Communicating Well with Other Grown-Ups in your Child's Life • Good Dads Podcast
Release Date: 04/24/2026
Good Dads Podcast
Good Dads inspires, resources and encourages ALL dads to be more involved in the lives of their children. When a community encourages responsible fatherhood, everyone wins. Find out more about Good Dads at our website: Get involved by finding the right program for you: Donate to support the Good Dads mission! Subscribe for more conversations on fatherhood, parenting, and building strong families. Keep in touch with Good Dads! Facebook: Instagram: LinkedIn:
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Good Dads inspires, resources and encourages ALL dads to be more involved in the lives of their children. When a community encourages responsible fatherhood, everyone wins. Find out more about Good Dads at our website: Get involved by finding the right program for you: Donate to support the Good Dads mission! Subscribe for more conversations on fatherhood, parenting, and building strong families. Keep in touch with Good Dads! Facebook: Instagram: LinkedIn:
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Good Dads inspires, resources and encourages ALL dads to be more involved in the lives of their children. When a community encourages responsible fatherhood, everyone wins. Find out more about Good Dads at our website: Get involved by finding the right program for you: Donate to support the Good Dads mission! Subscribe for more conversations on fatherhood, parenting, and building strong families. Keep in touch with Good Dads! Facebook: Instagram: LinkedIn: Subscribe to our weekly e-newsletter:
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Good Dads inspires, resources and encourages ALL dads to be more involved in the lives of their children. When a community encourages responsible fatherhood, everyone wins. Find out more about Good Dads at our website: Get involved by finding the right program for you: Donate to support the Good Dads mission! Subscribe for more conversations on fatherhood, parenting, and building strong families. Keep in touch with Good Dads! Facebook: Instagram: LinkedIn: Subscribe to our weekly e-newsletter:
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Good Dads inspires, resources and encourages ALL dads to be more involved in the lives of their children. When a community encourages responsible fatherhood, everyone wins. Find out more about Good Dads at our website: Get involved by finding the right program for you: Donate to support the Good Dads mission! What can coaching kids teach us about being better dads? In this episode, we're thrilled to speak with father of four Dr. Jon Spence about the ways dads can take what works on the field or court— like building trust, setting expectations, helping kids with confidence — and...
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info_outlineGood Dads inspires, resources and encourages ALL dads to be more involved in the lives of their children. When a community encourages responsible fatherhood, everyone wins.
Find out more about Good Dads at our website: https://www.gooddads.com/
Get involved by finding the right program for you: https://gooddads.com/programs/
Donate to support the Good Dads mission! https://gooddads.com/donate/
What can coaching kids teach us about being better dads? In this episode, we're thrilled to speak with father of four Dr. Jon Spence about the ways dads can take what works on the field or court— like building trust, setting expectations, helping kids with confidence — and bring it into everyday life at home.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction
00:45 Meet Dr. Jon Spence
03:00 Coaching Kids: What It Teaches
08:00 Building Trust and Leadership
14:00 Lessons for Dads
20:00 Final Thoughts
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