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Close Quarter Dad

Close Quarter Dad

Hosted by: Adam Mitchell

The Close Quarter Dad podcast is a discussion among men about teaching our kids to live safe, confident and resilient lives. Topics are focussed on topics of personal protection, family safety, loss prevention and...

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Leading Kids Through Challenge, With Possibility, with Scott Feld

Episode #35

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...
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The Devil's Playground, The Point of No Return 2

Episode #34

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...
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Teach your kids to do Hard Things, with Jay Tiegs

Episode #33

On this episode, we’ll be stepping into some topics seldom discussed among men, such as how to teach courage and bravery to kids, guiding kids on courses of action and how to balance their anxieties with anticipation;...
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Parenting with Everyday Excellence, with Joe Templin

Episode #31

On this episode, we sit down with leading excellence and mindset coach, former International Taekwon Do champion, ultra marathon runner and proud Dad of three boys, who is involved in more community work than we have...
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Overtaken. Fights Back. Point of No Return 1

Episode #32

The reality is this, that girl did a good job, from what is seen in the security camera. Without knowing what led to this, or where she was headed to, it's tough to tell. She did however - fight back. Check out the...
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A Mother's Fight for Justice, interview with Rachel Bruno

Episode #30

This is a story every parent should listen to, learn from and then take action. Rachel shares her story about how within 72 hours, her seven week old suffered a traumatic brain injury, her toddler was taken from home...
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Encourage Courage, Early On, with Scott Rossignol

Episode #29

Taking steps to guide your children through difficult experiences, risky obstacles and problem solving without you there, not only builds strong character - it builds resilience. In today's episode, join us in a...
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When your kids need to call 911, are they prepared?

Episode #4

I am going to challenge you on making sure your children know 'how' to call 911 in case of an emergency - and I don't mean dialing the numbers. A few topics covered on this episode What your children must know - no...
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Martial Arts, Wrestling or Hand Holding, where do Dads begin teaching

Episode #2

What's the right age to begin teaching these topics to children, and what does that training and guidance look like from Dad? This episode was a response to some questions asked to me by a fellow Dad. My answer had so...
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Understanding the Lifecycle of Violence as a Parent

Episode #9

In the last episode, we explained and defined the four phases of violent crime, helping you to identify what potential threat types are, who they're going to come from, what those threats may be and what we need to...
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A Criminal, The Second Threat of Violence

Episode #28

The next threat within what I consider the four phases of violent crime is the Face of the Criminal. This is not going have too much to do with yourself or your child, as it simply happens that they may find themself...
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The Priority of Communication for Keeping Kids Safe

Episode #27

In this episode, we will explore the two priorities of how to engage your children when training them to stay safe, regardless of age or scenario. These two priorities are, providing your child with the foundation to...
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