Dan Castrigano chats about water safety with Jess Lukas, Director of Aquatics at The Greater Burlington YMCA. Dan and Jess discuss water safety statistics, racial disparities in drownings, best practices for water safety with children, different flotation devices, and much more.

Thank you to members of the Dad Guild community who submitted questions and ideas that helped guide this episode, including Connor Ballantyne, David Runge, Thomas DeSisto, and Jordan Black-Deegan.

Jess recommends The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together by Heather McGhee and Contested Waters: A Social History of Swimming Pools in America by Jeff Wiltse to learn more about racism, segregation, and swimming in the United States.

Members of Dad Guild's sixth New Dad Cohort reflect on their experience participating in New Dad Cohort VI, which ran from January to June 2026.

New Dad Cohorts provide an opportunity for new dads to get together, support each other, and share the successes and challenges of being a new dad. Each cohort meets monthly for six months.

Dad Guild started running these groups in 2023, and a new cohort now begins every three months. Upcoming cohorts include New Dad Cohort VIII (beginning July 2026) and New Dad Cohort IX (beginning October 2026).

Thank you to James Robertson, Ryan DiNapoli, Anurag Allena, Griff Keating, Sam Dillner, Ben Bonaccio, Raphael Sacks, Michael Giguere, and Henry Epp for participating in the cohort and recording testimonials for this podcast.

Dan Castrigano speaks with ADHD Coach Rebecca De Ornelas about parenting children with ADHD.

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common mental disorders affecting children. Symptoms of ADHD include inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. (American Psychiatric Association)

Dan and Rebecca discuss a host of topics, including different presentations of ADHD, rejection sensitive dysphoria, masking, and the positive and negative messaging about ADHD. Rebecca also shares three helpful tools for parents and caregivers: previewing, the 1% rule, and unpacking the ask. Finally, Rebecca discusses the importance of self-compassion in navigating the challenges and joys when parenting your child with ADHD.

To learn more about Rebecca and her work, visit boldistheword.com.

If you'd like to join Dad Guild's ADHD support group on WhatsApp, send a message to dan@dadguild.org so Dan can send you the link.