REBL Dads Blog

Founders have no HR department and no leave policy. Here’s what four dads from our book did, from Sweden’s shared leave to a standing Friday off.

Being a responsible father as a founder means the risk you take on at work doesn't get to be invisible at home. It shows up as a clear agreement with your spouse, an honest explanation to your kids, and a schedule that holds even when the business doesn't cooperate. Here's what that looks like in practice. The Practices Marriage Check-Ins That Don't Feel Like Therapy — a 30-minute weekly template so small friction never compounds into a quarterly blowup. The Bedtime Negotiati

Kids run four predictable bedtime stalling tactics every night. Learn what each one really wants and the Last Call framework that ends the 8pm fight for good.

The 30-minute weekly marriage check-in template founder-fathers keep—Connect, Clear, Calendar—so small friction never compounds into a quarterly blowup.

A founder father summer plan in one page: coverage, anchor, one big thing. Build the 12-week grid in an hour so you stop winging summer with the kids.

Dinner table phone presence isn't about willpower. Build the Dinner Dock, a two-part system that keeps your phone out of the one meal your kids count on.

What kids remember from childhood isn't the big trips — it's the repeated, emotionally charged moments. Run the 3-Question Memory Audit on your week.

The 90-minute dad block is a calendar-defended window founder-fathers use to be fully present at home. Five-step install, three windows, real pitfalls.