Parenting Episodes

"Be happy and healthy, be respectful, responsible, resilient, and be kind.” Rob Glazer is an amazing serial entrepreneur, father of 3 teenagers, author of 5 very successful books, keynote speaker & one of the most distinguished disruptors to traditional workplace culture. Topics are setting family values and living those out in a world where chaos rules, the importance of setting goals & business coaching principles applied to family.

🎙 DADicated #58 Dr. John Rosemond - Renegade Parent Psychologist on Marriage Centred Parenting & Authority “The best advice I can give myself as a dad is to be a good husband.” Dr. John Rosemond on DADicateddotcom Hands down, maybe the best session yet! I was truly intrigued by the things that John had to say. John is 72, married for 52 years, 2 children and 7 grandchildren between the ages of 13 to 25. He’s public speaker & columnist on parenting and author of 11 best-selling parenting books. He has worked in family psychology since 1971 and refers to himself as an “opposing voice to psychological correctness”. We cover child-centered vs. adult-centered parenting, natural authority and discipline, building your child’s self-esteem, teaching humanity and much more. I found this episode super thought-provoking and urge you to take a listen for yourself. If you like (or dislike!) this one, please leave a review on iTunes. Much appreciated.

“Saying the right thing during a coachable moment to your children that builds their self-confidence can be the biggest difference-maker and change the trajectory of their whole life forever.” Michael Caito on DADicated.com Michael Caito is an amazing dad and serial entrepreneur who co-founded ”Restaurants on the Run”, scaled it to 10 markets, 600 people and $40 million in revenue and sold it in 2015. He served as global chair of Entrepreneurs Organization, is the CEO at MAP Consulting and a mem...

Ron Blair is currently going through a divorce and has 100% custody of his 3 teenagers (18, 15 & 12). His marriage and family culture are a tale of 2 distinct families which has impacted his parenting style. Ron shares openly about the impact divorce had on him & his family-life; what changed & what benefits he gained. Ron covers co-parenting, support from family & his relationship with his father. Explaining divorce to kids, communicating love and truth & recognising loss are just some of the incredible topics we cover in this amazing session.

“You may have a shorter life with your child but you still have a life with your child and some of this will be happy.” Daniel DeFabio on DADicated.com Daniel DeFabio is married and a father of two boys, Alex and Lucas. Sadly Lucas quite recently passed away at the age of 11.5 due to Menkes Syndrome, a rare disease he had been diagnosed with at the age of 1. Daniel shares how he adjusted his expectations of what raising a child might look like at the point of the diagnosis, his views and expe...

🎙️ DADicateddotcom #46 Hao Lam: Street Kid, Refugee, Leading Education Entrepreneur & Dad Hao Lam is a refugee from Vietnam, now living in Seattle. He has been married to his wife Lisa, for 27 years and they have 2 sons (23 & 20). His dad was held as a prisoner of war in 1975. Hao spent 12 years trying to escape Vietnam, not being educated. After a year in a refugee camp, he made his way to Canada managed to graduate from high school and college and went on to build one of the largest education franchises in the US. In the session we discuss Hao’s inspiring journey of becoming an entrepreneur & Dad. Hao shares openly about fatherhood during hardship, his mistakes, his regrets and his learnings as a father.

“The best advice I can give myself as a dad is finding as many different reference points to emulate becoming a better dad.” Don Britton on DADicated.com https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/dadicated-com-empowering-dads/id1483761456?l=en#episodeGuid=e3bb5230-b5ec-496e-adfb-902698294c13 Don Britton (2 daughters, 1 & 5) is an amazing entrepreneur with a wealth of life experience who recently sold his company in a quest to spend more time with his family. Don grew up without his dad. He shares about his mother’s sacrifices and why (pre-kids) family seemed to be a competitive disadvantage. We discuss entrepreneur-dad challenges, family-positive workplaces, family values and mentorship for dads.

“Stay humble and accept the humility that comes as a parent.” Mark Cronin, on DADicateddotcom Mark has 3 sons, one of which has Down Syndrome. Mark opens up about what it has been like raising a child with Down Syndrome and allows us a beautiful insight into his family; how he’s encouraged his kids to be independent and represent themselves in life. I learned a lot from him and his approach to parenting! Please share this with other parents who need to hear this. Thanks for your support.

“I am 100% responsible for how I choose to walk through the door at the end of a day and parent my kids.” Craig Rodney, on DADicated.com Craig Rodney sold his agency and committed himself to being a full-time dad. He’s the primary parent to his boys (4 & 6), a situation which challenges the parenting narrative of our society. We talk co-parenting after divorce, why it’s easier to be a dad (than a mom), dad-efficiency-hacks, picking battles and the concept of perceived “selfishness” vs “self-first”. Craig is very funny and the session was super fun! Enjoy!

“Do not take anything for granted and you will change the way that you live every day of your life.” Bruno Monteferri on DADicated.com Bruno Monteferri (37) is from Peru, an Ashoka Fellow and has an MPhil in Conservation Leadership, He is married to Christel and they have a 2 year old daughter. Bruno an impressive changemaker, conservationist, lobbyist, filmmaker and environmental lawyer. Talking to Bruno was like talking to a brother. We talk about big waves, family culture in Peru, our experiences during the birth of our children, Bruno’s conservation work and stories of his own upbringing.

Arel Moodie is a Jewish person of colour (white mom and a black dad) who grew up in the projects in New York witnessing gang violence and fatherlessness all around him. Arel has built a million-dollar company and made Inc. Magazine’s “30 under 30” list. President Obama has personally acknowledged him for his work. Arel has two boys (7 and 5). Arel shares his own racial identities and personal identity struggles and how this has shaped him as a dad. We also discuss learnings from his dad, leav...

“How is the most important job the one we have the least information for?” Richard Mulholland on DADicated.com Richard Mulholland, an amazing entrepreneur, storyteller, insanely creative and of course a very interesting Dad. I love Richard. He is funny, intriguing and smart and his will to self-optimise is astonishing. I truly enjoyed listening to Richard’s perspective on being a dad. Richard is the founder of presentation powerhouse Missing Link, as well as the co-founder of 21Tanks, Huma...

“The fact that my daughters have learned how to shoot a gun, make a fire and play rough has helped them become resilient, self-reliant people.” Rorke Denver on DADicated.com. Commander Rorke Denver is a highly decorated assault team leader with over 200 combat missions as a NAVY Seal and has run every phase of training for the U.S. Navy SEALs. Rorke has led special-forces missions in international hot spots and led BRAVO Platoon of SEAL Team THREE in Iraq in combat-heavy deployments. Rorke is married and has two daughters. My feeling was that Rorke lives in a permanent state of heightened intensity and is also able to live single purposefully. The session is very interesting, fun, intriguing and I found it very motivational. We talk about self-discipline, prepping kids for hard times, managing the transition between family life and combat deployment. Rorke shares his standpoints and values as a Dad and talks about his own father and upbringing. He also shares lessons from th…

“As fathers we sometimes have to be benevolent dictators, even if our children are grown-ups, they are still children.” Arthur Gillis on DADicated.com. Arthur Gillis is an insanely successful South African serial hotelier and proud dad of five (3 biological and 2 from his second marriage) and grandfather of three, soon four children. In our session Arthur shares his journey of being a dad, a granddad and entrepreneur; His powerful experience shares include positive conflict, family forums and family counsel, not ruling from the grave, forging bonds with your kids, fathering the fatherlessness, why not to treat children equally, money and its energy in family and turning disadvantages into advantages. As an entrepreneur and CEO Arthur grew the Protea Hotels Group from the initial four hotels to the leading hotel operating company in Africa consisting of 128 hotels in 19 countries with 16.000 employees. After 36 years, in 2014, Arthur facilitated the sale of Protea Hotels’ thr…

“As a dad I just didn’t want to go through the rest of my life not being whole with my son.” Dr. Mark Schillinger (founder of the ‘Young Men’s Ultimate Weekend’) on DADicated.com This is one of my favourite sessions so far. Dr. Mark Schillinger is 67, has 2 kids and refers to his family as a “successful divorced family”. Mark is a physician, chiropractor, neuroscientist, entrepreneur, community leader and dad. We cover his work with families, how to initiate boys into manhood, empowering youth, stress relief and Mark shares valuable experience from his own journey as a dad. If this podcast helps you be a better parent, please consider leaving a review and share it with other parents. Thank you so much. Enjoy this session!

Coley Harris (47) went to prison and left behind his 2 year old son Ahmarr Melton (29). The two were separated for 14 years. In this session I speak to both of them about fatherlessness due to incarceration, how they are building the relationship they never had and multi-generational fathering. The session is very powerful, important and beautiful. Enjoy it! Happy Fathers’ Day.

“I started from zero on fathering, zero on family, zero on being a man.” Jason Goldberg on DADicated.com Jason is a devout Christian and has one son. Jason the best business strategist I know, he is also a successful venture capitalist, leader & entrepreneur. Jason himself grew up without a dad. It is powerful to hear Jason open up on how he found his Faith and how this has transformed himself, his life and his view on family in such a radical way. Enjoy the session.

Sander is a dear friend of mine. He is 41 years old, has one daughter. Sander has always been a big inspiration for me as a dad. His wife struggled with postnatal depression. We speak about how this them as a couple, what it is and what he learned from the situation. We also cover each of our birth experiences and how to empower dads during birth, breastfeeding, not sleeping as young parents, unmet expectations and how to deal with those in a relationship. If the session helps you, please do share & leave a review. Thank you, enjoy!

“You never really know how much people are willing to do or are prepared or want to help until it’s needed.” Eric Fox is a stay-at-home Dad of two. In 2015 his wife Krysta was diagnosed with breast cancer and has now recovered. In November 2017, right after Krysta’s chemo Eric’s daughter, Chloe, was involved in a near fatal road accident resulting in a long coma with a 3% chance of living. Luckily she is well on her way to recovery. We cover Chloe’s recovery, the strain the situation brought to their marriage and how they managed to turn their relationship around. Eric shares the feelings and fears he had throughout his wife’s and daughter’s fight for recovery, we talk about him as a stay-at-home dad and how Matthew, his son, dealt with his sister’s accident at the time (he was 9.5 years then). Thank you for listening and sharing. If this episode helped you please consider leaving a review, truly appreciated.

“The hardest thing I have ever tried to do was to truly, truly emotionally connect.” Conrad Stoltz, 10x world champion, 2x Olympian Athlete, 5x African Champion, 5 Times South African Champion - DAD of three. Conrad is a powerful man and humble dad of three kids, Sina 4.5, Zander 2.5 and Zoe 5 months. In my mind Conrad is the definition of hardcore. Through visualisation, Conrad is able to disassociate his mind from physical pain and enter flow or peak state during competition. In the session we explore how this ability can be applied to being a parent. Conrad opens up about his own upbringing, his personal fears and struggles as a dad, athlete and husband and his journey and struggles of retirement from competing after 34 years when his child was born and becoming an entrepreneur. “Racing is even harder if you’re being chased.” Conrad (“Caveman”) Stoltz, DADicateddotcom If you’d like to support this session, please share it. Thank you! Here is Conrad Stoltz, enjoy!

Todd Palmer became a single-parent at the age of 24, and recently, now in his fifties, Todd has become a step-father to a ten year old girl. Having spent all his money on the custody court case, he filed for personal bankruptcy at the age of 25, he started his business at 28, almost went bankrupt again before making the INC 5000 as one of America’s fastest-growing companies 6 times. Todd’s shares are powerful and it’s interesting to hear him opening up as a father and businessman. He opens up about his journey as a single parent and step-dad, male bonding between father and son, his divorce, bringing up a child on his own and how he was able to overcome impostor syndrome for himself. The session is fun and it’s meaningful on many levels. Enjoy it!

Michael Trautmann is a strong man I truly admire who possesses the ability to inspire and lead people to success. He is a serial-founder, entrepreneur and Dad who has two sons, Oskar and Moritz, 21 and 24. Michael is one of the most important and successful heads in the German advertising landscape. His new venture “Hyrox” is nothing short of amazing - once again! The session is meaningful, powerful and moving and we both had a good cry together towards the end. Michael truly leads with vulnerability as he shares deep personal experiences about his own journey as a father, husband and his relationship with his own Dad who died of cancer last year. I feel that this session is an important one for all sons who might be fathers as well. Please share it accordingly. Highly appreciated. Enjoy!

As we do this session I am in lockdown with four three year olds and two four and a half year olds, so times are interesting. Dave Bacon is an amazing Dad of twin daughters and a son. He is so awesome! He’s an entrepreneur, avid skier and holds numerous board positions in altruistic and charity causes. He is a powerful, spiritual man of the arts. Dave’s father, Ernst Bacon, was a famous composer who had 6 children, 11 grandchildren, 1 great grandchild. When Dave was born his dad was 45 years his mom’s senior. He was born a great uncle because his sister was already a grandma and of course his niece was older than him. Dave shares some amazing tips on how he manages to improve his relationship with his children - like climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro for a fundraiser with his 10 year old. But have a listen for yourself… enjoy it & please share if you like this one. Thank you.

This next session truly left me in awe. It is powerful and inspirational. Dr. Abdul-Malik Muhammad is a father, husband, educator, transformational leader, entrepreneur and author. He was homeless from five well into his teenage years and spent quite some time in juvenile correction facilities. Malik describes this period as a time of transition, instability and dysfunction - yet he shares amazing insights from that time that helped him as a Dad later in life. Today, he has a BA in International Affairs, an MA in Educational Leadership and a Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership. Always working with the under-served in urban and rural areas, he has focused on the development of boys to men, establishing a tutelage for oppressed youth, and building progressive organizations. Malik trains people on how to develop restorative relationships with adults and children to bring positive transformation. If you feel that podcasts help and inspire you to be a better parent I am…