Parenting Tips: Young Dad Podcast

Today, we are discussing manhood and what that transition looks and feels like for young men. It's a confusing, scary, and great big world out there for our young men today, and any guidance that is good, faith-based, and from first-hand experience is worth a listen. 

If you're not a person of faith, believing in God and the Bible, this episode might not be for you. However it is for us, it's a part of our lives, and we are proud to talk about His word and its impact on our lives whenever we can. 

Today, we dove into Isaiah's message with his channel, which is fueled by 1st Timothy 4:12 (N.I.V. translation): "Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, faith, and purity." Digging a little deeper, we talked about honoring the masculine role God has tasked us with- being an ambassador and soldier of the Kingdom of Heaven. That might mean marriage for some, the blessing of singleness, and the sole focus on God for others, regardless of the end goal, is the same. 

Listen in as we talk about the above, along with masculine mentality, health and physical fitness for men, understanding and interacting correctly with women, relationships, setting and achieving goals, and much more. 

Find more of Isaiah

- Instagram: isaiah_awake

- Facebook: Isaiah Keene

- Tik Tok: isaiah_awake

- Website: makingmenacademy.com/traits

From Your Hosts- Jey and Aaron:

Jey is a published Children's book Author! Yes, our very own! Check out his book- A Baseball Game with Dad, LIVE on Amazon right now! https://a.co/d/6ZXYGGr

We partnered with Fore Fathers Clothing; click the link, read the story, and you will only leave the website with a new polo for yourself or a dad you love. https://snwbl.io/fore-fathers/Youngdad

JOIN US over on the Young Dad Podcast- Facebook Page. We would love it if you followed and supported us as we grow and expand the Podcast. 

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It's about that time. Pull up a chair, grab a juice box, grab a snack, and talk with our guest, Matthew, your Girl Dad Nation Podcast host. Matthew is a proud Girl Dad who loves sharing the joys of raising daughters. He has been blessed to be a dad, which brings him immense joy. So, get comfy, put the straw in your juice box, open your snack, and let's talk. 

Today, we explore the importance of building up the confidence of your daughters and how that will play a significant role in their development. We also dove into Matthews's roller coaster ride of having three girls under four years old; in conclusion, we got into the Y.D.P. 3: Grounded, Rooted, and Advice. 

You can find more of Matthew and The Girl Dad Nation Podcast:

https://www.instagram.com/girldadnation/

https://twitter.com/GirlDadNation

https://www.facebook.com/girldadnation

https://girldadnation.buzzsprout.com

From Your Hosts- Jey and Aaron:

Jey is a published Children's book Author! Yes, our very own! Check out his book- A Baseball Game with Dad, LIVE on Amazon right now! https://a.co/d/6ZXYGGr

We partnered with Fore Fathers Clothing; click the link, read the story, and you will only leave the website with a new polo for yourself or a dad you love. https://snwbl.io/fore-fathers/Youngdad

JOIN US over on the Young Dad Podcast- Facebook Page. We would love it if you followed and supported us as we grow and expand the Podcast. 

Spotify Listeners: Ask us ANYTHING, and we will answer it on our next show. Also, leave five stars if you would be so kind. 

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You can find us on our website at ballboymedia.com

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It's an absolute honor and joy to welcome back one of our good friends and the first guest and first EVER return guest, your host of (Not so) Single Dad Reboot- Craig Y. 

It was fun to catch up with my old friend Craig as we talked about Toxic Relationships, lack of mental health awareness, and the importance of communication. We also dove deep into talking about divorce: how your divorce doesn't define you, the shift in attitude towards divorced people, the need for support during and after divorce, and all that you can learn from divorce. 

Craig's platform and show "Single Dad Reboot" is about helping people recover from divorce and helping parents transition into shared custody/single parenting. You share your experience with others to help them share theirs. This is precisely how Craig and I initially connected- listen in to learn more. 

You can find more about Craig

@singledadreboot on Tiktok, IG, X/Twitter, 

You can read all the things that Craig is writing over on Medium

: https://medium.com/@craig.youngkrantz

From Your Hosts- Jey and Aaron:

Jey is a published Children's book Author! Yes, our very own! Check out his book- A Baseball Game with Dad, LIVE on Amazon right now! https://a.co/d/6ZXYGGr

We partnered with Fore Fathers Clothing; click the link, read the story, and you will only leave the website with a new polo for yourself or a dad you love. https://snwbl.io/fore-fathers/Youngdad

JOIN US over on the Young Dad Podcast- Facebook Page. We would love it if you followed and supported us as we grow and expand the Podcast. 

Spotify Listeners: Ask us ANYTHING, and we will answer it on our next show. Also, leave five stars if you would be so kind. 

YouTube Audience: Hit that subscribe button, like the video, comment, and share. 

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Follow us @youngdadpod on YouTube, Instagram, Twitter 

You can find us on our website at ballboymedia.com

Remember to hit our linktree for all our deals: https://linktr.ee/BallBoyBlog.

Young is our last name, and Fatherhood is our game. 

Trigger warning: today, we will discuss early pregnancy loss, aka miscarriage, and it is approached with sensitivity, respect, and empathy. 

It's about that time. Pull up a chair, grab a juice box, grab a snack, and talk with our guest, Kelly, the host of the Welcome to Fatherhood Podcast and the Miscarriage Dad Podcast, releasing TODAY! Kelly also runs The Miscarriage Dad page on I.G. Kelly became a dad in 2020/2023, and being a dad means discovering who I am by discovering who my children are, and I think that's just beautiful.

With that in mind, get comfy, pop that straw into your juice box, open your snack, and let's talk. 

As I said, we spoke today about early pregnancy loss; we jumped into the social double standards, grief, loss, and some complex and real topics that 1/4 of fathers will face (as 1/4 pregnancies result in early loss) buckle up as this episode is probably a top 3! 

From Your Hosts- Jey and Aaron:

Jey is a published Children's book Author! Yes, our very own! Check out his book- A Baseball Game with Dad, LIVE on Amazon right now! https://a.co/d/6ZXYGGr

We partnered with Fore Fathers Clothing; click the link, read the story, and you will only leave the website with a new polo for yourself or a dad you love. https://snwbl.io/fore-fathers/Youngdad

JOIN US over on the Young Dad Podcast- Facebook Page. We would love it if you followed and supported us as we grow and expand the Podcast. 

Spotify Listeners: Ask us ANYTHING, and we will answer it on our next show. Also, leave five stars if you would be so kind. 

YouTube Audience: Hit that subscribe button, like the video, comment, and share. 

Apple Podcasters:  Leave a 5-star rating and a review for us to read on our next show.

Other Platform: Rate, review, comment, and share the Podcast with a friend. 

Follow us @youngdadpod on YouTube, Instagram, Twitter 

You can find us on our website at ballboymedia.com

Remember to hit our linktree for all our deals: https://linktr.ee/BallBoyBlog.

Girl Dad + Parent Hood + Humor = Love and Sapp

Jeff is one cool dude, and I knew this episode would be one for the ages when he was asked what being a dad meant to him. "To put it into the simplest of terms (because we all know it's complex), It means trying to be a great example of what a good human is and trying to recreate that in a tiny human while also understanding that this child/tiny human is their person and has their personality, so respecting that too." Granted, this is something fluid and ever-changing, but this right here is a great mindset to keep. 

Over @darlinglydad on I.G., you can find Jeff "share clips of my daughter and I enjoying new experiences. I do this with parenting quotes that mean something to me and through humor. I call it "laughs & saps" because sometimes it's funny, and sometimes it's serious and can get a little sappy. I keep it as light as possible since we all have our stuff going on and often turn to social media to escape it. I hope my daughter can look back at this account one day, see the clips, see my captions, share in on the laughs, and see how much I love being her dad."

Being a dad is so freaking cool, and as we discussed, neither of us can understand why you'll don't step up and hang out with your kids more. 

Another fantastic thing we discussed is how it's not just mom being the "default parent," our generation, and all you amazing dads following Jeff and us are helping break and, honestly, OBLITERATE that stigma. We both are so proud of you for killing it and being great dads. 

From Your Hosts- Jey and Aaron:

Jey is a published Children's book Author! Yes, our very own! Check out his book- A Baseball Game with Dad, LIVE on Amazon right now! https://a.co/d/6ZXYGGr

We partnered with Fore Fathers Clothing; click the link, read the story, and you will only leave the website with a new polo for yourself or a dad you love. https://snwbl.io/fore-fathers/Youngdad

JOIN US over on the Young Dad Podcast- Facebook Page. We would love it if you followed and supported us as we grow and expand the Podcast. 

Spotify Listeners: Ask us ANYTHING, and we will answer it on our next show. Also, leave five stars if you would be so kind. 

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You can find us on our website at ballboymedia.com

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Do you have children with special needs, developmental disabilities, and homeschooled kids? Well, if you do or want some fantastic tips on how we can love and support our children in new ways you may have forgotten, this episode is for you!

Topics of being grounded in your faith, sneaking in, and getting creative with your dates, connecting with your partner and kids, talking in depth about the love languages and how that impacts your relationship with both your partner and kids and so much more were talked about on today's show. 

Find more about Steve and Katie

Steve: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephenkeene7/

Instagram: @katiekeene20

Facebook pages/groups: https://www.facebook.com/katiekeene01

YouTube: https://bit.ly/46DZw9c

Business pages-if any: linktr.ee/familysuccess

From Your Hosts- Jey and Aaron:

Jey is a published Children's book Author! Yes, our very own! Check out his book- A Baseball Game with Dad, LIVE on Amazon right now! https://a.co/d/6ZXYGGr

We partnered with Fore Fathers Clothing; click the link, read the story, and you will only leave the website with a new polo for yourself or a dad you love. https://snwbl.io/fore-fathers/Youngdad

JOIN US over on the Young Dad Podcast- Facebook Page. We would love it if you followed and supported us as we grow and expand the Podcast. 

Spotify Listeners: Ask us ANYTHING, and we will answer it on our next show. Also, leave five stars if you would be so kind. 

YouTube Audience: Hit that subscribe button, like the video, comment, and share. 

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Follow us @youngdadpod on YouTube, Instagram, Twitter 

You can find us on our website at ballboymedia.com

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You might be seeing the title of this episode and thinking, "Why do I need to worry about college? I'm a young dad; my kids are little; I'll be fine." That is why you need to listen in on today's show. 

Brad is one of the nation's leading college financial planning experts. Brad teaches families the best ways to plan, save and pay for college so they can make their children's college dreams come true without wiping out their finances or retirement. For over 20 years, he has shared his expertise and insights through his private practice, as a presenter at numerous workshops and seminars, and as a blogger and host of the Taming the High Cost of College Podcast.

Are you curious about what college might look like if you're divorced and don't know how to have that conversation with your co-parent? Are you a single parent and wondering how college will work for your kids? Curious if college is truly for everyone? How do you talk about small school, middle of the pact school, D1 school, and what's best for your kid and weigh the pros and cons? 

ALL OF THOSE QUESTIONS, and many more, were answered in today's recording. 

Find more about Brad Baldridge.

Listen to the Taming the High Cost of College Podcast: https://tamingthehighcostofcollege.com/category/podcast/

Website: https://tamingthehighcostofcollege.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TamingTheHighCostOfCollege

From Your Hosts- Jey and Aaron:

Jey is a published Children's book Author! Yes, our very own! Check out his book- A Baseball Game with Dad, LIVE on Amazon right now! https://a.co/d/6ZXYGGr

We partnered with Fore Fathers Clothing; click the link, read the story, and you will only leave the website with a new polo for yourself or a dad you love. https://snwbl.io/fore-fathers/Youngdad

JOIN US over on the Young Dad Podcast- Facebook Page. We would love it if you followed and supported us as we grow and expand the Podcast. 

Spotify Listeners: Ask us ANYTHING, and we will answer it on our next show. Also, leave five stars if you would be so kind. 

YouTube Audience: Hit that subscribe button, like the video, comment, and share. 

Apple Podcasters:  Leave a 5 Star Rating and a review for us to read on our next show.

Other Platform: Rate, review, comment, and share the Podcast with a friend. 

Follow us @youngdadpod on YouTube, Instagram, Twitter 

You can find us on our website at ballboymedia.com

Remember to hit our linktree for all our deals: https://linktr.ee/BallBoyBlog.

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This could have gone on for hours. It could have been going to come back to this one. We were so blessed to have Bryan Ward, the Dad Up Podcast host: By Dads, For Dads, About Dads. 

Bryan is one cool, down-to-earth, authentic, and intelligent man. We are fans of his show, and having Bryan on is something you will not want to miss. Especially at the show's end, he dropped a special offer for THREE LISTENERS. Along with being a generous soul, Bryan is a husband, proud father of two adult sons, Marine Corps Veteran, and championship basketball coach. 

On today's show, Bryan took us through his journey as a Husband and Father, for starters. We dove into topics of one-on-one time with your kids and partner; we talked about how important it is to sacrifice to be there for your kids, make the time, build a support system, be proactive in your relationship with your partner, and so many more amazing little tidbits and gems throughout the show. 

You can find more of Bryan:

LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/Daduptribe

Website: https://www.daduptribe.com/

I.G.: https://www.instagram.com/daduppodcast/

From Your Hosts- Jey and Aaron:

Jey is a published Children's book Author! Yes, our very own! Check out his book- A Baseball Game with Dad, LIVE on Amazon right now! https://a.co/d/6ZXYGGr

We partnered with Fore Fathers Clothing; click the link, read the story, and you will only leave the website with a new polo for yourself or a dad you love. https://snwbl.io/fore-fathers/Youngdad

JOIN US over on the Young Dad Podcast- Facebook Page. We would love it if you followed and supported us as we grow and expand the Podcast. 

Spotify Listeners: Ask us ANYTHING, and we will answer it on our next show. Also, leave five stars if you would be so kind. 

YouTube Audience: Hit that subscribe button, like the video, comment, and share. 

Apple Podcasters:  Leave a 5 Star Rating and a review for us to read on our next show.

Other Platform: Rate, review, comment, and share the Podcast with a friend. 

Follow us @youngdadpod on YouTube, Instagram, Twitter 

You can find us on our website at ballboymedia.com

Remember to hit our linktree for all our deals: https://linktr.ee/BallBoyBlog.