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Developers by day, dads by night. Hosts Brent Basham and Andrew Currie love technology and love their kids. Digital Dads is the playground where they get to share the joys and pains of both. Join them as they navigate the uncharted waters of raising kids in a rapidly changing digital world. Armed w…

Brent Basham & Andrew Currie

  • Nov 15, 2017 LATEST EPISODE
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  • 128 EPISODES


Latest episodes from Digital Dads

Episode 123: Social Media Success with Laura Tierney

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2017 71:53


Social media is an inescapable part of modern life. People everywhere check for “likes” to their posts frequently throughout the day. There is no escaping the net of the electronic social web. In this episode we are joined by Laura Tierney of The Social Institute to help us teach our

Episode 122: Changing Your Life for Good with Sean Young

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2017 54:53


We all have goals. Many of the things we strive for make us better men and better dads. But positive change is hard. Especially when we’re dealing with overcoming resistance and perhaps a bad habit or two. Lucky for us, Sean Young has spent years researching the solution. His results,

Episode 121: Avoid the Trap of Overparenting

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2017 78:27


We all want to raise great kids. But how we go about it has changed drastically in only a generation. It used to be kids roamed about freely while adults hardly knew where they were. Just as long as we were home by dinner. And that’s not all. I vividly

Episode 120: Scholastic Research Results with Liza Baker

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2017 65:24


We all know how important reading is for our children. And if you have school aged kids you have no doubt heard about Scholastic. They have tons of great books in inspiring in our little ones a desire to read. It turns out they are also responsible for a Reading

Episode 119: Lessons from the Little Ones with Nick Britton

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2017 70:06


As a dad we spend a great deal of time teaching our children lessons. And why not? After all, we want them to learn all they can from our years of experience. By the time we have kids most of us have learned plenty from the school of hard knocks.

Episode 118 – Should All Kids Learn to Code?

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2017 69:44


It’s no secret technology is taking over. Nearly every facet of our lives are being affected by its advances. And with it comes a rise in the need for all types of computer related jobs. That includes the infamous title of computer programmer. Many of us want our kids to learn

Episode 117: The Surprising Benefits of Stress with Ian Robertson

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2017 52:49


As parents, we are no strangers to stress. From the late nights with infants to the challenges of adolescence, we feel it. But we know better than to let it affect us too much. After all, stress is bad. It wreaks havoc on our bodies and can even cause us to lash out

Episode 116: Raised by Animals with Dr. Jennifer Verdolin

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2017 71:14


Have you ever felt like you are raising a bunch of untamed animals? Well, maybe the idea isn’t so far fetched after all. It turns out there’s a lot we can learn about parenting from careful observation of the animal kingdom. This week we have the privilege of talking with Dr.

Episode 115 – The Secret to Winning More

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2017 69:12


Winning isn’t everything. We know and teach our kids the important thing is how you play the game. But is that entirely true? If we’re being honest, winning in life does matter. We want to win a good job, a loving spouse, and maybe even an adult softball league. Competition

Episode 114 – Don’t Worry, Be Happy

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2017 82:51


Happiness is a fundamental part of a healthy life. It affects our relationships, career, and even our health. But how much effort do we make to keep an upbeat attitude? That’s the topic of this week’s episode. We dive deep answering the question of how we can be happier adults

Episode 113: Round Table – All My Rowdy Friends Have Settled Down

Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2017 84:29


For many guys hanging out with buddies all but disappears as kids enter the picture. As parents we get busy and when we do catch a break we normally end up crashing early from exhaustion. But getting time with friends is important. Especially for dads. It’s so easy to lose

Episode 112: Summer Safety with Dr. Shoba Srikantan

Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2017 63:26


Summer is finally here. Many of us will head off to the beach to play in the sun and the surf. We’re ready to cash in those hard earned vacation days and enjoy some well deserved relaxation. But as parents we can’t let our guard down entirely, especially around bodies

Episode 111: Coding as a New Career with John Morris

Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2017 75:58


Some people love their jobs. Others, not so much. But with the cost of college sky high and the responsibility of a family it can feel impossible to change careers for most dads. Until now. In this episode John Morris teaches us how (with a little desire) we can break

Episode 110: Yell at Your Own Risk

Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2017 64:14


Yelling is bad. Very bad. Especially when we do it to our children. But sometimes our frustrations gets the best of us. There are occasions where our precious little angels may be the cause of said anger. The truth is that even though we may feel compelled to yell at

Episode 109: The Gift of Failure with Jessica Lahey

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2017 70:04


Failure is the enemy. At least that’s what we’ve been taught. And we in turn teach it to our own kids. But the truth is, failing is a very necessary part of the learning process. As a society we have come to try to protect our children from failing and

Episode 108: Dial Down the Drama with Colleen O’Grady

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2017 81:00


Ah… the teenage years. This is the time kids, especially girls, become notoriously challenging. The switch gets flipped and the amount of drama around the house increase tenfold overnight. Well, maybe that’s a small exaggeration. But the fact is many people dread the years they will have to deal with their

Episode 107: Sleep Sense with Dana Obleman

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2017 60:56


Sleep. It’s something that has plagued parents from the beginning of time. Whether it’s getting enough yourself or a baby waking up 5 times a night, sleep can become a central topic for every parent. As your kids get older it gets even harder with all the negotiations and bartering.

Episode 106: Get Your Child to WANT to Read with Dr. Colleen Carroll

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2017 72:50


We know reading to our kids is important. And we also want them to learn to enjoy reading on their own. And why not? After all, reading is the single biggest predictor of future success. And we all want our children to go on to great things. But there’s a

Episode 105: Ten Powerful Ways to Reduce Stress

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2017 73:46


Stress. If you have kids there’s a good chance you are very familiar with the concept. Parents face it in their career, personal relationships, and even with their children. But if the stress level is too high it can cause all sorts of problems in our lives. In this episode we

Episode 104: The Family Board Meeting with Jim Sheils

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2017 67:00


Are you spending enough quality time with your kids? If you’re anything like me you may think you have this on lock down. But after talking with our guest Jim Sheils this week, I realize the need to step up my dad game. In his book The Family Board Meeting, Jim

Episode 103: Round Table – Public vs. Private School

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2017 85:43


Education is extremely important. And school plays a big part in that as our children grow their way into being adults. We know great teachers influence performance and inspire students to learn, but what about the school itself? How much does that matter? For many households the options of private vs. public school is

Episode 102: Raising Healthy Kids with Thea Runyan

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2017 77:32


Trying to eat healthy ourselves is hard enough. But getting our kids to eat what’s good for them? Nearly impossible. Especially when they’re faced with birthday parties and events at school that are full of sugary options. Then there’s youth sports. It’s all too common for the kids to come

Episode 101: Staying Safe Online with Dr. Jean Moorjani

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2017 56:10


Kids and devices. This topic just won’t go away. Honestly though, how can it? With the always on, always connected nature of our society today is it any wonder our kids are following suit? Maybe we need to stop and think about how this will affect their well being. This

Episode 100: Journey of a Thousand Miles

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2017 83:21


We made it. One hundred episodes in the bank. But truth be told, we nearly quit before we really got going. In this episode we explore pivotal episodes and how they’ve impacted the direction of the show. Spoiler Alert: The first show was bad. Really bad. But thankfully we got

Episode 99: I Swear… But Maybe I Shouldn’t?

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2017 66:11


Saying my first curse word was a right of passage for me. When I got to college and discovered girls responded well to “liquid personality” all bets were off. Late nights of poker playing cemented in a bad habit of colorful metaphors for years to come. But then I had children

Episode 98: Round Table – Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2017 91:13


It’s that time again. Time for the Dads of the Round Table to have a discussion. And this time, we get to talk about one of our favorite topics… Star Wars. Or at least a Star Wars Story. We are joined by Adam Hartvigsen, Ryan Bond, and Jon Harrison (of

Episode 97: The Pinkaboos with Jake and Laura Gosselin

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2017 61:24


Princesses, rainbows, and unicorns. That’s the majority of what you find on the book shelves for girls these days. But all little girls are different. Some of them don’t want another run of the mill princess-gets-rescued-by-the-prince story. Nope. They want something new, something different, something… exciting! Enter The Pinkaboos. Since Jake

Episode 96: Fit Dad Nation with Steve Roy

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2017 68:24


Like it or not, many of us see a “dad bod” staring back at us when we look in the mirror. Years of less than perfect diet and more time watching sports than playing them eventually add up. Life happens, we get it. The best of intentions somehow don’t make

Episode 95: Round Table – The Five Love Languages of Children

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2017 87:16


This week we are joined by Chris Regan, Nathan Reitsma, and Kevin Stanley for our first ever Round Table Book Club. We all read The 5 Love Languages of Children and discussed it on the show. It was a very powerful conversation and the book should be high on your

Episode 94: A Parent’s Guide to Video Games with Dr. Rachel Kowert

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2016 63:40


Video games are awesome. Everyone knows that. Even people who don’t consider themselves “gamers” are playing on their phones without a second thought. Games have become a permanent part of our society. And for the most part, we’ve embraced their arrival with open arms. But… what about kids? Should they

Episode 93: The Power of Vulnerability with Jason MacKenzie

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2016 66:47


As men we often fear being vulnerable. But it turns out that opening ourselves up can become our biggest strength. Especially with our children. In this episode Jason MacKenzie shares with us how this can be a powerful way to connect deeply with our kids. In his book The Dadly

Episode 92: What Empty Nesters Want You to Know

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2016 54:28


Our children are growing up fast. Pretty soon they’ll be headed into the world to make their mark and follow their dreams. And of course, this is what we want to happen. The problem is, it happens way too fast. It turns out there’s wisdom at the end of this road

Episode 91: Raising Emotionally Strong Boys

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2016 68:49


Men don’t cry. From a young age boys are taught to “man up” and “be tough.” While this is good in many ways for developing grit and tenacity, it can potentially be harmful to suppress those emotions. Parents today are beginning to recognize that helping our boys understand and handle

Episode 90: The 10 Scariest Technologies in our Future

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2016 60:04


Halloween is a time for creepy fun. We dress up and do our best to scare the daylights out of each other while collecting as much candy as possible. But short of the occasional animated witch, technology itself hasn’t really been something to be feared in and of itself. That

RTR 7: A Walk on the Bright Side

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2016 12:45


We all try to look at our lives in a positive light, but that can be hard in this current climate. The number one thing we have to focus on is providing a positive example to our children. When people take sides on different issues, the most important thing we

Episode 89: Eight Powerful Ways to Connect with Your Child

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2016 55:58


Distractions. Between email, texts, apps, video games, TV shows, apps, fantasy sports, etc. it’s a wonder we ever speak to each other at all. The reality is that in our always-on technology filled world, there is no shortage of things competing for our attention. But our children shouldn’t be one of them.

Episode 88: Middle School Makeover with Michelle Icard

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2016 59:24


The tween years. One of the more challenging times for parent and child alike. Both are adjusting the best they can to the many changes happening in this sometimes awkward phase of life. One of the biggest of these is the dreaded middle school. Michelle Icard is here to help. She

Episode 87: Secrets of Happy Families with Bruce Feiler

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2016 63:58


Do you want a happier family? I know I sure do. We do our best but the digital world is full of distractions. Sometimes despite our best intentions we all come up a little short. That’s where Bruce Feiler‘s book The Secrets of Happy Families can help. Bruce has draws from the best

Episode 86: Can I Kiss You? with Michael Domitrz

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2016 86:02


Would you ask for permission to kiss your date? That’s exactly what Michael Domitrz is proposing in his book Can I Kiss You? and though it may seem unusual, he has very good reason behind it. This episode takes us on a deep dive into a provocative topic as we

Episode 85: Nintendo Then & Now with Tom Tate

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2016 61:13


I… Have… the… Power…! That’s what Tom Tate has been saying a lot recently as he pores through issue after issue of Nintendo Power magazine. No, he isn’t on the hunt for long forgotten cheat codes. He has been preparing for the launch of his new project the Power Time

Episode 84: Staying Safe Online with Stacy Martin

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2016 58:48


The Internet is a scary place. Or at least it can be. The world has evolved into an always connected place that can be dangerous if not taken seriously. And our kids (digital natives) don’t always understand the risk. From the Facebook post of a photo to the Snapchat video they

Episode 83: Renegade Parenting with Heather Shumaker

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2016 59:23


We are told from an early age not to break the rules. Our parents tell us, our teachers remind us, and society expects us to follow the path well traveled. But is this always best? When it comes to raising our children, do the rules that we’ve been handed down

Episode 82: Round Table – Stranger Things

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2016 81:50


The recent Netflix exclusive Stranger Things has taken the world by storm. It has yet another self produced hit for the fast growing media company. If you haven’t seen it, go do that now and come back. It’s an amazing show and we don’t want to spoil it for you. Walter Eggers, Jeremy

Episode 81: Girls Who Code with Solomon Steplight

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2016 53:46


There is a huge gender gap in the world of technology. Girls have actually tested very well at young ages but interest drops off when they hit their teens. The initiative at Girls Who Code aims to change that. Using a combination of after school clubs and immersive summer programs the

Episode 80: Minecraft: Education Edition with Neal Manegold

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2016 74:55


What do video games have to do with learning? Actually, maybe everything. Minecraft, one of the biggest games of all time, has an arm of the company dedicated to using the game in the classroom. That’s not a typo. Kids are learning at school by playing a video game. Crazy

Episode 79: Picky Eaters with Dina Rose

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2016 57:59


Getting kids to eat their veggies may be the biggest problem we face as parents. Well, at least next to getting them to bed on time. Nothing beats that. But making sure they eat healthy is can be an enormous challenge. This week we talk with Dina Rose about her book

Episode 78: Pokémon Go, Friend or Foe?

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2016 52:52


Today’s show we discuss the latest craze to sweep the land….it’s..uh…hold on a sec…gotcha! Where was I? Oh right, Pokemon Go. The latest game from developer Niantic Labs and Nintendo has been a pop culture sledgehammer that nobody could’ve predicted. It has affected our kids, the tech industry, and society

RTR 6: Jumping off the High Dive

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2016 8:53


We all get scared sometimes. It’s part of being human. But we don’t want something like fear to block us from accomplishing our goals. We unveil a brand new Round Table Reminder in this episode as Cody steps in to tell us about how he beat fear not once, but twice, in

Episode 77: Allowance with FamZoo founder Bill Dwight

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2016 63:58


Spending money on kids is expensive. Every trip to the store can turn into begging for one more pack of gum or new toy. But what if they managed their own money for all that stuff instead? The idea of allowance for children is not new. People have been giving children

Episode 76: School Testing with Anya Kamenetz

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2016 50:52


Tests are nearly universally hated by children. If you have children, you know how hard it is to get them to agree on much of anything. But on this they agree. Test taking is for the birds. The truth is, they may be onto something. In this episode we have the

RTR 5: Parent Envy

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2016 8:34


Observing other parents in action is something we all do. As you try to level up, comparing and contrasting with everyone else is key to figuring out what kind of parent you want to be. While this can be an affirming experience at times, we also accumulate a list of things

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