We talked with Dr. Karey O'Hara from Arizona State University on the mental and physical health challenges kids face when their parents are divorced, separated or struggling in their relationships.

The last year has been a challenging one. It was right around this time last year that COVID became a real and major issue in this country. Schools started to close, sporting events were cancelled, offices shut down. That brought a lot of uncertainty and stress to many families – stress on top of the traditional day-to-day issues the average family faces. Terri and I were certainly worried about what was ahead – could we stay safe… what was going to happen with by job that required weekly travel and speaking to groups of 100+ daily. As I reflect on this time last year… well, life was stressful. And I did everything I could to keep Naomi from knowing about it. Well – it seems like she knew something was up. A study from Washington State University says our kids can tell when we’re stressed and TRY to hide it which – in turn – can make them more stressed. Truth is – we can and should be more open with our kids on how we’re feeling – especially right now – in the middle of a global pandemic.

That’s what we’ll talk about today with Dr. Sara Waters – our stress, our kids’ stress and how to help all of us work through our feelings.

Justin Su'a is all about keeping focused in the face of adversity. He's the mental performance coach with the Tampa Bay Rays and a father of three. He shares his strategies that help elite athletes that can help you too.

Dr. Hope Seidel is a mom of two, a parent coach and a pediatrician in Cary, North Carolina. She has some great things for you to think about as we head back to school.

We'd like to help as you and your family consider this upcoming school year. We're kicking off this series with a conversation with Dr. William Haseltine. He's written the book A Family Guide to COVID and believes kids in most areas should stay home right now. He also says there are specific questions parents should ask schools before sending kids back. 

Emerick Peace is a dad of two adult kids and he says now is the time to take action. Don't just talk - do something too. We'll talk about how all families can be part of the change and turn the moment into a movement.

Josh is a white man, married to a black woman and with four biracial children and a grandson. He says our willingness to accept a different perspective is key to change.

We have a powerful conversation on the state of race in America and how we can turn this moment into a movement.

We'll continue these conversations over the next several weeks as we talk with fathers from all backgrounds about raising kids today.

This week, we’re talking with Eric Lindsey from Boston. Eric is the father of two boys – ages 3 and 11 – and he’ll share how this moment is impacting his oldest son and the conversations he’s having about being black in America.

We're talking with Andrew Grant-Thomas from Embrace Race, an organization that helps parents raise children who can do just that - embrace all races.

This is Andrew's second visit to Positively Dad. While this conversation is specific to what we're seeing in America at this moment, we had a more general conversation last year. It's called Learning to Embrace Race and would be a good one to hear after you listen to this episode.

This week we present an encore conversation with Dr. Marc Brackett from the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence and the author of Permission to Feel. This episode will help you and your family be aware of your emotions during what can be an emotional time.

In the last two months, Mattie Williams has nearly doubled the number of families it supports. Food is becoming more expensive for the center to purchase and so we've asked Gigglewaters to help.

We talk with Janet Hooper, Director of the Mattie Williams Neighborhood Family Center and Rachel Wilson, owner of Gigglewaters on Facebook Live last week about the 5k and how you can help. This episode is a replay of that conversation.

Your donation will to directly to purchasing food for the food pantry.

Visit https://www.toasttab.com/gigglewaters/v3 and select the "Giggles for Good" menu to donate. This link works only during Gigglewaters operating hours (11a-9p) and you can also donate via Venmo - @Gigglewaters and note that it's for the 5k.

Be sure to RSVP for the event too at www.positivelydad5k.com.

Thanks for supporting Mattie Williams and our Safety Harbor community!

Jay Gabrini wants to help and his organization, Prepared Fathers, is doing just that. He joins us to share tips on fatherhood and finances.

Jason has some advice that can help the rest of us who are figuring out homeschool for the first time.

Audrey Monke says summer camp is a great parenting model. She wrote Happy Campers: 9 Summer Camp Secrets for Raising Kids who Become Thriving Adults. She shares how we can take what happens at camp and bring it home.

It's a follow up to the episode we did with Brian's wife, Katherine Reynolds Lewis on behavior and one that will help you see what really happens in their home.

Dr. Amy Learmonth from William Paterson University shares what parents should know about how social distancing could make kids socially distant.

We talked with Dr. Jordan Shapiro, author of The New Childhood about screen use right now. Is it the big issue many parents think it is and how do our rules around tech change right now?

It's a follow up to a conversation we had with him last year on the idea of screen time and we believe it will help you right now.

It turns out the adjustments we're being forced to make may actually be good for our families. Dr. Matthias Doepke from Northwestern University and a team of researchers is looking at how our response to stopping COVID-19 is impacting family life. While it will be several years before they know the true results, they believe there are some benefits for moms and dads and some challenges for some families.

We talked with Chris Wright of the Youth Sport Trust in the UK about why it's important that we keep moving. He shared some great resources that will help you and your family.

Today we talk with two great dads, Scott Stevens and Robert Eaton about how they're living during Coronavirus.

Our view of this situation has changed over the last couple weeks and we thought we'd share how we're looking at it as a family. We trust that you are making the best choices for you and your family and also thought you may be open to the conversation on how we got where we are.

Terri and Naomi join me for a special episode of Positively Dad.

Dr. Rebecca Schrag Hersberg is an expert on parenting and she shares some things we can think about that will help our families move forward.

He'll share the seven basic needs of healthy relationships and tips to help you connect at a higher level with those you care about.

Dr. Lisa Damour is an expert on young people and helping them through their stress. In her latest book Under Pressure she shares how we can be there for our daughters and help them when they need us.

A Dad's role is changing. You’re spending more time with your family, helping out more at home and more engaged with your children. There are more single dads than ever, more stay at home dads than ever and more two dad families than ever.

We talk with Dr. Kevin Shafer of Brigham Young University about his study of fatherhood, how dads role is changing and what it means for you.

It’s something we think often and it’s making us struggle in connecting with your kids. And then the older our kids get, the less effective this type of parenting can be.

Dr. Kelly Tu from the University of Illinois did the research on what’s stressing kids out and how parents are sometimes contributing to that stress. She says that as kids grow up and begin puberty, we sometimes do more harm than good.

This is an important conversation for parents who intend to support their kids and help them navigate all that comes with growing up.

What does that look like? How do you share with your kids you’ll be gone, how do you set up your family so they are prepared and how can we help military families while mom or dad are gone? 

This week we talk with Simon T. Bailey. He’s an author, speaker and dad. You may have seen his work in Success magazine. His latest book is “Be The Spark” and we talked about how we, as dads, can get clarity around the purpose of our life and how we can share that with our kids. He’ll share some powerful questions you can ask yourself and your family so you are truly have a life worth living.

Saadia Faruqi is the author of the popular Yasmin children’s books and her mission is to educate others about different cultures, religions and people.

The Yasmine books are about an Muslim-American girl navigating second grade and Saadia’s goal is to teach us that we’re more the same than we are different.

It’s important conversation for parents too – Saadia says there are so many misconceptions about Muslims in America – mostly because of the September 11^th attacks. She says we can do more to get to know each other.

Glen listened to an earlier Positively Dad episode called When Dad is Depressed where we talked with Indiana University's Dr. Erika Cheng about postpartum depression. That's when Glen realized he needed help.

Glen joined us to tell his story and share how he hopes to help other families.

You can support Glen's Trailblaze Challenge here.

Pastor Mike Ashcraft was curious on why so many fail and decided to change things. Instead of focusing on a resolution he chose to pick just one word for the year. A word that would represent what you'd like to see happen. He's shared this idea with his church for years and even turned it into a book. We talked with him about how selecting one word in 2020 may help you and your family.

We're releasing this encore episode as a follow-up to last week's conversation with Tony Porter from A Call To Men. While men are making progress in supporting women, there is still work to do.

It’s an important conversation for all parents and one Barbara says we must have and an issue we must address.

We'll answer these questions in our conversation with Tony Porter, CEO of A Call to Men. Tony gained massive attention after his 2010 TED Talk at TEDWomen. It's been watched nearly 3 million times.

We talked with him about some classic traps of manhood and how we can truly make a difference in our families and the community.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

She joins us to talk about the last three years, her relationship with her father - and how they repaired it - and about her mission of empowering young people to have a voice in American politics. She shares thoughts from her book How to Start a Revolution and how dads can support their kids, even when the disagree.

It may be the most powerful Positively Dad episode yet and a must listen for every father.

There are a lot of rumors, myths and fears about screens and kids. This week we attempt to get through the clutter and get to the truth. We talked with NPR’s Anya Kamenetz about her book The Art of Screen Time. She lays out what parents need to know and what boundaries they should consider.

We talked with Joel about Bryce, their journey and how they got lawmakers to make sure fewer families will experience what they did.

It’s an important conversation for all parents and one Barbara says we must have and an issue we must address.

Positively Dad is a sponsor of the annual Superhero 5k in Safety Harbor that’s a fundraiser for the foundation. We’re honored to help and happy to devote an episode to learning about GAL, finding out how we can get involved and learning what we can do to be even better parents.

You may choose to listen to our episode called Living A Big Life – A Conversation with Jay Papasan, before listening to this Dad Talk with Brian. We talk a lot about some of the aha’s from that episode and how Brian is using those as a dad.

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

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.

We were curious about why Jessica felt like she needed to get out of the classroom and we reached out to her. She shares what she believes is going on in our schools and why good teachers are leaving.

We were curious about why Jessica felt like she needed to get out of the classroom and we reached out to her. She shares what she believes is going on in our schools and why good teachers are leaving.

We talk with Travis from Springfield, Missouri on our first episode. He’s been married 15 years and is a father of two girls. He shares his goals as a dad and the biggest thing he’s learned as a parent.

We talk with Dr. Kevin Shafer of Brigham Young University about his study of fatherhood today.