Fatherhood in 2025: Building Resilient Kids in a Fragile World
Dads, here’s the uncomfortable question: Are you raising your kids to be strong or just safe?
In today’s world, filled with distractions, diluted masculinity, and endless outside influence, the role of a father has never been more important.
In this episode of Answer Me This, we go deep into what it really means to raise resilient children in 2025.
We explore:
✅ Why protecting kids from every struggle can weaken them for the future.
✅ How to teach resilience, confidence, and self-worth in a fragile culture.
✅ The tension between safety and strength and why your kids need both.
✅ The influence of school, society, screens and how dads must lead at home.
Your kids don’t need a perfect dad. They need a father who shows them how to fail, rise, and try again. This isn’t about survival. It’s about raising kids ready to thrive in a tough world.
If you’re a new dad, boy dad, or father determined to raise resilient kids, this episode will challenge you to think differently and act with conviction.
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Fatherhood: Duty, Privilege… or Both?
Dads, be honest. Does fatherhood feel like a duty… or a privilege? In this week’s Friday Fuel – Answer Me This episode, we cut deep into the question I believe we need to answer as modern dads:
Are you showing up out of obligation, or out of love and presence? Too often, life’s noise, work deadlines, bills, exhaustion turns fatherhood into a checklist instead of a connection.
But here's what I think we wrestle with every day: Our kids need connection, they're not looking to you to be perfect, all they need is your time and your presence.
In this raw and reflective conversation, I share:
✅ Why presence is greater than perfection in modern fatherhood
✅ How to shift from “managing your kids” to truly connecting with them
✅ The danger of letting duty drown out joy and gratitude
✅ Simple mindset shifts to help you lead with clarity, love, and strength
Whether you’re an expectant father, a new dad on paternity leave, or a man in the grind of balancing work, family, and identity, this episode will push you to pause, reflect, and redefine what fatherhood means to you. Don’t let fatherhood pass you by. Start treating it as the gift it truly is.
Join the Modern Fatherhood Club. We prioritise impact and our resources and community have been designed to help you overcome challenges that stop you showing up for your kids. If this hit home, subscribe to the channel, join the community and grab any of our free resources
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Not What You Say, But What You Do: The Real Fatherhood Legacy
Your kids are learning from you every single day but are they learning the right lessons?
This week on Answer Me This, part of the Fatherhood In Focus podcast, I ask the question every dad needs to face:
What are your kids really learning from the way you live right now? It’s not about what we say, it’s about what we do. From how we handle pressure, stress, and failure, to how we love, connect, and show up at home… those are the real lessons that shape our children.
In this episode we dive into:
✅ Why your behaviour and habits speak louder than your words
✅ How screen time and distractions might be shaping your kids’ values more than you realise ✅ The importance of setting boundaries, resilience, and problem-solving in fatherhood
✅ Why being present more than perfect is the ultimate fatherhood lesson
Your kids don’t just need advice, they need a role model. They’re learning how to rise, how to handle failure, how to love, and how to lead… all by watching you.
Join the Modern Fatherhood Club. We prioritise impact and our resources and community have been designed to help you overcome challenges that stop you showing up for your kids. If this hit home, subscribe to the channel, join the community and grab any of our free resources
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The Excuses That Are Destroying Your Fatherhood – And How to Stop Making Them Today
Dads, what’s the excuse holding you back from being the father, partner, and man you know you can be?
This episode of Answer Me This is a wake-up call I didn't know I needed. It’s not about blame. It’s about ownership. This is about finding the energy and will to create a legacy.
Because excuses, whether it’s work, fatigue, money, or “I’m doing it for them” are robbing your kids of the best version of you. In this raw and unfiltered conversation, I share:
✅ The hidden excuses that stop dads from being present and connected
✅ Why “providing” can become the very thing that destroys your legacy
✅ How to create momentum, lead at home, and set the standard for your kids’ future
✅ The mindset shift that turns survival mode into purpose-driven fatherhood
If you feel like you're coasting, distracted, or feeling stuck then this is your chance to reflect, take stock and reset. Because your kids don’t need a perfect dad. They need a present one.
Join the Modern Fatherhood Club. We prioritise impact and our resources and community have been designed to help you overcome challenges that stop you showing up for your kids. If this hit home, subscribe to the channel, join the community and grab any of our free resources
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Break the Cycle: Are You the Dad You Wish You Had?
Every dad has asked this: Am I becoming my father or becoming the dad I always needed?
In this powerful episode of Answer Me This, we ask the hardest question yet: Are you the dad you wish you had?
This isn’t just about looking back. This is about healing, growth, and redefining what fatherhood should be. From inherited silence to generational pressure, I share what's influencing my fatherhood story and how I'm working to evolve, lead with love and build a legacy his children can grow within not escape from.
This week you’ll learn:
✅ How your relationship with your own dad shapes your parenting today
✅ Why presence matters more than perfection
✅ How to break old habits and lead with clarity, strength, and connection
✅ The emotional truth behind every “I love you” we didn’t hear and why our kids need to hear it now
This is your moment to reset. To step up. To stop carrying the weight of the past and start showing your kids what a fully present dad really looks like. But also this is your chance to reflect on the power of the man who was your dad, what he stood for and how his values shaped the man and dad you are becoming.
Whether you’re a new dad, expectant father, or a man confronting old wounds this is the episode that will shift your perspective.
Join the Modern Fatherhood Club. We prioritise impact and our resources and community have been designed to help you overcome challenges that stop you showing up for your kids.
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The podcast for new dads, expectant fathers, and men navigating the mental and emotional chaos of modern parenting.
Hosted by Aidan, father of two and founder of The Modern Fatherhood Club, each episode delivers real talk, raw reflection, and practical insight to help you become the dad your kids actually need.
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