Teaching Kids to Handle Big Emotions (When We're Still Learning Too)

Today’s episode dives deep into one of the biggest challenges in parenting: how to help our kids handle their emotions—while we’re still learning to manage our own.

We kick things off with some core childhood memories of our dads, then shift into the real heart of today’s conversation:

🧠 What do we do when our kids share big feelings or make big mistakes?

👨‍👧 How do we respond as dads—especially when we never learned those emotional skills ourselves?

💬 Why feelings without skills = misbehavior, and what tools we can teach our kids

📚 The shift from 80s/90s parenting styles to today’s more emotionally aware approach

🎯 Robert shares how he handles emotions and mistakes across three stages: toddler, school-age, and teen

🔧 Travis talks about the importance of teaching your kids how to fail well

❤️ How to create a home environment where mistakes are safe and growth is welcome

This episode is full of real talk, practical tools, and honest reflections—because the truth is, we're just big kids trying to teach little kids. The goal isn’t perfection; it’s presence, communication, and leading by example.

How you handle failure teaches your kids how to do the same.

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