The Dad Edge Podcast

Larry Hagner along with co-host Joe Bailey are joined by members of the Dad Edge Mastermind. This is an opportunity for members to ask Larry and the community their most pressing questions and get tailored insights from experienced dads. From work-life balance to dealing with tough emotions and building stronger relationships with our kids, this episode is packed with actionable insights and practical strategies to help you become the best dad you can be. Sit back, listen in and get ready to level up your fatherhood game. Join future Dad Edge Mastermind calls here: https://thedadedge.com/mastermind/

Dr. Kathy Koch is the founder and president of Celebrate Kids, Inc. Her organization helps fathers and educators better understand the needs of children. She's a frequent contributor for one of the largest Christian organizations, Focus on the Family.

Today, Kathy and Larry discuss the importance of building resilience in children. Raising resilient kids is an important part of parenting in today's world. Resilience is the ability to recover quickly from difficulties and face challenges with courage. It is an essential quality for children to develop in order to be successful in life.

Show Notes

www.thedadedge.com/408

On this episode:

• How we can create connection with our kids
• How we can connect with them instead of punishing them.
• How she connects with her daughters for 20 minutes per day and what that looks like.
• When the rules are broken and we don't want to break the connection, what can we do about it?

About Michelle Kenney

Before becoming a hand in hand certified instructor in 2015, she worked for 12 years in the public school system, she was a teacher and a counselor. Regardless of her experience, that didn't prepare her for motherhood.

After years of consequences, bribes, star charts, she found Hand In Hand Parenting created by Patty Wilpfeiffer and it re-shaped the relationship with her daughters.

She is now passionate about helping others find their way about the murky business of being a connected parent. She loves leading groups and finds it dynamic and transformative for both her and the groups that she leads. She also strongly believes that listening partnerships are the cornerstone to moving through difficulties.

She holds a master's degree in education and even speaks fluent Spanish.

Show Notes:

www.thedadedge.com/friday89

T.C. Stallings is a former professional athlete now finding success in film and television.His desires shifted from football to acting in 2004, when he landed a spot on Animal Planet's King of the Jungle, a reality television show where he emerged as the season 2 champion.

In 2011, T.C. made his feature film debut in the movie, "Courageous" where he portrayed the memorable character, "TJ". It was in 2015 however, that his career reached new heights with his break-out performance as "Tony Jordan" in the hit film, "War Room", which soared to #1 at the box office. He is promoting his latest movie "No Vacancy" where he portraits Cecil Johnson.

T.C. is also a nation-wide brand ambassador for Clearplay, a filtering company with the mission of providing families with clean, wholesome entertainment options. T.C. is a wide-ranging actor, a huge advocate for clean family entertainment, and enjoys creatively getting involved in philanthropic efforts around the world.

Show Notes

www.thedadedge.com/407

"Empathy is seeing the eyes of another, listening with the ears of another, and feeling with the heart of another." - Alfred Adler

Episode Highlights:

• How we can streghthen our relationships and deepen our connection
• The superpower of empathy

About Figs O'Sullivan

Figs is a couples therapist and the creator of the Empathi method and the certification process for Empathy coaches. He's also Chief Empathy Officer, husband, dad, wounded-healer and was featured on NPR's All Things Considered as a champion for healthy relationships.

Figs' life's mission is to help couples feel more connected.

Show Notes:

www.thedadedge.com/friday88

On this show my guest goes over:

• How we can build a safe place in our homes for our kids to be their most authentic selves
• How we can build a toolkit on how to deal with our own wounds
• How we can be authentic, calm, humble.
• Don't fix our kids' problems and be flexible in the moment.

Dr. Omar Reda is a board-certified psychiatrist, a Harvard-trained trauma expert, and a passionate family advocate. He is the author of several books and a highly sought-after dynamic public speaker.

Dr. Reda is a leading expert in Psychotraumatology and Trauma-Informed Care as well as the mental health of Muslims, immigrants and refugees, the Libyan revolution, and the Arab Spring. Dr. Reda's passion for healing focuses on tackling the family dysfunction and youth vulnerability resulting from trauma.

Show Notes

www.thedadedge.com/406

Today, my amazing parent expert podcast guest shares:

• Ways that we as parents can avoid feeding the negative drama and the negative behavior with our kids.
• How we can proactively build our kids up from the inside out
• Create boundaries that hold them accountable.

Dan Peterson, founder of The Compass 4 Life, is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) and an advanced trainer for the Nurtured Heart Approach™ (NHA). He earned his Masters degree in Clinical Psychology from Benedictine University in 2002.

Dan is considered the area expert in the Nurtured Heart Approach™ in the Naperville School District. He specializes in helping adults who work with or have challenging children develop strategies for their child to succeed in both the school environment and family setting. Dan wants to provide parenting tips for children with behavioral problems and encourage positive.

Show Notes:

www.thedadedge.com/friday87