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On average, men switch jobs every four years, but one role guys will never outgrow, is dad. It’s a serious responsibility that lasts a lifetime and comes with highs, lows, and a ton of questions. It’s okay not to have all the answers… but the most committed dads are always chasing them. The All Pro Dad podcast helps men navigate their toughest parenting problems. Experienced dads discuss what has worked for them, tackle scary topics, and learn to love their kids well. We do it all with a com ...
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We love feedback, but can't reply without your email address. Message us your thoughts and contact info! What is a deepfake? It is defined as a video, photo, or audio recording that seems real but has been manipulated with AI. They have become deeply concerning to parents around the world because of how realistic they look. Technology has advanced …
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We love feedback, but can't reply without your email address. Message us your thoughts and contact info! Whether your child is starting kindergarten this semester or studying in a dorm room somewhere, you’d better believe students everywhere will be seeing and using more AI in the classroom. From science experiments to essay writing, Ted Lowe, Bobb…
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We love feedback, but can't reply without your email address. Message us your thoughts and contact info! Billy Napier was hired as the head football coach of the Florida Gators in 2021 after successful seasons at Alabama and Louisiana. At every stop, the father of three has endured challenges to perform well on the field and be influential at home.…
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We love feedback, but can't reply without your email address. Message us your thoughts and contact info! Smartphones. Tablets. TVs. Most kids in the United States have access to some kind of device with a screen, and it’s almost certain they are using it daily. Ted Lowe, Buck Buchanan, and Reggie Lewis discuss the gravitational pull of technology a…
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We love feedback, but can't reply without your email address. Message us your thoughts and contact info! When dads get involved in their kids’ education great things typically happen. Grades tend to improve. Behavior problems usually fade. The rates of teen pregnancy, incarceration, and drug use all drop. Dads play an enormous role in their kids’ e…
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We love feedback, but can't reply without your email address. Message us your thoughts and contact info! This is the All Pro Dad podcast, where in each episode dads of all ages dive into just one question. Today, we ask, “Have I Taken the Time to Get to Know My Children for Who They Are?” You spend more time with your kids than pretty much anyone. …
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We love feedback, but can't reply without your email address. Message us your thoughts and contact info! If he wasn’t an expert in how to handle success and failure before 2023, Florida State Head Football Coach Mike Norvell knows now. His FSU team finished the regular season a perfect 13-0, was passed over for a College Football Playoff appearance…
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We love feedback, but can't reply without your email address. Message us your thoughts and contact info! Grocery store tantrums. Refusing to follow directions. The list of ways kids act out goes on and on. Acting out is how kids test their limits, learn their voice, and, in a way, mature. But it can be incredibly frustrating for parents to see thei…
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We love feedback, but can't reply without your email address. Message us your thoughts and contact info! Dads love to hold the TV remote. When that little device is in our hands, we can flip on any channel we want. We hold the power! But kids don’t come with a remote. They are actually really tough to control, as much as we try. Does parenting some…
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We love feedback, but can't reply without your email address. Message us your thoughts and contact info! Think back to when you were a kid. Did you stuff your emotions down? Did you let them all hang out? Parenting can be a wild ride, especially if your kids’ emotions are constantly changing. Dads need to prepare for the highs, lows, twists, and tu…
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We love feedback, but can't reply without your email address. Message us your thoughts and contact info! NFL veteran and ESPN football analyst Dan Orlovsky has triplet boys and one daughter. He asked one of his sons what he could do better as a sports parent. The answer? “Get out of the way.” Too often we get so involved in our kids’ activities tha…
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We love feedback, but can't reply without your email address. Message us your thoughts and contact info! This is a huge topic. Pop the question into Google and the search yields about 1.6 BILLION results. Clearly, men want to know how to balance their work and home lives. What’s the secret? Ted Lowe, Family First founder Mark Merrill, and Pro Footb…
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We love feedback, but can't reply without your email address. Message us your thoughts and contact info! Think about aiming for but barely missing a target far in the distance. You don’t need to drastically shift your focus. Slight adjustments will get you back on the mark. The same approach can work in marriage. Ted Lowe, Bobby Lewis, and Buck Buc…
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We love feedback, but can't reply without your email address. Message us your thoughts and contact info! If your son or daughter walks into the room with a bloody nose, we should spring into action! Our kids clearly need us when they are injured. But there are plenty of not-so-obvious times when our kids need us to drop everything for them, too. Te…
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We love feedback, but can't reply without your email address. Message us your thoughts and contact info! Ever step on a LEGO? It feels like a sniper got you from the rooftop. It hurts even more if you asked your kids to put them away 50 times and they didn’t. So, what happens? Usually, we get angry, even if we don’t want to. On today’s episode, Ted…
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We love feedback, but can't reply without your email address. Message us your thoughts and contact info! There is a difference between loving your kids and liking them. Both are important! Most kids believe they are loved by their parents. But, do they think they’re liked? Sometimes they test our patience. Dads manage meltdowns, muddy sneakers, and…
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We love feedback, but can't reply without your email address. Message us your thoughts and contact info! Empathy seems to be lacking in our world. In his song, The News, popular performer Jack Johnson sings, “Why don't the newscasters cry when they read about people who die? At least they could be decent enough to put just a tear in their eyes.” In…
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We love feedback, but can't reply without your email address. Message us your thoughts and contact info! We make mistakes all the time as parents. It never feels good, especially when feels have been hurt! We can beat ourselves up as dads worrying if we are messing up our kids, even if our intentions are pure. Sometimes, we mess up without even rea…
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We love feedback, but can't reply without your email address. Message us your thoughts and contact info! Can you ride a unicycle? For how long? Sure, some guys can but most of us need a little extra support to keep from crashing. The same goes for parenting. You can try to ride it out solo, hoping for the best, but having supportive people in your …
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We love feedback, but can't reply without your email address. Message us your thoughts and contact info! Deciding between addressing kids’ mistakes in the moment or waiting for a better time in the future is a delicate balance. Figuring out when to discipline a child is crucial and can impact the father–child relationship tremendously. How do we fi…
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We love feedback, but can't reply without your email address. Message us your thoughts and contact info! Humorist Richard Armour is credited with being the first person to use the phrase, “hindsight is 20/20.” He used it in a California newspaper article in 1949. It felt true then and still does today. As a dad, how many times have you wished someo…
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We love feedback, but can't reply without your email address. Message us your thoughts and contact info! We all know the frustration of holding onto a grudge. Getting out from underneath it requires choosing forgiveness. It’s a powerful tool that allows us to work through conflict, free from the burden of anger and resentment. It’s a skill we must …
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We love feedback, but can't reply without your email address. Message us your thoughts and contact info! As guys, we tend to be critical of ourselves from time to time. Introspection is a good thing, but getting too down on yourself can cause issues for you as a dad. Ted Lowe, Jason Hood, Buck Buchanan, and BJ Foster teach dads how to fight back ag…
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We love feedback, but can't reply without your email address. Message us your thoughts and contact info! If stung by a jellyfish, you can neutralize the pain by urinating on it. Not true. Humans lose most of their body heat through their heads. Not true. There are plenty of lies out there that we believe. Which ones plague us as dads? Ted Lowe, BJ …
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We love feedback, but can't reply without your email address. Message us your thoughts and contact info! When we were little, monsters and aliens were terrifying. Now that we are parents, real-world troubles keep us up at night much more than Godzilla. Fear can be crippling or a motivator. Ted Lowe, BJ Foster, and Buck Buchanan dive into what scare…
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We love feedback, but can't reply without your email address. Message us your thoughts and contact info! Kickball in the park. Ice cream on the porch. Having an epic snowball fight on Christmas morning. One of the best parts of being a dad is having fun with your kids, but not every day is a great one. Ted Lowe, Maddow Womble, BJ Foster, and Buck B…
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We love feedback, but can't reply without your email address. Message us your thoughts and contact info! Dads mess up. Yours did. His did. You will, too. We can dwell on those missteps or consider all the things our dads got right. Ted Lowe, Bobby Lewis, and BJ Foster talk about how our upbringings shape us. We are not going to pretend everyone had…
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We love feedback, but can't reply without your email address. Message us your thoughts and contact info! Woodworking. Golf. Tinkering around under the hood of your old pickup truck. Whatever it is, dads enjoy “me time” just as much as moms. But, have you ever felt guilty about taking a few minutes to just get away by yourself? Ted Lowe, Bobby Lewis…
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We love feedback, but can't reply without your email address. Message us your thoughts and contact info! Do you have secret desires? Things you wish people knew about you but you’re too nervous to verbalize? There’s a good chance your kids have those feelings, too. Ted Lowe, Jonathan Manke, Buck Buchanan, and BJ Foster uncover some of the deeply im…
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We love feedback, but can't reply without your email address. Message us your thoughts and contact info! The days of “cooties” and ignoring the opposite sex don’t last forever. Your son or daughter will eventually get their first crush, maybe write some love notes, and fall head over heels for someone they think is cute. They may even want to go on…
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We love feedback, but can't reply without your email address. Message us your thoughts and contact info! When you were a kid, what did you want to do when you grew up? Play shortstop for the Yankees? Become an astronaut? A firefighter? Kids dream big dreams. Ted Lowe, Bobby Lewis, Buck Buchanan, and BJ Foster examine how to encourage our kids to ch…
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We love feedback, but can't reply without your email address. Message us your thoughts and contact info! If you’re like us, you watch videos too loudly, give long-winded directions, and totally forget the names of your kids’ friends. While those examples may feel like no big deal, there are plenty of other habits that hinder us as dads. Ted Lowe, B…
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We love feedback, but can't reply without your email address. Message us your thoughts and contact info! We believe establishing better habits lead to being better dads. So, what habits will make us better? Ted Lowe, Bobby Lewis, and Jonathan Manke run through a short list to encourage fellow fathers to be at their best for their kids. 1. Reading 2…
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We love feedback, but can't reply without your email address. Message us your thoughts and contact info! Last episode we talked about the 7 things a son needs from his dad. Today, we focus on daughters. They have very different needs from boys. Ted Lowe, Bobby Lewis, Buck Buchanan, and Jason Hood talk about their relationships with their daughters.…
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We love feedback, but can't reply without your email address. Message us your thoughts and contact info! This question was inspired by one of the top-3 All Pro Dad blog posts of all time. Dads really want to know how to connect with their boys. Ted Lowe, Mark Merrill, Bobby Lewis, and BJ Foster talk about their relationship with their sons. The typ…
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We love feedback, but can't reply without your email address. Message us your thoughts and contact info! Disney World is great, but most families can’t afford going there every week. It doesn’t require big bucks to have big fun with your kids. You can make lasting memories with your children just by looking around your house and thinking outside th…
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We love feedback, but can't reply without your email address. Message us your thoughts and contact info! Labels can have a profound impact on our children, influencing how we view them, treat them, discipline them, and ultimately, how they view and treat themselves. Ted Lowe, Bobby Lewis, BJ Foster, and Reggie Lewis discuss how often dads label the…
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We love feedback, but can't reply without your email address. Message us your thoughts and contact info! Have your kids ever belittled someone, or said something judgmental? How do you handle those moments as a dad? How do you steer your children away from a judgmental attitude? Ted Lowe, Buck Buchanan, Reggie Lewis, and Jason Hood break it down. Q…
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We love feedback, but can't reply without your email address. Message us your thoughts and contact info! Most people want to be liked. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing, unless your desire to get along with others comes at the expense of your child’s well-being. Ted Lowe, Bobby Lewis, BJ Foster, and Jason Hood tackle the common problem of parentin…
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We love feedback, but can't reply without your email address. Message us your thoughts and contact info! We're all striving to be the best fathers we can be, and sometimes it can be tough to know what to say. Ted Lowe, Bobby Lewis, Maddox Womble, and Reggie Lewis list multiple affirmations kids crave from their dads and examine why those words are …
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We love feedback, but can't reply without your email address. Message us your thoughts and contact info! Millions of people around the world struggle with anxiety. That includes our children. How do we help them handle those feelings? Ted Lowe, Mark Merrill, Buck Buchanan, and BJ Foster break it down into digestible steps. Raising an anxious child …
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We love feedback, but can't reply without your email address. Message us your thoughts and contact info! We are talking about activities that don’t break the bank. There are plenty of fun and engaging activities you can enjoy with your kids without spending too much cash. Ted Lowe, Bobby Lewis, Buck Buchanan, and Jason Hood pick their favorites. Ma…
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We love feedback, but can't reply without your email address. Message us your thoughts and contact info! Welcome to the All Pro Dad Podcast, where in each episode dads of all ages dive into just one question. We examine the highs and lows of parenting and tackle tough topics, all with the goal of helping men engage with their kids and become better…
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