Positively Dad

It's no doubt that emotions are high right now. COVID-19 has us making change after change in our lives. It's impacting every part of our world and it can be tough on us, our partners and our kids.

This week we present an encore conversation with Dr. Marc Brackett from the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence and the author of Permission to Feel. This episode will help you and your family be aware of your emotions during what can be an emotional time.

Join us in supporting the Mattie Williams Neighborhood Family Center food pantry with the Positively Dad Virtual 5k & Family Fun Run on May 30.

In the last two months, Mattie Williams has nearly doubled the number of families it supports. Food is becoming more expensive for the center to purchase and so we've asked Gigglewaters to help.

We talk with Janet Hooper, Director of the Mattie Williams Neighborhood Family Center and Rachel Wilson, owner of Gigglewaters on Facebook Live last week about the 5k and how you can help. This episode is a replay of that conversation.

Your donation will to directly to purchasing food for the food pantry.

Visit https://www.toasttab.com/gigglewaters/v3 and select the "Giggles for Good" menu to donate. This link works only during Gigglewaters operating hours (11a-9p) and you can also donate via Venmo - @Gigglewaters and note that it's for the 5k.

Be sure to RSVP for the event too at www.positivelydad5k.com.

Thanks for supporting Mattie Williams and our Safety Harbor community!

Wil Loesel left his corporate job to become a middle school math teacher. Just six months into his first year in teaching, everything changed. Concerns over COVID-19 shutdown the school and Wil had to move his classes online. What this dad of two didn't realize is that Coronavirus was nothing compared to the battle he was about to fight.

It's a common cause of stress for families... money. The economic impact of COVID-19 isn't helping. Nearly 36 million Americans are out of work and almost 70% of adults in this country say they are worried about money.

Jay Gabrini wants to help and his organization, Prepared Fathers, is doing just that. He joins us to share tips on fatherhood and finances.

Jason White's girls have been homeschooled their entire lives - until this year. His three daughters went to public school last fall and now they're back home again, just like the rest of us.

Jason has some advice that can help the rest of us who are figuring out homeschool for the first time.

Our now normal is here to stay and we'll continue to be a resource for you. We welcome back Audrey Monke from Sunshine Parenting for an important conversation on parenting during a pandemic.

We're in challenging times. How are you doing? You know, it's OK to not be OK. Sometimes we feel like we have to be the strong dad when we may be struggling inside. This week we're talking with Mark Williams about our mental well-being. He is part of an organization called Fathers Reaching Out and specializes in mental health, fathers and family.

No doubt you’d like your kids to grow up to become amazing, successful and happy adults. That’s the end goal of being a dad, right?!?! To set your kids up for success in life. So are you doing that? You likely think you are.

Audrey Monke says summer camp is a great parenting model. She wrote Happy Campers: 9 Summer Camp Secrets for Raising Kids who Become Thriving Adults. She shares how we can take what happens at camp and bring it home.

Brian Lewis is a dad of three and wants is kids to grow up in an uplifting home. That can be tough at times and he and his wife work really hard to keep things positive. Brian shares how they believe we can build a true connection with our kids.

It's a follow up to the episode we did with Brian's wife, Katherine Reynolds Lewis on behavior and one that will help you see what really happens in their home.

Social distancing is a way of life right now. We're staying home and away from others. What is the impact on our kids and teens? It's may not be a big issue for young kids. It can be one for school age kids and only children.

Dr. Amy Learmonth from William Paterson University shares what parents should know about how social distancing could make kids socially distant.