About this episode

The Dads discuss their gut reactions to their children's behaviors that differ from their own childhood experiences.

Eli provides some important news from his corner of the globe (and it hopefully continues to be funny and hasn't resulted in anything terrible for anybody) before the Dads discuss gut reactions to something their kid does that they would have never done themselves as a kid. How do we process that response, and can we eventually calm this response? Join the Facebook Group! facebook.com/groups/dearolddads For comments, email thedads@dearolddads.com

People in this episode

Hosts: Eli, Thomas Smith, Tom Curry

Topics covered

• parenting
• child behavior
• emotional responses
• family dynamics
• communication

Keywords

• parenting
• gut reactions
• child behavior
• family
• communication

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Organizations: Facebook Group, Dear Old Dads

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