Dad Club Japan Joel

Duncan and Joel discuss a Dads get - together (piss up) where they find out they've reached real listeners and have actually helped them!

Further promises are made to connect with Dads on Instagram at Dad Club Japan.  We aim to connect with fathers here in Japan and everywhere!  

As Dads we all share some similarities and discussing those things which we find challenging can be therapeutic.

Let's face it.  We are not the most needy of groups out there in society, but we do experience the ups and downs in life.  Who else, if not other dads, know what we're going through?

So have a listen and join the conversation, we would love to hear from you.

Joel poses a question to Duncan in this episode:

What are your values? 

Joel tries to explain what he defines as 'values', and gives an example of what one of his values is.  He then admits that although his value is defined, he has found recently that he is not living out his value in the way he intended.

Duncan admits there is confusion in this current generation about what we should value and who we should be valuing.

Food for thought.

Do you know your own values?

Duncan discusses his experience back in the UK during the Christmas/New Years holidays. Although a mostly positive experience, aware that he did a brilliant job at keeping everyone happy but he expresses some regret at not being in the moment, and talking more in depth with his family members.

Joel raises the issue of discipline, punishment and reward in relation to his sons being addicted to video games.  Facing challenges in having his sons listen to him, he has resorted to taking away their beloved Nintendo Switch.
This episode explores discipline for children in Japan.  Both Duncan and Joel recount how they were disciplined during their own childhoods and seek answers for a new way to restrict and reward their own kids.

Finally, we discuss how to find and connect with Duncan and Joel: through the Dad Club Japan instagram account, where we will be posting weekly in an effort to reach out to our listeners and to hear their perspectives.

Hope to hear from you!

As the end of the calendar year approaches, Duncan and Joel look back at 2023 and assess what they are grateful for.

We're grateful to you for listening and we would really appreciate some feedback on this episode or any other episode.

Thanks as always, and hope to hear from you!

Peace and Love!

Joel
Duncan

In what will be the final episode recorded in Canada, Duncan questions Joel on his last month in Canada.
Discussed are the lessons learned for Joel trying trying to integrate him and his son into Canadian life and how things might have gone differently if there were more time, and the experience for Joel's son as a student in a Canadian school.

Joel joins the conversation from Canada, while Duncan is in Japan posing some great questions about the parenting experience outside Japan.

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