What’s Really Going On When Our Kids Care About Popularity?

About this episode

The episode discusses the impact of popularity on children and how dads can help guide their kids towards true belonging.

There’s nothing wrong with wanting to fit in but chasing popularity can cause social anxiety in children. How can dads guide their kids toward true belonging without losing who they are? In this episode of the All Pro Dad Podcast, host Ted Lowe is joined by BJ Foster and Bobby Lewis to unpack what’s really going on beneath a child’s desire to be popular. Why This Matters When dads misunderstand popularity, they miss the deeper need for belonging—and risk disconnecting from their kids in momen...

People in this episode

Host: Ted Lowe

Guests: BJ Foster, Bobby Lewis

Topics covered

• popularity
• belonging
• social anxiety
• parenting
• child development

Keywords

• popularity
• social anxiety
• belonging
• parenting
• children

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