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Dad Central: A Parenting Podcast To Reduce Stress & Build Confidence In FatherhoodAuthor: Dad Central
Are you stressed and overwhelmed by the responsibilities of fatherhood? This show helps overwhelmed dads conquer stress, build confidence, and become the father their family brags about. Listen to discover: Effective strategies to reduce parenting stress and manage emotions for a calm parenting approach happy children. Practical advice on building strong parent-child relationships through improved communication and parenting skills, even when co-parenting with ex-partners. Expert insights on navigating custody issues and instilling positive parenting values to develop disciplined and resilient kids. Since 2019 Co-hosts Drew and Ed have impacted over 400,000 dads through their work with Dad Central. Every Monday, join them for real-life examples and practical, time-tested strategies on how to win at being a dad. Once a month, hear from expert guests or mentor dads sharing their top tips to enjoy and thrive in fatherhood. To instantly learn top secret hacks to calm parenting and become the dad your family brags about, download our free guide to stop yelling. Language: en-ca Genres: Kids & Family, Parenting, Relationships, Society & Culture Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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#190. Overscheduled Kids? Balancing Homework, Sports & Family
Episode 190
Wednesday, 23 September, 2026
Is your child falling behind because they're unmotivated, or because homework, sports, activities, and family demands have left them exhausted? A packed schedule can quietly eliminate sleep, downtime, unstructured play, family meals, and meaningful connection. This episode helps you recognize when a busy routine has crossed into burnout, and how to protect the space your child needs to stay healthy, engaged, and emotionally available. Listeners will learn to: Spot physical, emotional, academic, and family warning signs that a schedule has become too much. Tell when homework is supporting learning or pushing bedtime, stress, and family life in the wrong direction. Use a five-question schedule test to protect sleep, unstructured time, enjoyment, and family connection. Play the episode now to use the five-question schedule test and identify one activity your child might feel relieved to lose. ----- The Connected Dad Course offers practical guidance to help fathers regulate stress, strengthen relationships, and lead their families with intention. Visit https://dadcentral.ca/connected-dad-course/ today and learn how to become the steady example your family needs. ----- Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction to homework, sports, and overscheduling 02:06 Work-life integration and creating healthy family margin 03:53 Benefits of being busy 06:11 Warning signs that a schedule has become too much 09:49 When homework becomes counterproductive 13:13 Sports development versus burnout 17:13 The five-question dad schedule test 20:36 Key takeaways on sleep, recovery, connection, and unstructured time 21:53 Connected Dad course and family values 22:55 Protecting empty space and reviewing the family calendar ----- Dad Central is a podcast that supports fathers in navigating fatherhood, reducing stress, building confidence, managing parenting stress, and improving parenting skills, including discipline, co-parenting, custody issues, calm parenting, and effective communication with children, to foster happy children and strong parent-child relationships.
