No Off Season 4 Dads

You have to go back and listen to Part 1 if you haven't already.  The conversation was lively with Kelvin Coleman and Dr. Doran Gresham.  Both are very successful men, but even better fathers.  In this episode, we talked about our fathers and how they influenced our parenting.  We talked about careers, schools, and even gave some key advice around the end.  All that being...

What is it like raising all girls?  Is being a father to all girls change you?  Do you as a father strive to be their father or their friend?  Listen to Dijon as he has a candid conversation with Dr. Gresham and Kelvin Coleman.   Music Credits:  Intro/ Outro & Interlude Music -- by Dijon; Move On Up (Instrumental):  Curtis Mayfield; The World Is Yours (Instrumenta...

What choices have you made over the course of your life that have had a positive influence on you and the ones you love?  How about the choices that were not the wisest?  Our choices lead to action.  All of our choices have consequences, be it positive or negative.   Take a listen as Dijon chats about how we should consider our choices and the influence it has on those we love....

I never really grew up cursing, although I had my moments in high school and college.  I could never really string together a solid sequence of curse words to make it even sound effective.  As fathers, we know that profanity is all around our children.  In fact, you may even curse in your home.  This could even be around your children or in private.   What's your stance ab...

I had a rude awakening recently as I received my physical test results in the mail.  It shocked me because I figured that I was a seemingly very healthy man, excluding my obsessive love for donuts and chips.  The results from my physical opened my eyes and brought a deeper awareness to my own humanity -- that I need to take better care of myself.  But I never would have known that i...

My two sons and my wife are having a fun time learning and growing their financial portfolio.  I am having...a time as well.  Understanding the market can be complex.  The thoughts of saving, investing, losing and gaining can take you for a roller coaster ride.  However, it is a conversation that can be had with our children from a young age all the way up to they prepare to le...

I never really wanted to talk on this subject.  I always found it to be morbid and dreary.  However, as I get older and somewhat wiser, I see the need to ensure that my family is taken care of in case something happens to me.  There are homes, bank accounts, social media sites, careers, 401K's, and the list goes on -- all of these matter to you and will matter to your family.  ...

January 6, 2021 -- A day that will go down in history as one of the worst on American soil.  Men and women stormed the Capitol building in hopes to protest the presidential election results.  However, that protest turned ugly in a hurry.  We all watched it.  And so did our children.  What are your emotions?  And what are their emotions about what was seen?  Liste...

2021 is upon us.  So many of us are making resolutions to improve ourselves.  Why not make having a greater level of fitness a lifestyle?  Not a resoulution, but a lifestyle.  Listen to Dijon as he chats on concepts of prepping your body for a lifestyle of fitness.  Hear key strategies to accomplish these goals and the benefits of having a level of physical fitness.  ...

I had to feverishly clean my kitchen because something spilled out in the cabinet.  It got all over the shelves.  Once I cleaned inside the pantry, I had to clean behind the pantry, and then the refrigerator.  It was yucky and time consuming. Every now and then we need to do the same thig to our hearts.  And we have to help our children unfold the caked layers that are in their...

If you are like me, you have children in your home that are sick and tired of being inside from Covid-19.  The restrictions that different states and countries are putting into play are creating an environment for safety, but also an environment that our children, especially teens, are simply not used to.  Let's listen as Dijon discusses how reasoning with your teen may benefit their out...

Friends--how many of us have them? Friends--ones we can depend on?  There is a big difference between having friends and having trustworthy friends.  There are those who you can chill in front of the TV watching a basketball game.  However, there are real friends that you can share the innermost parts of you.  Fathers, we need these.  We need trustworthy relationships that...

Our children are growing up faster than we did.  Technology, culture, and science has propelled them forward quicker than us.  It's important for us to have a handle on the times and gain understanding and different perspectives from others.  The variety of perspectives can greatly influence the way we carefully parent our own children.  Take a listen with Dijon as he discusses...

Mom...Dad...when can I have a girlfriend?   Are you ready for that question?   The question and conversation has come up in our home on different occasions, sometimes in a joking manner and others not.  Dads, how do you handle the conversation?  Do you embrace it or divert it?  Do your teens feel comfortable talking with you about such a sensitive topic to them?  List...

How many times do you go to a PTA or either sponsored school event and you notice tons of mothers, but a slim picking of fathers?  I want to be a present voice in my children's education.  Listen to a few tips on how fathers can make this happen.  

The home is a beautiful place to go after work or school, or to unwind after a long day.  However, that home has to be maintained.  Living with my family, The A4 Squad, we have come up with a system to encourage, engage, and put more responsibilities on everyone in the house to upkeep it.  Listen in on a few tips on how to get that done.  

Cultivating independence in your child is not something that happens overnight.  It is a process that involves building trust through a continuous series of developmental situations and opportunities.  Listen in for the next 10 minutes on ways to help cultivate that environment.

Starting out in the Boogie Down Bronx, hip hop has morphed throughout the ages as a premier music genre.  Hip hop has generated many arguments on who is the best, what cut was the best, who could flow the best, and so on.  There is just not enough time to dive so deep into this musical subject.  Let's hear a perspective on how we've been influenced by hip hop culture.  And I am...

The ideals of 'freedoms' being taken from a teen during Covid-19 (aka...Coronacation) has challenged our children to their very core.  Listen as we think about a perspective that can help us help them.

These words have stuck in my head for years as I grappled with how to prepare my sons for a life outside of our home.  Listen to the story of how this phrase helped change my parenting.

The lessons of working hard can last a life time.  Journey with Dijon as he chats about working as a teen and the benefits it gives today.  

Living in the same house with my gorgeous wife and two other men (my boys) has been an absolute blast.  In the same way, I have had to learn how to have different discussions with my men.