While Ethan is at his oldest's preschool "graduation" and Alex is traveling for work, the boys decided to pre-record a game for all of you, "the blind ranking game!" How did they do?If you enjoy this podcast, please like and subscribe to us on Youtube, which is the best way to help us grow. Also share with a friend, subscribe on your favorite podcast platform, and follow us on social media. Plus, check out our website! https://workingonthedadpod.com YouTube: / @workingonthedadpod Twitter: / workingondadpod Instagram: / workingonthedadpod TikTok: / workingonthedadpod Threads: https://threads.net/@workingonthedadpod

Ethan is in a rut. The last few weeks, parenting has been more of a chore than a joy. This isn't just one bad day, or bad evening, but a sustained period of either or both kids just not being fun to be around. How do you get through this? Is this normal?If you enjoy this podcast, please like and subscribe to us on Youtube, which is the best way to help us grow. Also share with a friend, subscribe on your favorite podcast platform, and follow us on social media. Plus, check out our website! https://workingonthedadpod.com YouTube: / @workingonthedadpod Twitter: / workingondadpod Instagram: / workingonthedadpod TikTok: / workingonthedadpod Threads: https://threads.net/@workingonthedadpod

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Today we’re rebroadcasting a special holiday week episode where we draft the ultimate Cookout Plate. Follow along as we battle to see who has better taste at the weekend get together.

Today, we are talking about dating your co-parent. How do you keep things interesting? Do you feel like you're in the "roommate phase?" Or that you are two "co-mangers switching shifts of the household?" It's normal to feel that way, so what can you do to fix it?If you enjoy this podcast, please like and subscribe to us on Youtube, which is the best way to help us grow. Also share with a friend, subscribe on your favorite podcast platform, and follow us on social media. Plus, check out our website! https://workingonthedadpod.com YouTube: / @workingonthedadpod Twitter: / workingondadpod Instagram: / workingonthedadpod TikTok: / workingonthedadpod Threads: https://threads.net/@workingonthedadpod

This week we're talking about chores and responsibilities for our kids. When to add them, how to add them, and how to combine general responsibility with rewards and allowances.If you enjoy this podcast, please like and subscribe to us on Youtube, which is the best way to help us grow. Also share with a friend, subscribe on your favorite podcast platform, and follow us on social media. Plus, check out our website! https://workingonthedadpod.com

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Emotional intelligence encompasses a lot. It is hard to manage, and even harder to teach. Kids do not always know how to regulate themselves emotionally, and sometimes neither do the dads. Hear about our experiences and maybe share yours!YouTube: https://youtube.com/@workingonthedadpod Twitter: https://twitter.com/workingondadpod Instagram: https://instagram.com/workingonthedadpod TikTok: https://tiktok.com/workingonthedadpod Threads: https://threads.net/workingonthedadpod

Do you ever feel like you’re always asking your kid to say please? What about getting them to share their things or other basic social norms we try to instill in our kids as they grow. We talk about the ones that we struggle with, and the ones we think are outdated.

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This week, we’re talking about managing the meltdown, or in most cases, not actually managing it all. Sometimes it is really hard to remember in the moment that our kids' brains are not yet fully formed like ours. And sometimes our expectations for our own kids can be inflated, which negatively contributes to the situation.YouTube: https://youtube.com/@workingonthedadpod Twitter: https://twitter.com/workingondadpod Instagram: https://instagram.com/workingonthedadpod TikTok: https://tiktok.com/workingonthedadpod Threads: https://threads.net/workingonthedadpod