Scott Edgar - Father Of One

Dan and Derek get down to some serious fathering anecdotes and peer support with Scott Edgar from musical comedy trio tripod. We also touch briefly on the joys of Dungeons and Dragons which allows me to say, with great pleasure, that D&D declare that they are D&D curious. We also discuss the logistics of family meetings- the ethics of screen time and mobile phones for eleven year olds, corporal punishment and the terror of the teen years approaches. Scott has illustrated a series of kids books recently called The Super Moopers with Sally Rippin and Fiona Harris. Scott and Tripod also have a podcast with Andrew Pogson- check it out: perfectly-good-podcast-featuring-tripod-and-andrew-pogson Topics discussed- Regulating emotions. Perhaps we are born evil and learn to be good. Empathy. Corporal punishment (outlawed in 93) Hitting children, right or wrong? Using the same script as your parents. Should 11 year olds have a phone? Kitchen table diplomacy- family meetings. Presenting the world in a balanced way. "the world is not your oyster" Pretending to be angry. Modeling behaviour. censoring yourself because of your kids. "No daughter of mine" Kids in the public eye- photos on the internet. Monitoring kids on the internet. "Will the internet be the Thelidamide of our generation?" Calling Vs texting. We evolved for face to face comunication. Disconnection- who needs friends. Dungeons and Dragons- Are you D&D curious? D20 Tattoo. Real world activities- Board games. Parenting advice - the good times don't last but the bad times don't last either etc. Teens- the kids are listening- they become what you tell them they are. Can a marriage withstand a second child? Siblings. only child- Dad has to provide the pushback that another child would provide. Managing anger. Tarquin! Into the laundry. Super Moopas. Tripod- perfectly good podcast. It's terrifying to be a father. Sitting on Santas lap. Kids that don't trust santa. Being santa. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices