Being A Dad Is Hard

Good morning, this is Dynasty Dad. Each week we spar with some of the biggest dad topics so you have the training you need to win more dadding rounds.

But sometimes being a dad feels a little like lil' Mac from Mike Tyson's punchout. One moment you're on top of the world, having just KOed Soda Popinski! And the next moment, you find yourself flat on the mat with your eye swollen shut.

🥊 This week's round is on Connection: A Letter To My Son 🥊

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A Letter To My Son

No matter how much I love being a dad, it's not always gumdrops and lollipops.

Sometimes being a dad feels like getting knocked flat on the mat with blood-soaked sweat stinging your eyes. It's hard.

Below is a link to my latest blog post. It's a letter to my son about how difficult it is to be a dad right now. I hope one day he reads this letter and he takes away these three things:

1. Mistakes are part of life and the best way to succeed is by making a bunch of mistakes and learning from them.

2. All emotions are ok, even negative ones. But there are healthy ways to express negative emotions (my hope that this letter shows that).

3. Being a dad is rewarding but hard, sometimes really hard. Even though it's tough at times I am proud of my kids in the good times and the tough times.

It's tough right now but we're all going to make it!

This Week's Interesting Read:

Parents of successful kids don’t worry about screen time, expert says—they teach these 3 skills instead

Two things I agree with and one thing I disagree with.

I agree that teaching kids about boundaries and making them part of setting healthy boundaries.

I agree that learning can and is more than ever delivered via a screen.

Here is what I disagree with. I don't think that screen time is a reality that we have to accept.

Phones and apps were designed to be addictive. I mean look at us adults. We are all walking around with stiff necks and short attention spans.

Apps are designed to be addictive. They're designed like candy; they leave you hungry for more more more.

The science behind addiction, according to Stanford scientist Andrew Huberman, is caused by spikes in dopamine. He goes on to talk about how digital technologies create these spikes in dopamine. And that sustained and elevated levels of dopamine lower dopamine baselines and result in an increased risk of depression and lowered motivation.

Kids do not have the ability to have impulse control from something that was designed by PhDs to prey on human psychology and be addictive. So is this a reality we should accept? Or should we instead be doing something to change this status quo?

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