Fathers Fire

Nobody wants to punish their kids. This week we explore some thought on punishment. Do you bring the hammer down, give love or a combination of the two?

I thought I'd share some creative ways my dad used discipline his 8 kids.

• Stand at attention
• Have sibling hold hands
• Have siblings hug each other
• Write sentences - engrain the lesson into their brain
• Extra chores around the house or special jobs
• Losing driving privileges

One of the keys things is that my dad always taught us to apologize, to take responsibility, to treat each other with love, kindness and respect.

Dad's remember that it's ok to apologize when you go over board. Take a walk, cool down. Remember it’s ok to be human. You are learning just as much if not more than your kids. Remember no matter what your kids do show increased love so that the develop love and respect for you rather than fear.

Thank you for listening! I'd love to hear your thoughts, comments or questions contact me at [email protected] or [email protected] check out the rest of the SpeakFyre family 

• Michael Gingras - LeadershipFyre
• Sean Brasfield - YoungFyre
• Bobby Berg - StudentFyre
• Aisha Thomas - InternalFyre 

I also invite you to check out my podcast Choose Don't Excuse that I co-host with my wife Judie Sedrick. Opening Bumper music by Snoop Dogg - Fatherhood

I was a relatively new driver. I was living in a new town with new friends and in a hurry.  And in my hurry I wrecked my dad's truck.  In this episode we explore the lessons learned from this experience with my dad.

Lessons learned:

• Own your mistakes 
• Don’t beat around the bush - get the point, get to the heart of the matter 
• Take responsibility 
• Make restitution 
• Most importantly that it was just a truck and that I was more important 

Check us out next week at 4:00 AM.  Don't miss the rest of the SpeakFyre family; Michael Gingras - LeadershipFyre, Sean B - YoungFyre, Bobby Berg - StudentFyre and Aisha Thomas InternalFyre

Also check out Choose Don't Excuse the podcast I co-host with my wife Judie Sedrick.

Your kids have BIG Dreams!  How do you help them accomplish those dreams?

This week we explore our pursuit of buying a mini bike and going to Disney World.  How did we accomplish this as 9 and 10 year old kids? Tune is as we discuss our adventure Selling Krispy Kreme donuts door to door to make a dream come true.

• So you have a dream
• How can we make that dream happen?
• Coming up with a plan?
• Lessons of salesmanship; timing, relevance and pricing
• Any dream is obtainable if your willing to put in the work

If you enjoy this podcast check out my other podcast Choose Don't Excuse co-hosted with my beautiful wife Judie Sedrick.

Let's talk about that 4 letter word... WORK.  We explore the importance of teaching your kids to work.  

• How early to start having your kids help around the house?
• What kind of tasks we had our kids do?
• Turning work into a game to help young kids enjoy helping?
• Trusting your kids with big jobs.
• Working side by side with your kids
• Coaching your kids as you work with them
• Acknowledging a great job.
• Let your kids fail
• Do you pay an allowance?
• Paying kids for special projects and why that's important

Jody is also the co-host the podcast Choose Don't Excuse with his wife Judie Sedrick. 

So you want to be a dad?  Are you literally ready for the adventure of your life time?

In this episode I give you a little bit of background of my experience as the oldest of 8 kids and the father of 6. Yep I got 6 kids and excited to share some thoughts, experiences and impressions with you. These experiences will be drawn from my experience as a dad as well as from my experiences as the oldest of 8 kids with my dad.

Join me every week as we explore little nuggets, experiences, lessons and and tales of being a dad that hopefully will help you.

Thank you for listening. Please remember to like, share and subscribe. Please check out the rest of the Speak Fyre family 

• Michael Gingras - Leadership Fyre
• Sean Brasfield - Young Fyre
• Bobby Berg - Student Fyre
• Aisha Thomas - Internal Fyre 

I also invite you to check out my podcast Choose Don't Excuse that I co-host with my beautiful wife Judie Sedrick. Bumper music by Snoop Dogg - Fatherhood