Date Your Kids! - a podcast by Eric Wagnon & Jefferson Harmon

Speaker 1: up everybody Welcome to another episode of Rad bad secrets. This is episode four. 

Speaker 2: Date your kids. 

Speaker 3: So the big question is this, how do regular dads like us who weren't given a playbook on parenting, who only have 24 hours in a day to make it all happen How do we provide for our families in a way that will allow us to raise happy, successful children and have a thriving marriage while still being a man and doing the things we love That is the question and this podcast will give you the answers. This is Rad dad secrets. 

Speaker 1: I'm eric. I'm here with Jefferson and we're, we're talking about a topic that both of us I think share a lot of passion behind in the reason we share this passions because we both have a lot of experience with it and it has totally changed our relationship with our kids and made one of the biggest differences. I would say I'm with my kids and what I'm seeing in them. 

Speaker 2: We have a lot of passion and we have a lot of kids too. So there's a lot of both out a boat. 

Speaker 1: So, uh, yeah, the, the way this came about and, and if this is date your kids and the benefit of this is unbelievable. Um, I started doing this. I really made it an absolute priority. Um, probably three or four months ago coming into the new years, I did it off and on and I was like, man, what's the one thing that I do with my kids that builds my relationship and helps me to really connect with them. I was like, man, when I get one on one time with them and I can look them in the eyes, we can do something fun together. The, you know, is their choice, whatever it, it creates this bond. And I see their attitudes changed, their frustrations melts away. They're nicer to their siblings, they listened to me. They do their chores, they do their homework. Everything seems to work better. His life perfect. Absolutely not. But it doesn't make a huge difference in the right direction. Absolutely. It's been absolutely huge. 

Speaker 2: And I actually stole this idea from you. I think when the first time we met you were talking about different things that you do with your kids and you've said that you, every Thursday you and your wife a rotate through the kids and when we both have an odd number of kids, so it works out perfect by the time we get through all of our kids, the next go around we're going on a different, it's a different track and so you take a different kid out. So, um, yeah, we stole this from you and we actually stole the night as well every Thursday night. And My, my, my wife just again it was, it was the new year and my wife just put down every single Thursday. I think we haven't planned out for I think the year. Um, but we on the calendar, right. It's just, it's there in ink, it's pinned on the calendar. Even if it's something, go 

Speaker 1: to a someplace to get a shake, you know, just something really, really basic and really easy. Yeah, absolutely. And so, I mean some, some of the benefits that I've noticed, um, and some of the great perks to taking your kids out on these dates on a weekly basis and I think that's the key. Like you just said, get it on your calendar. I mean if it's this idea, which it was before, and I have it on my calendar every single week now as well throughout the entire year. Um, before it was on the calendar, it was like this idea, like I should take my kids out and spend some time with them. But man, life happens. Like there's not time to do that unless you make the time. And it doesn't take a whole lot of time. I mean, my goodness, how valuable are your kids to you and what do you want them to grow up to be 

Speaker 1: Do you want society raising your kids or do you want to raise your kids yourself And this is one opportunity that you do not want to pass up for us. Thursday night is perfect. I think it's a great night in general to be able to set some time a

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