The Dad Mindset Show

In this episode we cover:- Pandemic pregnancy- The gap before you introduce your newborn baby to the world- Car seat judo- Baby equipment- Sleep deprivation- The ancient wisdom project- Sets of 30 day challenges and adopt one practice from a traction with the hope of cultivated- Lessons learned- Some types of knowledge are only gainable by doing it- Praying 5 times a day- Daniel Kahneman’s System...

From riding the rapids of the Yukon to bike packing 4000km across New Zealand, the Braaksma family are beacons of how to live a life of adventure with a young family. In this episode Adrian Braaksma describes: White water rafting with young kids in the Yukon Avalanche monitoring and guiding Easing kids into adventure so as not to put the kids off at an early age Making everything fun and ease the...

Scott shares:- Being intentional with spending your time - Being flexible to fit things in - Synergise learning with other things like work projects or recreation (a way to see friends or exercise) - Having good boundaries between work and home - We often don’t look carefully at what actually matters and how we’re prioritising our time - When you are at the productivity frontier, being deliberate...

This episode I dive into the best games (some of which you may not have heard of) that we have found during the pandemic to give a re-frame to the seeming monopoly of Monopoly. Get full access to The Dad Mindset at www.thedadmindset.com/subscribe

In this chat we dive into all sorts of topics from why change is hard, bullying, schools, shame and how aggression is often a response to fear. Get full access to The Dad Mindset at www.thedadmindset.com/subscribe

Craig Wilkinson is a best selling South African author, award winning social entrepreneur and dad coach. Through his not for profit organisation, Father a Nation, he and his team have done so much to help improve the lives of 10s of thousands of children across South Africa. Some of the things we discuss are: Rites of passage Archetypes of masculinity Vulnerability as a strength Mentoring the next...

James Kendall and his wife, Lea, run Woodland Classroom in the UK and have a wealth of knowledge and experience teaching kids, and adults, how to connect more with nature. In this episode we discuss all sorts of woodland activities you can undertake with your family as well as the Forest School approach to inspiring kids to learn for themselves. To find out more information go to https://www.theda...

When Shane Drury and his family rented out their home to go travelling for a year COVID hit, forcing them to get creative about where they live. As Shane will describe, this turn of events and thinking 'inside' the box has had benefits for him and his family far beyond the obvious. Get full access to The Dad Mindset at www.thedadmindset.com/subscribe

This episode I chat with veteran journalist, writer and dad of 6, Mark Tamhane, who writes about his experiences and what has worked in his family. The fascinating thing for me is that Mark has three young children as well as three older children so is fathering on either end of the age spectrum all at the same time. Get full access to The Dad Mindset at www.thedadmindset.com/subscribe

This episode I chat with Alfie Kohn who is an American author and lecturer in the areas of education, parenting, and human behavior. He is a massive proponent of progressive education and has offered critiques of many traditional aspects of parenting, managing, and society more generally, drawing in each case from social science research. I can’t emphasise enough how helpful Alfie's ideas have bee...

William B. Irvine on using stoic psychological techniques to help us make the most of the time spent with our families. Professor of philosophy at Wright State University and author of several best selling books, William B Irvine, describes ways to navigate the human condition. Get full access to The Dad Mindset at www.thedadmindset.com/subscribe

Author of Man Raises Boy, Rob Sturrock, discusses his revolutionary approach for fathers who want to raise kind, confident and happy sons. Get full access to The Dad Mindset at www.thedadmindset.com/subscribe

Award winning journalist, broadcaster, and author Marc Fennell is known for hosting SBS's The Feed and his one-on-one interviews with newsmakers such as Al Gore and Tom Cruise. In this conversation we discuss the up-coming TV series The School That Tried To End Racism, hosted by Marc, which is a ground-breaking pilot program designed to provide school children with the tools to identify racial bia...

Mental health counsellor and facilitator who has done a load of work with men, dads and young men in the space of positive masculinity, father/son programs and rites of passage, Andrew Braddy, deep dives on rites of passage and the opportunity we have as a society to embrace them. Get full access to The Dad Mindset at www.thedadmindset.com/subscribe

Rob Kenney, the host of the hit YouTube channel 'Dad, How Do I?' came from a broken home so vowed to always be there for his own kids, which he has done. Once his kids grew up though his vow broadened to help anyone who needed a dad. So Rob started a YouTube channel initially to teach life skills such as changing a tyre or how to tie a tie and this has quickly grown into much deeper life lessons s...

Endurance athlete and father of two, Stu Taylor, has competed in some of the harshest multi-day self-contained bike events in the world. We discuss everything from what it’s like racing across Kyrgyzstan, to tandem bikepacking with children. Get full access to The Dad Mindset at www.thedadmindset.com/subscribe

Father of three, Jono Richardson discusses the impact of good grandparents, trusting that your children will make good decisions and accepting people for who they are. Get full access to The Dad Mindset at www.thedadmindset.com/subscribe

Father of two (soon to be three), Nathan Spicer, on everything from deliberately building a life that enables you to spend as much time with your family as you want to accepting the things we have no control over. Get full access to The Dad Mindset at www.thedadmindset.com/subscribe

Solo dad, writer and public speaker, Michael Ray, on parental gender equality, the trade offs you are making and how to raise critical thinkers. Get full access to The Dad Mindset at www.thedadmindset.com/subscribe

Filmmaker, speaker, writer and new-father, Beau Miles, on trusting yourself to be odd. Get full access to The Dad Mindset at www.thedadmindset.com/subscribe

Peak performance researcher and author, Dr Adam Fraser on striving, happiness and showing up as the best version of yourself as a parent Get full access to The Dad Mindset at www.thedadmindset.com/subscribe

Parenting coach and stepmom mentor, Tracy Poizner, discusses the challenges of blended families and raising someone else's kids. Get full access to The Dad Mindset at www.thedadmindset.com/subscribe

Clinical Psychology Registrar, Arnie Phillips a.k.a. ‘the Child Whisperer’ on social loneliness, and the anxiety and exhaustion caused by COVID-19 lockdown. Get full access to The Dad Mindset at www.thedadmindset.com/subscribe

Carolyn Sparke QC spends a lot of her time running court cases about the meaning of the words in wills, challenges to wills etc, so gives us a real insight into the importance of getting your will set up correctly and where to begin. Get full access to The Dad Mindset at www.thedadmindset.com/subscribe

Landscape Architect and Creative Director, Matt York's son was diagnosed Autism at the age of four. Matt explains how this experience fuelled his passion for re-considering the design of public spaces through the lens of Autism Spectrum Disorder. Get full access to The Dad Mindset at www.thedadmindset.com/subscribe