The Balance Of Raising 4 Kids with The Dude Dad
The Dad Edge Podcast
Larry Hagner
4.8 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 15 May 2023
⏱️ 57 minutes
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Summary
Taylor Calmus, also known as 'Dude Dad', is a husband, father, and social media influencer who shares his insights and experiences on fatherhood and men's health and wellness. He joined Larry on The Dad Edge Podcast to talk about the importance of finding humor in fatherhood, balancing parenting with a strong marriage, and aligning parenting styles.
He was an aspiring actor in Los Angeles when his wife became pregnant. To provide for his family, he combined his hobby of making videos with fatherhood and created Dude Dad, a platform for sharing the joys and challenges of parenting through comedic content. He also hosts the Super Dad DIY show, inspiring other dads to create backyard projects for their kids.
Parenting can be stressful and overwhelming, but being creative and having fun with your children can make it a more enjoyable and rewarding experience. Taylor's approach to parenting is a great example of how to have fun while still providing a safe and nurturing environment for the children. He and his wife, Heidi, also prioritize their relationship by having weekly date nights where they connect and have meaningful conversations.
Taylor emphasizes the importance of keeping a strong connection with your partner while parenting. By aligning parenting styles and having open communication, couples can ensure they are on the same page and support each other in their parenting journey.
In conclusion, parenting can be a positive and enjoyable experience when approached with creativity and humor. Take cues from Taylor's approach and prioritize your relationship with your partner to make the parenting journey a more fulfilling one.
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| 0:00.0 | My four-year-old son gave me a handmade card for Father's Day. |
| 0:04.4 | Maybe for Christmas, I'll draw him a picture of some toys. |
| 0:09.2 | That is a quote from comedian Jim Gaffigan, one of my favorite comedians and |
| 0:13.6 | appropriate for today because today is all about a little bit of humor and finding humor |
| 0:19.2 | in the realm of Fatherhood. Today, my amazing guest and my comedic guest |
| 0:24.1 | gives us some pointers on how we can balance raising kids, even his four kids, |
| 0:28.8 | how we can maintain a solid connection with our marriage without feeling like we're losing |
| 0:32.2 | our mind and parenting, how to have better conversations during weekly date nights and how to |
| 0:37.4 | align our parenting styles. Welcome to the Dad Edge podcast. The Dad Edge movement creates leaders |
| 0:45.8 | of men, leaders of families, and leaders of communities. We will not only impact this generation |
| 0:52.0 | of Father's but the next generation as well. The kids we are raising will have better chances |
| 0:57.5 | and odds stacked in their favor because of the amazing example that their Father's emulated for |
| 1:02.2 | them. We are here to change the world. We are here to change relationships. We are here to |
| 1:08.8 | positively disrupt this generation of Father's so no man goes to their grave with regret. |
| 1:14.7 | We disrupt the drift of busyness and replace it with razor-focused intention, passion, |
| 1:20.6 | purpose, and direction. We are the Dad Edge and we're here to change the game. |
| 1:41.3 | What's up, gentlemen? Welcome to the Dad Edge podcast. I'm Larry Hegner, your host and |
| 1:45.2 | founder of this podcast, this show and movement. I hope you guys are having a fantastic |
| 1:51.4 | May and I'm really excited to share today's podcast with you and actually a repeat guest and |
| 1:57.6 | this guest came on this time last year back in May of 2022. He is Taylor Kalmas and you guys probably |
| 2:05.6 | know him as Dude Dad. He is a Colorado based video creator who makes comedic content about |
| 2:12.7 | Fatherhood and about marriage and family life. His videos feature everything from sketches to |
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