The Cool Dad Rules

Life advice from a dad who knows some stuff! Each episode Bill Adams brings you the life skills, mindset, and motivation to live life on YOUR terms.

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Clean Your Room! A Messy House Is A Great Respe...
Bill talks about how messy kids can become quality people when they learn the order of the house.
10 min
127
What Makes A Great Dad?
Everybody wants to be a great parent...but nobody ever defines what that means! Bill shares your answers in ths episode.
10 min
128
What's The Board Game That Always Creates A Fam...
Family game nights are back in a big way...so are the fights over board games. This is how you diffuse the situation.
10 min
129
Not Just Pool Parties! Memorial Day Is About Gr...
Bill finds some ideas to show kids what Memorial Day is really about and simple ways to give thanks.
9 min
130
If You Want To Survive The Summer Road Trip Wit...
The Memorial Day/Summer travel season is expecetd to be huge, which means the kids will drive you nuts. Here's how to survive it ;)
10 min
131
Is Parenting Killing Independent You?!
Bill has a checklist of warning signs to keep you from losing your own identity to the parenting void.
10 min
132
Sometimes You Gotta Let'Em Fail
Bill responds to listener email and gives an example of why learning to handle failure is a key to success.
11 min
133
The Mother's Day Prep Guide - We Can't Mess Thi...
Bill lists the things moms definitely do and DO Not want this year!
11 min
134
If You Don't Talk About Race Relations With You...
Highlights from Bill's talk with former NFL player and author Ben Watson about what matters in the race conversation.
11 min
135
The 10 Life Skills We Wish They Learned In School
Most of us would love for more life skills to be taught in school. Bill says WE should be the ones teaching them life skills.
10 min
136
What Happened When My Friend Confronted Another...
A listener confronted another parent over a cyberbullying incident. The results were surprising.
11 min
137
The Swearing Episode: Threre's A Way To Stop It...
Bill goes over the do's and dont's of stopping the language you're not too happy with in the family.
11 min
138
The Skill We Don't Teach Them But Should: How T...
Bill says treating the partying topic like taboo has consequences.
10 min
139
No Royals Here: Keeping My Kids From Becoming H...
Bill sees Oprah's Royals interview as a valuable lesson on entitlement.
10 min
140
How I'm Cancelling Cancel Culture
Bill shares what's worked for him when duscussing 'cancel culture' with his family.
10 min
141
That Time We Abandoned Them At The Theme Park
The story of when Bill and his wife left he kids to have fun on their own.
11 min
142
Using The Uncool Emoji Made Me Old
Bill learns the hard way how using the 'wrong' emoji makese us look extremely old, but there's a parenting rule to be learned with that.
12 min
143
New Years Goals Falling Apart? You Need A Mean ...
The biggest reason why New Year resolutions fail this time of the year, and Bill shares his advice on keepin them going strong.
11 min
144
'Can This Be From Me?'' When They Hijack Your H...
Bill offers up the rule for helping kids with gift-giving.
9 min
145
10 Things To Be Grateful For In A Sucky 2020
Bill outlines things we should celebrate this Thanksgiving...even if the year 2020 has been pretty awful.
13 min
146
Get Unstuck From The Toxic News Cycle!
Bill speaks with Samantha Buckley-Hugessen, author of 'Unstuck Yourself', on how to break the constant negative media messaging invading your family time.
16 min
147
I Demand School Choice!
Bill makes his pitch for not only parents having a say in education, but kids as well.
11 min
148
Sorry, 'Helicopter' Parents - This Might Be Tou...
Bill shares his lesson on helicopter parenting, and delivers a guideline on when to step back as a parent.
8 min
149
Now This Is Tough Love Parenting!
Bill tells the story of a family that got creative in punishing their teenage son for taking the car for a joyride.
7 min
150
Would Your Kids Survive A Riot?
Bill outlines 7 safety tips for staying safe during street violence.
10 min