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How to Recession-Proof Your Family’s Finances in 2023
Editor’s Note: This blog post contains affiliate links that may pay Dad Central a small commission. More and more Canadians are feeling a sense of financial insecurity, with a looming recession making many of us worry about our family’s financial future. In fact, nearly half of Canadians fear negative impacts such as struggling to pay bills or...

Two Simple Secrets Adam Hart Uses To Retrain His Brain To Beat Stress
In this episode Ed and Drew talk to Adam Hart, creator of Clear Impact - a self care community. He's also a father of two, an international speaker and best-selling author who's mission is to help busy parents transform their quality of life. We start the conversation by Adam sharing how about his early sugar addiction and how that eventually led...

Nine Action Steps For Dads to Easily Improve Their Overall Health
Congratulations, dads! You've made it to the final part of our blog series on improving mental, physical, and emotional health. We've covered a lot of ground, from normalizing mental health issues, prioritizing physical health, and understanding the importance of emotional health. Mental health is a vital part of our overall well-being, and as...

Why Your Loving Presence as Dad is Enough to Parent Boys Peacefully
Join hosts Ed Gough and Drew Soleyn on The Dad Central Show as they sit down with Tosha Schore, the creator of Parenting Boys Peacefully. With a passion for building community and creating a safe space for dads to engage in parenting, Tosha shares her personal story and journey to working with fathers.

Six Crucial Steps For Dads To Improve Their Emotional Health
As fathers, we often put our families first and our own needs last. The stress and responsibility of parenthood can be overwhelming, leaving little time or energy for self-care. And sometimes that overwhelming stress can push us in the other direction – driving us to overindulge in work, sports, hobbies, drugs, alcohol, food or any other activity...

Three Fundamental Skills For Dads to Guide Their Teens To Succeed
On this episode of the Dad Central Show, hosts Ed Gough Jr. and Drew Soleyn talk with Jim White, author of "How to be the parent your teenager needs you to be." With over 40 years of experience studying personal growth, marriage and parenting, Jim shares his expertise and offers practical advice for parents navigating the teenage years. Jim...

Why Prioritizing Your Physical Health Matters as a Dad and How to Do it
As fathers, we often put our families first and our own needs last. The stress and responsibility of parenthood can be overwhelming, leaving little time or energy for self-care. And sometimes that overwhelming stress can push us in the other direction – driving us to overindulge in work, sports, hobbies, drugs, alcohol, food or any other activity...

A Father’s Heart: Young Han’s Quest for Stronger Family Bonds
In this episode of the Dad Central Show, we talk with Young Han, an entrepreneur, investor, and advisor who also created The Girl Dad Show as a resource for working parents who want to be intentional in their lives. Young shares his personal story and how noticing depressive symptoms and taking time for personal refelction helped him realize that...

The Hidden Toll of Fatherhood: Mental Health Struggles No One Talks About
As fathers, we often put our families first and our own needs last. The stress and responsibility of parenthood can be overwhelming, leaving little time or energy for self-care. And sometimes that overwhelming stress can push us in the other direction – driving us to overindulge in work, sports, hobbies, drugs, alcohol, food or any other activity...

Inspiring Dads to Kiss Their Sons: One Man’s Journey Out of Depression
In this episode Ed and Drew talk to Mark Craven, author of the book, Dads, Kiss Your Sons. Mark's book released in March 2023 and by March 31 became #1 on Amazon's bestseller list. This episode explores Mark's personal journey from childhood adversity leading up to his release of his new book. In this real, transparent, and authentic...

How Moms and Dads Differ in Their Parenting and What Research Reveals
This week Ed and Drew talk with Rachel Minkin, a research associate at the PEW Research Centre. PEW Research Centre is a fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping the world. Rachel's work included the recently published report: Parenting in America Today, which was created from a study conducted to better...

How to Go From Broken Body to Better Health In Just Minutes a Day
Welcome to The Dad Central Show, a podcast dedicated to helping dads be their best and raise confident and successful kids. Today we host Charlie Cates, a sports performance coach, personal trainer, and co-founder of the Exercise is Health method. Charlie shares his insights on how dads can improve their overall health and wellbeing using this...

Parenting Expert and TED Speaker Alyson Schafer Shares Parenting Tools for Dads
Parenting Expert and TED Speaker Alyson Schafer Shares Parenting Tools for Dads
SDSK Quickstart: FREE Training Series
Sorry, SDSK Quickstart FREE Training is closed.... If you want to serve dads in your community, you need the Super Dads Super Kids program Since 2009, Super Dads Super Kids has been the gold standard for helping dads: Parent better and connect with their child Spend more quality time with their child Teach their children about topics like...

The Critical Steps Fathers Must Take To Be Prepared Financially with Jay Gabrani
This discussion focusses on Jay’s personal story, but also the process of preparing yourself and your family financially. We explore the important steps dads should be taking right from the start to support a healthy financial future.
How Dad Central is Solving the Top Five Dad Challenges
In this short episode Ed and Drew talk about the top five challenges dads expressed in a recent survey. We know dads feel the pressure in these areas but...
Joe Rawlinson’s Guide to Surviving, Guiding and Thriving as a Twin Dad
Welcome to The Dad Central Show! In this episode, we sit down with Joe Rawlinson, the creator of Dad's Guide to Twins website, an author of two books,...
How Dads Can Help Their Babies (and Older Kids) Sleep Better
Congratulations, dads! Your little bundle of joy has arrived, and with that comes a whole new world of responsibilities and challenges. One of the most...
How “Authentically Relating” Helps David Waranch Integrate Work and Family
In this episode we talk with David Waranch, a professional coach, practicing attorney, and the host of the Authentic Dad Podcast. Join us as we explore...