Positively Dad

Gary Brackett keeps beating the odds and he says his mindset is the reason why. Now he's made it is mission to help others do the same. Gary went from walk-on at Rutgers to team captain and from undrafted to Super Bowl champion with the Indianapolis Colts. We talk with Gary about how we can think like a champion and help our kids do the same. As a father of three, he knows just how important it is for us to help our children think big.

The popular motivational quote says, "failure isn't an option." Well, that's not true. It IS an option and sometimes it may be a better one. A study from Northwestern University shows failure may be better than just barely succeeding. We talk with Dr. Dashun Wang about how we learn from failure and how to use it to move you forward as a parent, partner and person.

Kenny Curtis has one wonderful, unique and very large family. He calls it "a tribe" and it's a tribe with a story that will amaze you. The SiriusXM host of "The Animal Farm" on Kids Place Live truly has a heart for kids and family and it shows.

With 2019 coming to a close we thought it would be nice to share some of this year’s best episodes with you. The episodes you hear over the next few days should help you and your family gain focus in 2020.

The balance between family and work is a challenge for so many and Dr. Scott Behson is making it his mission to help. As a father, he knows the battle and that’s why he wrote The Working Dad’s Survival Guide. Dr. Behson joined us for a Dad Talk episode to share what he’s learned about making it work.

With 2019 coming to a close we thought it would be nice to share some of this year's best episodes with you. The episodes you hear over the next few days should help you and your family gain focus in 2020.

How do we make it all happen? The demands of life… work, family, kids, the house, money, and more. This week we take a look at how you can live an amazing life and reach your goals in the areas that matter. We talked with Jay Papasan, co-author of the best-selling book The ONE Thing. Jay, and his wife Wendy, have two kids and he gives great examples on how they make it work and how you can too.

With 2019 coming to a close we thought it would be nice to share some of this year's best episodes with you. The episodes you hear over the next few days should help you and your family gain focus in 2020.

It’s a legendary scene in a classic movie… when Ray Kinsella meets his dad in Field of Dreams. Dwier Brown plays Ray’s dad, John Kinsella, in the movie and that role changed his life. It led him to write a book If You Build It… A Book about Fathers, Fate and Field of Dreams where he shares the story of his father and the stories of so many others he’s met.

It’s a powerful conversation about the relationship between a father and his children.

With 2019 coming to a close we thought it would be nice to share some of this year's best episodes with you. The episodes you hear over the next few days should help you and your family gain focus in 2020. Today is about relationships.

Just a few years ago, Lance and Brandy Salazar were on the brink of divorce. They lost touch in their marriage and were ready to go their separate ways. Just before they were going to call it quits, they decided to give it one last shot. Five years later their marriage is the best it’s ever been and they want that for you too.

This week we talk with Lance and Brandy about their story, how their relationship has changed and how it’s impacting their family. We’ll also talk about the book they wrote earlier this year with author Hal Elrod, The Miracle Morning for Couples.

With 2019 coming to a close we thought it would be nice to share some of this year's best episodes with you. The episodes you hear over the next few days should help you and your family gain focus in 2020.

We're starting with our conversation with Craig Zuber. He, his wife Nicole and their two teenagers live a life by design. It’s important to Craig and Nicole that their kids set goals and achieve their dreams and that’s why the did the unthinkable. They packed up and left Boise for Hawaii while the kids were in middle and high school. That year in Honolulu made a huge impact on their family and taught them many lessons. Craig shares those in one of our Dad Talk Episodes.

We talked with journalist and author Lauren Duca last week about the relationship with her father after the 2016 election. It's a story she shares in her new book How to Start a Revolution. This week, we talk with her father, Ralph about why things got so tough and how they repaired their relationship. It's an amazing story between a father and a daughter that everyone should hear.

We highly suggest you listen to our conversation with Lauren Duca before listening to this episode.

Teen suicide attempts are going up. We did a podcast on it earlier this year. Would you know if your child was depressed or considering suicide? A new study from C.S. Mott Children's Hospital at the University of Michigan says most parents think they'd know and yet they still have some uncertainty.

We talked with Sarah Clark, co-director of the C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health about the study, what parents should know and how they can help their teens.