Our guest today, Kevin Schaefer has done an incredible amount of research about fatherhood in particular, how fathers in Canada compare to fathers in the US and what policies encourage or discourage a father's involvement and availability in the home in each country. He's an associate professor in the department of sociology at Brigham Young University. He's had over 40 peer reviewed articles. That's how I got in touch with him is I read one of his articles about childhood trauma and just was absolutely touched by the stories there. He has a book coming out called, So Close, Yet So Far how Ca ..read more

Have you ever had a moment with your kids without any distractions and just sat there in silence because you didn’t know what to say or ask them? These are great opportunities that are unfortunately pretty rare nowadays. But in this episode, we’re going to talk about one thing - an easy routine - that can have a huge impact on your relationship with your kids and give you incredible insight into yourself. It will make those distraction-less opportunities more common and help you know what to say. Show notes:   https://rightawaydad.com/dad-interviews-the-easiest-way-to-build-a-strong-rela ..read more

Welcome to No More Dead Dads where we help men live longer and more intentional lives.  In this podcast, we cover five key areas of fatherhood: your body your money your mind your heart your home Subscribe to get expert advice from doctors, founders, CEOs, bodybuilders, financial planners, life coaches, as well as inspiring and redemptive stories from adoptive fathers, men whose dads abandoned them, men rebuilding their lives after addiction and many other incredibly vulnerable interviews with guests who share their amazing stories with us.  Margaret Mead quote: "the supreme test ..read more

We’ve got Andy Rahden on the show today. He’s the CEO of a children’s supplemental education company, Shmoop - which is actually a Yiddish term that means to gain progress in or move forward. He’s an engineer by training and has a great career in tech, design, and education. He talks about what he’s seeing at founder and CEO of Shmoop as well as the state of education today.   Our three do or die takeaways for dads covered in this episode are:  Be careful labelling your child, especially around school related things like grades and test scores. Avoid as much as possible saying ..read more

Autism is a gift. The CDC estimates 1 in 54 kids are blessed to be on the autistic spectrum. That's the mindset parents with autistic kiddos usually come to, but it can real struggle to feel that way all the time. Unfortunately, it can take years to reach an official diagnosis and start behavior training and receive assistance to help a child's development and overall quality of life. That's where Jonathan Mueller and his team at Ascend Behavior Partners come in.   Jonathan is the founding owner and Co-CEO of Ascend Behavior Partners, which is an organization that works with children and ..read more

What is your normal? How do you adjust to a new normals as your family grows or faces unexpected trials? Russel's story is all about thriving in new normals.  You may not know Russel, but you’ll know parts of his story if you’ve seen the movie, Wonder that came out in 2017 starring Julia Roberts and Owen Wilson. Or read the book Wonder that the movie was based on by RJ Palacio. It's about a boy born with Treacher Collins Syndrome (TCS) and his family.  Russel is the real dad of that family. He and his wife Magda have been interviewed over the years by many publications about their u ..read more

93% of high school athletes don't play sports in college—mostly because they were never asked if they wanted to.  Too many dads simply don't know how to prepare their kids for college sports or they get started too late and the options available to their student-athlete suffer as a result. Beyond that, some parents and their athletes think they're at a disadvantage because of where they live or their lack of access to sport camps, expensive gyms, and tournaments.  KC Chhipwadia, a former NASA engineer and US Navy officer, started Athlete Foundry to help parents and student-athletes ..read more

Grief is an emotion we all experience in life. How long it takes to make peace with it depends on us.   And that’s a main theme with today’s guest, Devin Mattson. He’s a real estate investor and founder of Ethik, an ethical sourcing company. He’s a dear friend who has a unique approach to life’s challenges as he lost both his mom and dad to cancer when he was fairly young. He shares how losing his parents has changed how he approaches life such as health, grief, money, and relationships. And beyond that, Devin’s just a really easy person to talk to because he’s totally open, genuine, alt ..read more

Ok, today is packed full of dad jokes. Why? Because I love to laugh and laughter has incredible benefits on your health physically and mentally. Try this, the next time you’re angry - just force yourself to laugh from your belly, like super big and goofy, and I guarantee you’re going to feel less angry maybe even completely not angry anymore. It’s amazing.   But I have a whole routine of dad jokes and I’m going to try to get through this without laughing at myself because I just love dad jokes. Like the quick witted, kind awkward, and dry humor of it all just really does it for me.   ..read more

If you've ever gotten angry at your kids or if you've ever felt anxiety or helpless about your kids' behavior, then you need to hear this episode. Kirk Martin is the founder of Celebrate Calm and the Calm Parenting podcast. He has helped almost a million parents and teachers tackle some of the most challenging issues parents face like power-struggles, defiance and disrespect, bullying, sibling fights, de-motivated kids, kids with ADHD and so much more.  He gives specific concrete strategies that work in everyday situations. And that's what I love about his program and his podcast is he ..read more