The Modern Dads Podcast

MenAlive Founder and Author Dr. Jed Diamond shares the latest research about men's experience with stress, anxiety, and depression and the new symptoms men should look for as they consider whether they need help. We also talk about Movember, a global campaign to raise awareness and funds for men's health research and treatment.

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Stew Friedman, Wharton Professor and author of Baby Bust: New Choices for Men and Women in Work and Family reveals the astounding discovery that only 42% of 2012 college graduates plan to have children—half the percentage who took the same survey in 1992. We discuss the similarities in the value that both generations place on career and family, and the challenges today's generation reports about the difficulty of "having it all" including high debt, increased work hours, and extreme careers. Professor Friedman gives advice for individuals trying to find their own work-life fit and for organizations trying to manage a changing workforce.

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In this episode, renowned education critic Alfie Kohn urges parents to question the prevailing assumptions driving U.S. education policy including the value of standardized tests, the Common Core Standards, the meaning of international rankings, and the need to have a common national curriculum. He suggests an action plan to turn back the policies that he believes are wrong for our children. Mr. Kohn also gives us a preview of his upcoming book, "The Myth of the Unspoiled Child" that challenges the idea that overindulgence and overparenting are creating a generation of entitled children.

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In this episode, we continue our discussion about raising children in the digital age with our guest, Amy Lupold Bair, founder of Resourceful Mommy Media and author of Raising Digital Families for Dummies. Amy shares ideas for proactive communication with our children about cyber bullying, sexting, and social media apps and also gives suggestions for ways to bring the conversation to our schools and communities.

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In this episode, we talk about a subject that is keeping parents up at night, kids and technology. We talk to technology expert, entrepreneur, and Dad Labs Co-Founder, Clay Nichols about a realistic approach to kids using technology and social networks. We also talk to Clay about his latest initiative, LookOut Social, an online education and monitoring tool for parents to collaborate with their children to build a safe-online presence.

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It's summer time! We talk to Dad's Book of Awesome Projects author Mike Adamick and Cool Mom Picks Founder Kristin Chase about some low-tech projects and high-tech apps that will set us up for a fun, creative, and relaxed summer with the kids. We also talk about the dastardly framed, but ultimately interesting NYT Room for Debate discussion about the necessity of dads.

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In this episode, we talk to super blogger and author Asha Dornfest about her latest book, Minimalist Parenting, Enjoy Life More By Doing Less. We talk about several tools and strategies for managing time, de-cluttering our homes, simplifying mealtimes, streamlining recreation, and prioritizing time for ourselves and our relationships. We also talk about dads dealing with depression in the aftermath of the suicide of dad and blogger Marc Block.

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In this episode, we talk about Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg's new book, Lean In. The book has been widely seen as a call to action for women, but we discuss the lessons for men and dads. We're joined by award-winning author, speaker, and TV personality Jim Higley who shares his story of being a single father, a cancer survivor, and advocate for men's health awareness.

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