The Dads are Talking

BONUS EPISODE: Tackling technology boundaries and navigating life with nuerodivergant kids

Guest Ben Ricther is a technology para in the Bloomington School District and father of 2 nuerodivergant boys. In this episode we discuss our mutual love of technology and how Ben navigates the struggle with screen time and more with his kids. Ben also shares his own journey with neurodiveristy and how he approaches life and decision making about his boys, who are neurodivergant.

Social media, setting boundaries and finding ways to connect with our kids with Arik Hanson

Social media is an ongoing challenge to parents everywhere. It's changing every day and our kids experience in a vast range of ways, some good, but many harmful. My guest Arik Hanson is a dad and a social media consultant, so we had a great discussion about it's use, setting boundaries and helping ensure we stay more connected to our kids than the internet.

Positive psychology, patriotism, and service with Niels Gott

Today's guest has always found new ways to earn my respect and admiration, whether it was his humilty, widsom and humor, or his years of military service. Today it's his positivity, which we discuss at length in the show. My guest and friend Niels Gott has over 20 years of experience in leadership development, coaching, and agile methodologies. He honed these skills during his 22 year career as a communication officer in the Minnesota National Guard. Today's he's an Executive Coach with Silicon Valley Change Executive Coaching. He's also started his own company, Awesomer where he's the Chief Awesome Officer. https://www.nielsgott.com/ [https://www.nielsgott.com/] Informtion about Abigail Blyler's AI research: https://penntoday.upenn.edu/news/positive-psychology-can-chatgpt-help-us-form-personal-narratives#:~:text=In%20a%20new%20study%20in,learned%20something%20new%20about%20themselves. [https://penntoday.upenn.edu/news/positive-psychology-can-chatgpt-help-us-form-personal-narratives#:~:text=In%20a%20new%20study%20in,learned%20something%20new%20about%20themselves.]

Road trippin', growing up as an adopted child, and emergency preparedness with Josh Anderson

We're all over the map in this conversation! That's right, it's an episode about road trips; emergency preparedness; adoption; and teaching our kids to honor their commitments and navigate the tricky topic of quitting. My guest is Josh Anderson and you don't want to miss this episode! Learn more about Josh's company Uncharted Supply Co. at https://unchartedsupplyco.com/ [https://unchartedsupplyco.com/]

Our kids and the media they consume with Minnesota Public Radio President Duchesne Drew

In this divided and often hostile world of social networks, partisan news media and instant gratification, Minnesota Public Radio President and father Duchesne Drew sits down with me to discuss his experience raisng two wonderful kids. His insights on helping his kids navigate and evaluate the firehose of information they are bombared with are worth the listen.