Dad Szn Show Episode 15: The Analytics of Parenting
Denny will review some recent polling on parenting, which includes some concerning (if predictable) data points about how moms and dads see themselves as parents. He's not a fan of the numbers.
14 May 2024
Dad Szn Show Episode 14: Are We Talking Too Much About Kids' Mental Health?
Recent research suggests mental health interventions in schools aren't working, and may be doing harm in some cases. Is the focus on anxiety and depression among children and teenagers misguided and/or counterproductive? Denny discusses that, and encourages dads everywhere to say "I love you" once in a while.
7 May 2024
Dad Szn Show Episode 13: The Positive Kind of Masculinity
Insecurity and a desire to be accepted as part of the in-group drives the perpetuation of toxic masculinity. Denny talks about positive/healthy masculinity: What it is, how to cultivate it, and why that's important for your kids.
30 Apr 2024
Dad Szn Show Episode 12: Helping Your Kid With Anxiety
With anxiety a feature of 21st century life, parents are confronted with not only dealing with their own anxious feelings, but those of their children. As dads are relatively new entrants into this field of emotional labor, Denny talks about his experience helping his kids cope with anxiety, and trying his best not to shield them from those hard feelings.
23 Apr 2024
Dad Szn Show Episode 11: Stop Helicoptering, Parents
Raised in a climate of ceaseless fear and anxiety, poisoned by media obsesses with violence, millennials had no choice but to become helicopter parents. Denny will talk about the downside of helicopter parenting and what kids lose with this approach, along with research suggesting helicopter parenting (intensive parenting) might actually work for academic success.
15 Apr 2024
Dad Szn Show Episode 10: One Weird Trick to Achieve Work-Life Balance
Denny talks about grind culture seeping into every part of our lives and the growing challenges of separating work from home life, especially for those who work from home.
9 Apr 2024
Dad Szn Show Episode 9: Starbursts, Sleep, and Single Parent Szn
Denny talks about the importance of letting your kids feel hard feelings, the importance of sleep, and how lessons from the single parent life -- courtesy of his friend Nathan Wells -- can translate for any parent.
2 Apr 2024
Dad Szn Show Episode 8: The Problem With Good Cop, Bad Cop Parenting
Using the good cop-bad cop strategy might work in the short term, but it could have long-term consequences for your kid, who could be thoroughly confused by this dynamic. We'll talk about strategies to avoid this parenting dynamic.
26 Mar 2024
Dad Szn Show Episode 7: The Kids Are Not Alright (Online)
Denny will talk about recent research showing the harmful effects of internet and social media exposure on children, and what parents can do about it in a perpetually logged-on society.
19 Mar 2024
Dad Szn Show Episode 6: Pete Overzet The Dad
Denny and Pete -- former Fantasy Mensa partners and longtime friends -- talk about the challenges of creating and maintaining routines while being an involved dad. Pete shares his tips and tricks for getting a little exercise without sacrificing kid-related responsibilities. The guys also talk about what shows/YouTube videos their kids are watching these days.
11 Mar 2024
Dad Szn Show Episode 5: Your Right To Be Interesting
Denny talks about ways to remain interested in passions and hobbies and find the interesting person you were before kids. Also, Bluey's annoyingly good dad.
10 Mar 2024
Dad Szn Show Episode 4: RotoPat The Dad
Denny hosts his NBC Sports colleague, Patrick Daugherty, who talks about his experience with authoritarian parenting and how to work with your child and partner to avoid power struggles in the home.
10 Mar 2024
Dad Szn Episode 3: Tips And Tricks For Rookie Dads
We'll chat about various ways not to totally up your first couple years as a dad, and how those lessons can easily be carried over into later fatherhood.
9 Mar 2024
Dad Szn Show Episode 2: The Pitfalls of Authoritarian Parenting
Denny discusses what he's learned about the authoritarian parenting model, and how it has failed him as a dad over the years.
9 Mar 2024
Dad Szn Show Episode 1: The Power of Weaponized Incompetence
Denny urges guys not to use weaponized or strategic incompetence in the home, and suggests ways to recognize when one is being strategically incompetent.
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
Apple Podcasts (US)
5.0 / 5
10 ratings
Spotify
5.0 / 5
5 ratings
Contact Dad Szn Show
Guest appearances
Books guests
Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.
Host of Dad Szn Show?
Claim your podcast to manage its listing and keep your show details accurate.
Pod Engine is an independent podcast discovery and analytics service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by this podcast. Artwork and show content belong to their owners. Full legal notice.
Explore this show Podcast research with Pod Engine
