInstagram: https://instagram.com/workingonthedadpodTikTok: https://tiktok.com/@workingonthedadpodThreads: https://threads.net/@workingonthedadpod
Happy Father's Day to all you fellow dads listening! To celebrate, we invited our dads on to chat about the show, our childhoods, their experiences as fathers, and what they learn from watching us.If you enjoy this podcast, please like and subscribe to us on Youtube, which is the best way to help us grow. Also share with a friend, subscribe on your favorite podcast platform, and follow us on social media. Plus, check out our website! https://workingonthedadpod.com YouTube: / @workingonthedadpod Twitter: / workingondadpod Instagram: / workingonthedadpod TikTok: / workingonthedadpod Threads: https://threads.net/@workingonthedadpod
While Ethan is at his oldest's preschool "graduation" and Alex is traveling for work, the boys decided to pre-record a game for all of you, "the blind ranking game!" How did they do?If you enjoy this podcast, please like and subscribe to us on Youtube, which is the best way to help us grow. Also share with a friend, subscribe on your favorite podcast platform, and follow us on social media. Plus, check out our website! https://workingonthedadpod.com YouTube: / @workingonthedadpod Twitter: / workingondadpod Instagram: / workingonthedadpod TikTok: / workingonthedadpod Threads: https://threads.net/@workingonthedadpod
Ethan is in a rut. The last few weeks, parenting has been more of a chore than a joy. This isn't just one bad day, or bad evening, but a sustained period of either or both kids just not being fun to be around. How do you get through this? Is this normal?If you enjoy this podcast, please like and subscribe to us on Youtube, which is the best way to help us grow. Also share with a friend, subscribe on your favorite podcast platform, and follow us on social media. Plus, check out our website! https://workingonthedadpod.com YouTube: / @workingonthedadpod Twitter: / workingondadpod Instagram: / workingonthedadpod TikTok: / workingonthedadpod Threads: https://threads.net/@workingonthedadpod
Today, we are talking about dating your co-parent. How do you keep things interesting? Do you feel like you're in the "roommate phase?" Or that you are two "co-mangers switching shifts of the household?" It's normal to feel that way, so what can you do to fix it?If you enjoy this podcast, please like and subscribe to us on Youtube, which is the best way to help us grow. Also share with a friend, subscribe on your favorite podcast platform, and follow us on social media. Plus, check out our website! https://workingonthedadpod.com YouTube: / @workingonthedadpod Twitter: / workingondadpod Instagram: / workingonthedadpod TikTok: / workingonthedadpod Threads: https://threads.net/@workingonthedadpod
Emotional intelligence encompasses a lot. It is hard to manage, and even harder to teach. Kids do not always know how to regulate themselves emotionally, and sometimes neither do the dads. Hear about our experiences and maybe share yours!YouTube: https://youtube.com/@workingonthedadpod Twitter: https://twitter.com/workingondadpod Instagram: https://instagram.com/workingonthedadpod TikTok: https://tiktok.com/workingonthedadpod Threads: https://threads.net/workingonthedadpod
This week, we’re talking about managing the meltdown, or in most cases, not actually managing it all. Sometimes it is really hard to remember in the moment that our kids' brains are not yet fully formed like ours. And sometimes our expectations for our own kids can be inflated, which negatively contributes to the situation.YouTube: https://youtube.com/@workingonthedadpod Twitter: https://twitter.com/workingondadpod Instagram: https://instagram.com/workingonthedadpod TikTok: https://tiktok.com/workingonthedadpod Threads: https://threads.net/workingonthedadpod
This week, Alex returned from a trip, and Ethan is about to go on one, so we wanted to talk about the logistics of who and what you leave behind when you travel without your kids, and sometimes without your partner as well.If you enjoy this podcast, please like and subscribe to us on Youtube, which is the best way to help us grow. Also share with a friend, subscribe on your favorite podcast platform, and follow us on social media. Plus, check out our website! https://workingonthedadpod.com YouTube: https://youtube.com/@WorkingOnTheDadPod Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/workingondadpod Instagram: https://instagram.com/workingonthedadpod TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@workingonthedadpod Threads: https://threads.net/@workingonthedadpod
Work can be tough. Sometimes for the day, sometimes every single day. How do you make sure that your stresses from your office don’t spill into the house, affecting your relationships? Today we talk about how we do (and don’t) make it through the tough days.If you enjoy this podcast, please like and subscribe to us on Youtube, which is the best way to help us grow. Also share with a friend, subscribe on your favorite podcast platform, and follow us on social media. Plus, check out our website! https://workingonthedadpod.com YouTube: https://youtube.com/@workingonthedadpod Twitter: https://twitter.com/workingondadpod Instagram: https://instagram.com/workingonthedadpod TikTok: https://tiktok.com/workingonthedadpod Threads: https://threads.net/workingonthedadpod
Tonight is the Season 2 Finale. The dads discuss how and where they have been the last couple weeks, the year in review, and what they hope to do better next year as dads. If you enjoy this podcast, please like and subscribe to us on Youtube, which is the best way to help us grow. Also share with a friend, subscribe on your favorite podcast platform, and follow us on social media. Plus, check out our website! https://workingonthedadpod.com YouTube: https://youtube.com/@WorkingOnTheDadPod Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/workingondadpod Instagram: https://instagram.com/workingonthedadpod TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@workingonthedadpod Threads: https://threads.net/@workingonthedadpod
Today we are working on the made up rules we have heard over the years. "You have to do this." "You can't possibly do that." "Don't you know your kid will turn into a goblin eating mouse monster if you don't do this made up thing 54 times a month!?" We have all heard these rules. Do you agree with them? Spoiler alert: for the most part we don't. If you enjoy this podcast, please like and subscribe to us on Youtube, which is the best way to help us grow. Also share with a friend, subscribe on your favorite podcast platform, and follow us on social media. Plus, check out our website! https://workingonthedadpod.com YouTube: @workingonthedadpod Twitter: https://twitter.com/workingondadpod Instagram: https://instagram.com/workingonthedadpod TikTok: https://tiktok.com/workingonthedadpod Threads: https://threads.net/@workingonthedadpod
Today Ethan follows the lead of some of the greats like Justin Timberlake and Beyonce... he goes solo. Alex is enjoying his wedding anniversary in Scotland with his wife. Ethan is leaving in the morning to surprise his grandmother for her 95th birthday, but really Ethan just wanted to share that he lost weight. Today, Ethan plugged a post from the Instagram account @legendarymilk, in which they are highlighting a paternity leave campaign in the United Kingdom (https://www.instagram.com/p/DACyOYTNzOv/?igsh=OWs5ZzU1ZjBhNGsw). If you enjoy this podcast, please like and subscribe to us on Youtube, which is the best way to help us grow. Also share with a friend, subscribe on your favorite podcast platform, and follow us on social media. Plus, check out our website! https://workingonthedadpod.com YouTube: https://youtube.com/@WorkingOnTheDadPod Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/workingondadpod Instagram: https://instagram.com/workingonthedadpod TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@workingonthedadpod Threads: https://threads.net/@workingonthedadpod
Today we are talking about finances, which is not always easy to discuss. We open up (without exact numbers) about our own finances, stresses, and struggles. We also go through some of our money management habits, and site some of our favorite financial resources. Sources: Michelle Singletary, personal finance writer, The Washington Post; Ramit Sethi, author, "I will Teach You to Be Rich"; NerdWallet Smart Money Podcast If you enjoy this podcast, please like and subscribe to us on Youtube, which is the best way to help us grow. Also share with a friend, subscribe on your favorite podcast platform, and follow us on social media. Plus, check out our website! https://workingonthedadpod.com YouTube: https://youtube.com/@WorkingOnTheDadPod Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/workingondadpod Instagram: https://instagram.com/workingonthedadpod TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@workingonthedadpod Threads: https://threads.net/@workingonthedadpod
This week we are talking about work/life balance. What is it? Are we good at it? What are some tricks that work/don't work to set yourself up for success?Also go CANES! College football is back! If you enjoy this podcast, please like and subscribe to us on Youtube, which is the best way to help us grow. Also share with a friend, subscribe on your favorite podcast platform, and follow us on social media. Plus, check out our website! https://workingonthedadpod.com YouTube: https://youtube.com/@WorkingOnTheDadPod Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/workingondadpod Instagram: https://instagram.com/workingonthedadpod TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@workingonthedadpod Threads: https://threads.net/@workingonthedadpod