In tonight's show the dads kick off with a little catch up, a little Canada chat, a little January chatter, and then they'll move on to parent funny tweets about housecleaning. Then onto the smart articles by smart people section with tonight's article “The Secret to Living a Happy and More Fulfilling Life” and then they have a quick quiz on How often should you wash the sheets? The dishtowels? The rugs? The dog bowl? Take our cleaning quiz, we bet you'll be surprised.  Plus MK gets stuck in Canada, CRX doesn't wash his dog bowl, Ben carries coal in his car, Mark uses a crystal for deoderant  and the guys fully breakdown the art of dishwashing. We’re not parenting experts, but we listen to them, we interview them, we read what they have to say and then report back to you and ourselves to see how we’re doing. It’s a place to put your feet up or down relax, listen and let us do the legwork, research and reading. All articles, interviews and show notes are now available at www.dadtimeoutshow.com  

In tonight's show of course the dads kick off with a little catch up, a little soup, a little day light savings time and MK's new birthday chair. Tweets of the week themed around New Years. Then on our Smart Articles by Smart People we discuss "The 5 Absolute Truths I’ve Learned in 10 Years as a Parenting Editor" from one of our favorite experts; Amy Joyce from Washington Post’s (On Parenting) in her last published article. Then we’ll break down some top 10 lists holiday movies and music…and finally they wrap up with a quick quiz from Krafty Lab on Holiday Movies and things that make them smile with a giant dose of year end gratitude. #OilOfOlay #Parenting #CozyEarth #NewYear #Birthday #Christmas #LastChristmas #ChristmasMusic #ChristmasMovies #Resolutions #ParentingTips #Gratitude #AmyJoyce 

In the latest Dad Time Out Show the Dad's go international and bring in an incredibly special guest from the Nederlands...drumroll...Ben's Father-In-Law, Peter!  The guys have a lot of fun discussing the holidays while recording through an audible backyard studios downpour. A little gratitude conversation about Cozy Earth and a fellow pod shout out and then on to tweets of the week all from one of the show’s favorite writers, Simon C. Holland! Onto Smart Articles by Smart People the dads will be discussing two articles called "5 Tips for Surviving the Holidays" and "7 Holiday Tips for Parents to Save Your Sanity" and  they wrap up with a quick quiz from Krafty Lab about December and the holidays.  Finally they'll wrap up with things that make them smile!  #ChristmasTree #CrockPot #CozyEarth #Holidays #Gratitude #ParentingTips #Fatherhood #December #Weather #Downpour #ForYou #WrappingPaper #Traditions 

Happy Thanksgiving! In the episode of course the dads kick off with a little catch up, a little autumn chatter,   Halloween wrap up, Taylor Swift, Oprah's favorite things and more. Then they'll have their take on parent’s funny tweets of the week on family get togethers and Black Friday madness. Then the smart articles by smart people the dads will discuss a few articles from The Art Of Manliness  focusing on the Scientific Importance of Family Traditions (Holiday and Non) plus a few suggestions for firing some new ones up just in time for the holidays and finally they wrap up with a quick quiz from Britanicca on Thanksgiving …and then finally things that make them smile...speaking of things that make us smile. Finally, we just cracked 2,100 followers on IG. Thank you!  We are grateful for our listeners and each other.  We are lucky. We are blessed. Yoga shorts, NFL Chatter, Oprah's Favorite Things and so much more.

In tonight's show the dad's will have some fun discussing the benefits of nostalgia and being nostalgic not only for your own sake but for your overall family health. Self esteem, dopamine hits, confidence and optimism and positive feelings of life to name a few. They'll also talk about activity ideas and win/ win bonding scenarios when they discuss an article from Time magazine called "6 Ways to Tap Into Nostalgia—and Why You Should". Then the dads will then take on a quiz about the 80s and 90’s where obviously you can play along at home for some huge prizes …kidding no prizes. They'll break down parent tweets about being raised Gen X and Gen Y and finish up with some gratitude and optimism with things that make them smile.

In this episode the dads kick off with a little catch up, a little Taylor Swift chatter, MK finally sees The Notebook, Barbie, Purple Toothpaste, Scent Diffusers, and other stuff…then they'll have their take on parent’s funny fall tweets and then in Smart Articles by Smart People the dads will discuss an article called "11 Ways Parents Build Resentment in Kids Without Realizing It" from The Huffington Post and finally check out some of the new words that were just introduced into Merriam Websters Dictionary 2023 and take a little quiz. Finally as always things that make them smile.  #TaylorSwift #ParentingTips #RyanGosling #Fatherhood #PurpleToothpaste #CollegeFootball #Motherhood #QRCodes #ParentComedy #InfoTainment #ParentingPodcast

In tonight's show of course the dads kick off with a little catch up, a little carline chatter, a little Zach Bryan, Radio X, Weight Watchers, and catch up. Then they'll have their take on parent tweets of the week around healthy eating. In Smart Articles by SMART PEOPLE the dads will discuss an article called “Is homework good for kids?” Children and parents are often frustrated and some educators are calling for a re-think" and finally they wrap up with a quiz and see if they’re in fact smarter than a fifth grader and take an actual 5th grade quiz from Quiz Griz, a couple this or that’s and then finally things that make them smile! #ZachBryan #WeightWatchers #Homework #Diet #ParentTips #Fatherhood #Dad

In tonight's show of course the dads kick off with a little catch up, MK's bizzare September rituals, a little September / Taylor Swift / Zack Bryan chatter and feelings about the month overall, then they'll have their take on parent tweets of the week about the love hate relationships people have with pumpkin spice, and then in Smart Articles by Smart People the dads will discuss an article called "The Importance of the Family Meal" from the website Parents and also on that note will fire up a little post text argument about the best pizza they’ve ever had. Finally they wrap up with a quiz on pumpkins for Bath and Body hand wash, a couple this or that’s and then finally things that make them smile! Pizza, Pumpkin Spice and everything nice.  #Pizza #PumpkinSpice #TaylorSwift #ZachBryan #FamilyMeal #Parenting #ParentingTips #Fatherhood #Dad 

In tonight's back to school show the dads kick off with a Taylor Swift, a little catch up and then a little back to school chatter and feelings about August. Is it a renewal of sorts? Then they showcase parent tweets of the week, the disgruntled back to school edition. In smart articles by smart people we discuss an article called "27 Micro Habits the Require Only A Few Minutes a Day" and they’ll see if they fail or nail each one. And finally they wrap up with a back to school quiz, a couple this or that’s, and then finally things that make them smile!  #BackToSchool #TaylorSwift #NFL #ParentingTips #Dad #Parenting #Fatherhood

The boys are back in town. In this episode the dads kick off with a little travel catch up, a little July chatter and feelings about the month overall. Then they'll have their take on parent tweets of the week dealing with getting old, and then in Smart Articles by Smart People the dads will discuss an article from Fatherly called "12 Important Life Skills Dads Wish They Had Taught kids When They Were Younger"…and finally they’ll wrap up with a summertime pub quiz, a couple this or that's and then finally things that make them smile! We hope you enjoy. #LifeSkills #ParentTips  #BruceSpringsteen #NewYorkCity #Parenting #Fatherhood #Dad #DadLife #Summer #Kids #TaylorSwift #Podcast #ParentingPodcast #Aging #Love #Positivity #Optimism #Comedy