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How I Survived The Killing Fields, with Sara Im

This episode is incredibly special, and is specifically for Dads who are struggling with children who feel they can't go on. You are not alone. 

One of the things most people don't know about us Dads, is the powerlessness and utter fear we live in when we can't guide our children (especially our te...

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How to use Fear as your Child's Teacher, with Mark Booher

Empowering your Children to understand Fear and Instill Confidence

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Too often we will apply fear as a scare tactic to get our children to either do or avoid something, rather than using it as a valuable tool to learn and become more resilient. In toda...

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Prepare Your Kids For Conflict, with Mike Hammond

Episode 56: Level up how you communicate with your children about conflict situations

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In this episode, we go deep in an insightful conversation with the experienced Mike Hammond, a retired Chicago homicide detective, to explore the crucial topic of helping chi...

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Teach your kids to Spot Danger, with Gary Quesenberry

... Before it Spots Them

In this recording from the Child Safety Summit, 2022 we sit down with the authority on Situational Awareness, fellow Dad and author of some of the most comprehensive and valuable books on keeping your family safe.

In this episode you will learn:

  • How children c
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Applying Whole Circle Training to Conflict Management, with Randy King
 
 

This is our second episode with Self Defense expert Randy King, during his session of the Child Safety Summit, 2022..

You will join a critical conversation with Randy King and Adam Mitchell about how to step into training personal protection and family safety with a holistic and realistic

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Human Trafficking, Why you Can't Look Away, with Nic McKinley

This is a mandatory episode for all parents to hear, and to share with other parents. Human trafficking, child sexual trafficking and sexploitation is an American epidemic. It is a situation in every town and city. Confronting it should be a line item in every city budget.

In this episo...

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The Child Safety Summit, what I learned

In this episode, you will learn my personal key takeaways after spending three days with 14 of the best authors, trainers and advocates for child safety, at the Child Safety Summit, 2022.

While the summit is over, you can still access the speaker's sessions at https://closequarterdad.com/...

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The Difference Between Martial Arts and Self Defense, with Randy King
 

This episode is for Dads who want to really understand why martial arts are not self defense. Indeed, they support one another, but it's critical that you understand the difference.

You will step into a conversation with Randy King and Adam Mitchell about the differences between and the two,

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Creating Clear Expectations With Your Kids, with Ben Winter
 
 

One of the many challenges we as parents face is projecting our expectations onto our children, and assuming they are going to know what these expectations mean. It's actually kind of nuts, and in this conversation we unravel the root of all upset your children encounter, and why.

Ben

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How Your Kids Will Manage A Billion Dollars, with Luke Hohmann

In this episode we are joined by my friend Luke Hohmann, who is the founder of an incredible company called FirstRoot, who's technology allows young people to invest real money, in real proposals ... and it has created incredible outcomes.

Luke's FirstRoot model sets kids up for learning ...

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Leading Kids Through Challenge, With Possibility, with Scott Feld
 
 
Reframing ways you encourage your children through challenges is one of the most important things you can do for them. How often are you checking in on this? Seriously.
 
In today's conversation, Scott Feld and I go deep into the topic of helping kids find their super powers, ...
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The Devil's Playground, The Point of No Return 2
In this week's episode of Point of No Return (Episode 34) on the Close Quarter Dad podcast, we sit down with retired Bronx Lt., John Magee and dig into this situation, a woman gets swarmed in a playground by a group of teenage boys, after asking them to stop throwing rocks at an elderly man. 
 
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