So, I’m On a Beach Today

 

On the Beach this Week

On the Beach this Week

No Show Today

So, guess what.  As you read this, I’m still sitting on a beach, or swimming in the ocean, or fishing off a pier with mah kids today.  

One way or the other, there is no way I was going to pump out a show today with the amount of house-prepping and packing I had to do.  

I’m a bit of a prepper, even in regards to trips so I have a tendency to over-pack for way more contingencies than I need to.  But, that is my personality, and my choice.  

On a quick side-note, I practiced the ideas of last weeks Real Family Guys Podcast, and took the time to explain some of my predicaments with my kids.  They were incredibly understanding and supportive when I needed to pack, needed to get to bed early, and asked what we could do about not playing before bed like we typically do.

They were very understanding and said “you need to pack and get some rest for our drive tomorrow.”  I am completely confident that, without that technique, they would have thrown fits and been devastated.  Good thoughts Teacher Tom and thanks to Jeff for finding that article.  

See you guys next week and remember, it’s all about the relationships.

 

 

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Episode 229 FPN You is Smart, You is Kind, You is Important: Teaching Kids Who They Are

You is Kind

 

Join me as we discuss teaching our kids who they are:

How kids need our support in establishing who they are.

How we are not talking about establishing their career, but who they choose to be. 

What happens when we do not and how there is a world of crap that is ready to tell our kid who they are.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Episode 228 FPN First Time Obedience: Creating Automatons

 

Robot Kids by nateswartphoto at Flickr

Robot Kids by nateswartphoto at Flickr

Join me as we discuss:

A listener email on First Time Obedience (FTO) and their reluctance to endorse it.

How First Time Obedience contains within itself the power to create automatons. 

How Hitler himself (not trying to be dramatic) also advocated for FTO.

How to create first time obedience through relationship.

 

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Episode 227 Dads: We’re Screwed!

 

Screwdriver by Josh Kenzer at Flickr.

Screwdriver by Josh Kenzer at Flickr.

Join me as we discuss:

Today we reflect on Fathers Day, and how most Dads really are just ordinary. 

We also discuss becoming extraordinary and how many dads that want to believe they are, really are not.  

Back to back research on the importance of involved daddys. You’ze are important!  Probably considerably more than you even thought.

 

 

 

 

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Episode 47 RFGP Snoop Daddy Dad: Snooping On Our Kiddo

 

We're Watching You!

We’re Watching You!

Join Jeff and I as we discuss snooping:

In a timely manner with the recent scandal of the NSA taking phone records, we discuss snooping on our kiddos.

Is snooping an acceptable practice, or are we overstepping our bounds.  

Both Jeff’s and my struggle to answer the previous question and our final synopsis.

 

 

 

 
SHOW NOTES

Should Parents Snoop on their Kids? – article on snooping by Mona Spiegel at www.raisingsmallsouls.com.

Action Alert – excellent software for monitoring your computer.  With their basic package you can filter, monitor, and put time restrictions…for free.  Click here to watch my video review on AA’s Free Protection Software.  Their Maximum Protection does everything including video playback, ability to monitor all Facebook activity, and ability to create different users with different levels of monitoring.  Click here to watch my review on AA’s Maximum Protection Software.

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Episode 226 Beating Your Kids is Good: Letting Kids Experience Failure

 

Failure by Seamoor at Flickr

Failure by Seamoor at Flickr

Join me as we discuss failure:

Kids and failure.  How them crashing and burning really is a wonderful thing.

Why we are so fearful of letting our kids fail at stuff.

Why we should rejoice in their bike crashes, the hot sauce they shouldn’t have eaten, and getting destroyed at chess.

 

 

SHOW NOTES

Don’t Help This Baby – great article on resisting the urge to help babies when they struggle and why we shouldn’t in every case.

 

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Episode 225 Am I Pretty: Teaching Self-Validation

 

So Pretty by the queen of subtle at Flickr.

So Pretty by the queen of subtle at Flickr.

Join me as we discuss:

So today we talk about teaching kids to think they are pretty/smart/good at something without us needing to tell them.

Why kids need to be able to validate their thoughts/feeling about themselves without our input.

How I’m NOT suggesting that we don’t compliment our kids.

How I suggest we do this.

 
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Episode 46 RFGP When Dads Get Mad: Angry Parents

 

Angry by Cayusa at Flickr.

Angry by Cayusa at Flickr.

 

Join me as we discuss:

Are you an angry person?  Maybe you don’t even realize that you are.

Where does anger come from and why is it so dad-gummed important to get better at this?

What we can do curb dah ang-gah!  

 

 

 

 

 

SHOW NOTES

How My Toddler Tamed My Temper – great article over at unnecessarywisdom on our temper making us look like dah foo!

 

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First FPN Episodes Ready for PETAKers

Zipped Episodes

 
I want to announce that the first 24 episodes of The Family Podcast Network are ready for PETAKers to download, unzip and put on your iPhone, iPad, iTouch, or Android devices.  

All you do is login (top right “Member Log In“) and go HERE to the Member Area.

On the right hand side you will see “Episodes 1-24” where you can click on it, save it to your desktop, open the folder, and drag them into your iTunes.  

Your phone will then sync them up on your next plug in.  As a PETAKer you will be the only ones who will have heard the first 3 episodes of FPN since I had them removed a few weeks after I aired them.  Pretty cool huh?!?!  I kid, their sound quality is poo-skis, but they are the inception and foundations of FPN.  

Want to support the show and get access to some cool stuffz?  You can become a PETAKer by clicking HERE.  

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