Building Deeper Father-Son Bonds Through Meaningful Questions featuring Colton Hagner

The Dad Edge Podcast

Larry Hagner

Education, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 12 November 2025

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

Today marks the 1400th episode of the Dad Edge Podcast, and I couldn't be more excited to celebrate it with one of the most important people in my life—my 9-year-old son, Colton. In this fun, heartfelt, and candid father-son conversation, we dive into some of the powerful questions from my free resource, Questions for the Car, to model what intentional connection looks like between a dad and his kid.

Colton opens up about everything from his love of dodgeball and tacos to what makes him feel proud, loved, and connected to our family. We laugh, share stories, and flip the script as Colton even asks me a question or two. This episode is a reminder that our kids are always listening—and when we ask the right questions, they start to open up in ways that shape our relationship forever.

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS

[0:00] – Introduction

[1:01] – Why this episode is so personal and meaningful

[2:45] – Introducing the Questions for the Car PDF

[4:05] – Colton jumps on the mic for the first time!

[5:26] – What 4th grade is like from a kid's perspective

[6:47] – Dodgeball, gym class, and why Colton loves competition

[9:53] – The game-winning catch that boosted his confidence

[10:47] – Colton's proudest sports moment and how it made him feel

[11:21] – What makes hiking with Dad so special

[12:44] – Colton defines love in his own words

[14:17] – Why spending time as a family matters to kids

[15:37] – His favorite family meals (hint: tacos and wings!)

[16:22] – The superpowers he'd love to have

[18:51] – Colton flips the script and interviews me

[19:56] – Favorite books, stories, and why we love reading together

[21:23] – How to grab the Questions for the Car PDF to connect with your own kids

5 KEY TAKEAWAYS

Kids Just Want Time with You: Colton said it best—kids feel love when parents spend time with them. It's not about big moments, but consistent presence.
Ask Better Questions, Get Better Connection: Our Questions for the Car tool helps dads go beyond "How was your day?" and into deeper, more meaningful conversations.
Celebrate the Small Wins: Confidence grows from moments like a dodgeball victory or a hike with Dad—highlight them and talk about them.
Let Them See You as Human: When Colton asked me a question, it reminded me how valuable it is to let our kids learn about us, too.
Legacy Is Built One Conversation at a Time: Every car ride, bedtime chat, or dinner table question is a chance to connect, shape, and influence our kids for life.

LINKS & RESOURCES

Questions for the Car (Free PDF): http://thedadedge.com/kidquestions
Podcast Shownotes: https://thedadedge.com/1400

If this episode brought you joy—or gave you a new way to connect with your kids—please take 30 seconds to rate, review, and share it. And if you mention Colton in your review, I promise I'll read it to him!

Live legendary.

Transcript

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Dad Edge podcast. The Dad Edge movement creates leaders of men, leaders of families, and leaders of communities. We will not only impact this generation of fathers, but the next generation as well. The kids we are raising will have better chances and odds stacked in their favor because of the amazing example
0:21.2	that their fathers emulated for them. We are here to change the world. We are here to change
0:27.6	relationships. We are here to positively disrupt this generation of fathers so no man goes to their
0:33.6	grave with regret. We disrupt the drift of busyness and replace it with razor-focused intention,
0:40.3	passion, purpose, and direction.
0:43.7	We are the Dad Edge,
0:45.7	and we're here to change the game.
0:47.8	We're here to change the game.
1:44.2	I don't know. What's going on, gentlemen, welcome to the Dad Edge podcast. It is November 11th. This is a very, very special day for a couple of reasons. So let me just flat out tell you why I'm so excited about today. Number one, I'm so excited because of who's joining me today. For the first time ever, my nine-year-old son, Colton, is on the podcast with me today. And we're going to have a ton of fun. We're going to ask them really fun questions. We're going to have some really fun conversations. It's going to be a blast. One other thing, too, this is today the 14th 100th episode of the Dad Edge podcast. So you'll find all the show notes and the resources at the Dadedge.com forward slash 1400. I've been dying to say that for a while now.
1:46.1	But this is the 1400th episode, and I got to tell you, I want to thank you guys from the bottom of my heart.
1:52.4	Thank you guys for all the support that you've shown the show for the past decade and for the past 1400 episodes.
1:59.2	We have almost 1,500 five-star reviews on iTunes alone,
2:03.8	another 500 or so over on Spotify. And I got to say, thank you for everyone who has left a five-star
2:09.8	review. It tremendously helps the show. This podcast is for free, all the resources, all the
2:15.6	interviews, all that stuff that we do. So what really helps
2:18.7	us move the needle is when you guys rate and review and share the show. So take a moment right now,
2:23.9	especially if you like my show today with Colton. I'm sure he would love to see his name
2:28.8	in an iTunes review or Spotify review that just makes his day. Ethan, he's got several reviews already. I know
2:34.9	you guys are loving my interviews with him, and he loves seeing those reviews. So please go do that.
2:39.7	So why I'm doing today's podcast, today's going to be pretty short, but it's going to be a beautiful
2:44.0	conversation. I have a list of questions in front of me called Questions for the Car. And if you guys
2:50.3	been listening or if you guys been listening
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