Friday Jan 05, 2024

Dad Classic: Are You A Passive Pushover? 10 Ways To More Assertive. |EP145|

|EP145| Today on this Dad Classic of Stay At Home Dads Podcast I open the show talking the damage I did to the very symbol of my marriage... My ring! Who wold have thought the strongest ring in the world could be damaged. I also mention a news clip I saw about what the Surgeon General thinks about social media with kids as well as make a comparison to Star Bursts.

lastly I talk about being assertive and standing up for myself. I've been having a bunch of work done to my house lately and I've come to find that I'm not very good at communicating, confronting and negotiating with contractors and probably other people in my life. I enjoy helping people and going with the flow but does that mean I'm a passive people pleaser? I discuss the article Ten tips to be more assertive so maybe I can practice and sharpen my assertiveness skills. Attached below is an assertiveness self assessment you can do on your own for fun. New episodes will be back next week!

Survey:

https://testyourself.psychtests.com/testid/3091

Links:

https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/29/health/surgeon-general-social-media/index.html

https://www.masterclass.com/articles/how-to-be-assertive

https://positivepsychology.com/assertiveness-training/

https://positivepsychology.com/assertiveness-skills/

https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/stress-management/in-depth/assertive/art-20044644

Podcast Links:

•Apple Podcast App: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/stay-at-home-dads-podcast/id1566807529

•Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4WoSrsB0Bz70scOo8ExEEX

•Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/89162611-78ab-429b-af13-82e6883be2ab/Stay-at-Home-Dads-Podcast