Dads

The job nobody trains you for, and the one you will be judged on longest.

Grad & Prom Guide. Talking about the night, the no-questions ride home, a safe after-party and a budget that works.

The BRO Code. What to do, what not to do, and a few laughs on the way.

Men's, Women's, Family & Date NightsForty-plus ideas for each, an idea spinner, and how to host one that people still show up to a year later.Spin for ideas The Screen-Time ResetThe honest why, a 30-day reset challenge, 100 things to do instead and a family tech agreement you can print.Start the reset Make Memories on PurposeTraditions by season, a year-of-memories planner, one-on-one days, grandparent adventures and the records your kids will keep.Plan the year The BRO Survival & Preparedness GuideThe printable family manual: a kit and go-bag builder, water and food calculators, the core skills and a family emergency plan.Get ready, calmly

GuideSam OrtizSep 20, 20263 min

Twenty minutes a day, with the phone in another room

You probably can't buy more hours. You can change what happens inside the ones you have.

Three minutes at the microphone won't change anything by itself

From the Dads archive

Older stories

GuideCal BrennanSep 22, 20266 min

Talk to them at seven so they still talk to you at fifteen

GuideSam OrtizSep 22, 20266 min

Teaching your kid to drive without losing your temper

GuideCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

You'll notice the money missing before you smell anything

GuideCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

Don't Wait Two Weeks On These Teen Warning Signs

GuideCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

Your Kid Is Drinking The Tap Dry And That Isn't A Phase

BRO TakeCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

Your kid should be able to sit in a waiting room

Dads on video

Worth an hour of your evening

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Daniel Wong - Teen CoachNov 28

How to Communicate With Your Teenage Son (6 Tips That ALWAYS Work)

Focus on the FamilyOct 30

How to Talk with Your Teen Without Losing Your Mind (Part 1) - Dr. Ken Wilgus

Coach M | Parenting TeensFeb 10

5 Secrets to Get Your Teen Talking to You

Coach M | Parenting TeensMay 29

Connect & Communicate effectively with your teenager (by asking the RIGHT questions)

Order of ManMar 17

10 Ways To Be A Better Dad

Stoic LifestyleJul 23

12 Stoic Lessons to Be a BETTER FATHER | Stoicism

Dad UniversityApr 29

How to Be a Good Father To a Son | Dad University

Jordan Peterson Rules for LifeDec 23

The Essence of Being a Good Father - Jordan Peterson

Nick FreitasAug 10

What Every Son Needs To Hear From His Father

Lex ClipsOct 18

How to be a good father | Jordan Peterson and Lex Fridman

Dad VerbMar 19

Being a New Dad – 10 Things I Wish I Knew

Jordan Peterson Rules for LifeNov 11

Jordan Peterson: "The Essence of Being a Good Father"

TEDx TalksJun 28

To build strong father-son bonds, break generational patterns | Rob Hardy | TEDxAtlanta

The Daily WireMay 18

Every Father needs to Hear This - Jordan Peterson

Nick FreitasJul 29

What They Don’t Tell Fathers About Raising Sons

Sanford HealthMay 10

Baby Tips for a New Dad, from a Dad from Sanford Health

Dads quizzes

Quiz yourself, then your friends

All quizzes

GuideSam OrtizOct 8, 20265 min

Nobody needs the bathroom until you pass the last exit

Nine hundred miles, two kids, one cooler buried under everything. How the first-timer does the family road trip, and how the veteran does it.

StorySam OrtizOct 7, 20266 min

She packs the car backward, and she's right every time

Six hundred miles, two kids, one cooler. On a road trip, my wife's system beats my Tetris skills, and her rules work for any family car.

Ask BRO

Give me something to do with my kids this weekend

Ask it

StorySam OrtizOct 7, 20266 min

Why the dog spins, and other things I said with total confidence

Stars, storms and one circling dog. A dad's bluffs exposed on the back porch, with the real answers you can use tonight.

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Fractions, Pluto and the capital I got wrong at dinner

A fourth-grade worksheet, a seventh-grade essay and a dad bluffing his way through both. The real answers are in here, too.

Poll

Where does your best time with your kids happen?

StorySam OrtizOct 7, 20267 min

How the car goes, where wind comes from, and other bluffs

Eight questions from the back seat I couldn't answer, plus the real answers you can give your kids tonight.

GuideSam OrtizOct 6, 20266 min

Say it in one sentence and your teenager will hear it

The forty-minute talk makes you feel like a good dad. The one sentence, said once and backed up, is the one that actually lands.

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GuideCal BrennanOct 6, 20266 min

You can't pick their friends, but you can own the garage

Banning a bad friend rarely works. Shaping who your kid meets, and where they hang out, works a lot better.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

Five questions, honestly answered, and a plan for the next two weeks.

GuideSam OrtizOct 6, 20266 min

The pause your kid needs gets built on the boring days

Count to ten doesn't work on a furious seven-year-old. A named, practiced, one-second stop does, and your own temper is the lesson plan.

GuideSam OrtizOct 5, 20266 min

The real goal of Saturday pancakes is sleeping in

Hand over one job at a time, never take the spatula back, and someday you'll wake up to breakfast you didn't make.

Ask BRO

Give me something to do with my kids this weekend

Ask it

GuideSam OrtizOct 5, 20266 min

Give your kid one tomato plant and keep your hands off it

The plant teaches patience. You just have to stop rescuing it. A season-long plan with buckets, radishes and one warm tomato.

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GuideCal BrennanOct 2, 20266 min

Be the dad she calls when the date goes wrong

The shotgun joke tells her you don't trust her and tells him nothing. What actually keeps your daughter close through her dating years.

Poll

Where does your best time with your kids happen?

BRO TakeCal BrennanOct 2, 20266 min

Your daughter's standard for a husband is being set at your table

Forget the porch routine for her first date. The real screening happens years earlier, every time she watches how you treat her mother.

GuideSam OrtizOct 1, 20266 min

Your kids can't tell work email from scrolling

To a seven-year-old, every look at your phone is the same look. Change what they see, and the house rules start to stick.

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GuideSam OrtizOct 1, 20266 min

Let your teenager write the first draft of the phone rules

The family tech agreement that survives past October is the one your kid wrote half of, with one clause in it about you.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

Six questions. No email required, no sales pitch at the end.

6 min

Write your kid a letter every birthday, and seal it

6 min

The dads night that lasts is the one nobody has to plan

Ask BRO

Give me something to do with my kids this weekend

Ask it

GuideSam OrtizSep 30, 20266 min

Throw it where they can catch it

A game of catch teaches a kid more than any talk you'll give. Just stop turning it into a lesson.

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The no-questions ride home is harder to keep than to make

Any hour, any place, no questions in the car. Saying it takes a minute. Keeping it at 2 a.m. is where kids find out if you meant it.

Poll

Where does your best time with your kids happen?

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Dads

Twenty minutes a day, with the phone in another room

"Look at me when I'm talking to you" has never worked

Her first period is a logistics job, and it's yours too

The car ride home is where your kid learns to lose

Your buddy said it at the grill. Your kid heard you not answer.

Three minutes at the microphone won't change anything by itself

From the Dads archive

Talk to them at seven so they still talk to you at fifteen

Teaching your kid to drive without losing your temper

You'll notice the money missing before you smell anything

Don't Wait Two Weeks On These Teen Warning Signs

Your Kid Is Drinking The Tap Dry And That Isn't A Phase

Your kid should be able to sit in a waiting room

Worth an hour of your evening

Quiz yourself, then your friends

Nobody needs the bathroom until you pass the last exit

She packs the car backward, and she's right every time

Why the dog spins, and other things I said with total confidence

Fractions, Pluto and the capital I got wrong at dinner

How the car goes, where wind comes from, and other bluffs

Say it in one sentence and your teenager will hear it

You can't pick their friends, but you can own the garage

The pause your kid needs gets built on the boring days

The real goal of Saturday pancakes is sleeping in

Give your kid one tomato plant and keep your hands off it

Be the dad she calls when the date goes wrong

Your daughter's standard for a husband is being set at your table

Your kids can't tell work email from scrolling

Let your teenager write the first draft of the phone rules

Write your kid a letter every birthday, and seal it

The dads night that lasts is the one nobody has to plan

Throw it where they can catch it

The no-questions ride home is harder to keep than to make