The Joy of Fatherhood with Dude Dad's Taylor Calmus

Famous at Home

Josh + Christi Straub

Parenting, Relationships, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture, Kids & Family

4.9 • 653 Ratings

🗓️ 22 June 2023

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Who doesn't feel incompetent in the areas of handiness, creativity, and childlike play when it comes to entering your child's world? Perhaps we don't need to make it as complicated as we think. In this episode, Taylor Calmus, video creator of Dude Dad and Super Dad, talks with Josh about what our kids really desire from us, and why he wrote his first children's book, Dad and the Recycling-Bin Roller Coaster. Yes, Taylor actually build a roller coaster in his backyard too! Taylor shares about:

How he's learned to channel his inner child in fatherhood
Time management and boundaries between content creation and family time
Practical ways dads can challenge themselves to take on new projects that are out of their comfort zones
How to integrate your kids into everything you do as a dad

Show Notes: Order a copy of Dad and the Recycling-Bin Roller Coaster Subscribe to Dude Dad on YouTube Shop the Dude Dad collection Watch Super Dad on the Magnolia Network Watch this episode on YouTube Order a copy of Famous at Home This podcast episode was sponsored by Epic Will: https://www.epicwill.com/famous Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

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0:00.0	Anytime you're struggling as a parent, think about you 20 years from now and how you wouldn't do anything to go back and experience that moment with your kids 20 years ago right now, even if it's hard.
0:24.9	You know, because 20 years from now, it's not going to matter and you're going to want to go back and spend that time with them even if they're being,
0:28.7	you know, difficult.
0:31.1	You are listening to the famous at home podcast with Dr. Josh and Christy Straub.
0:36.8	Because when it's all said and done, we all want to know that we were famous at home.
0:45.8	Welcome back to the Famous at Home podcast.
0:48.0	We have a fun interview today for you.
0:50.4	Before we jump in, here's a word from our sponsors.
0:53.8	Welcome back. So today, Taylor Kalmus
0:56.7	from Dude Dad joins the Famousand Home podcast. We are, we interviewed John Tyson a few weeks ago.
1:03.3	Christy interviewed me last week on Fatherhood. Today, Taylor Kalmas joins us. And he has a content creation, organization studio.
1:14.9	I mean, you name it.
1:15.7	He's everywhere.
1:16.7	They've got long form videos, short form videos.
1:19.5	But he recently wrote a children's book called Dad and the Recycling Bin Roller Coaster.
1:24.1	It's actually a super fun read, a super fun book.
1:30.6	We came across him just watching some of his videos, seeing him making being a dad fun. And I know there's so much pressure a lot
1:37.5	of times. And it isn't just for dads. I mean, this is for parents. I think he tells a really
1:42.8	beautiful story about his mom in this episode and what his
1:47.5	mom gave him. You heard me last week talk about, if you, if you listen last week, you heard me
1:51.5	talk about how we honor our parents. And he's just so honoring of his parents as I asked him
1:57.0	about his, how his parents influenced him and who he's become as a father. And so now that
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