Daddy Daycare: Being a Girl Dad and a SIngle Parent [Ft. Jey Young]

Today, we’re excited to have Jey Young, a mental health professional, therapist, care manager, and the creator/host of the Young Dad Pod. 🎙️ We’re diving into Eddie Murphy’s Daddy Day Care and tying it to fatherhood, masculinity, and Jey’s experience as a proud girl dad. 👨‍👧

In Daddy Day Care, Eddie Murphy's character opens a daycare, and people find it unusual, even suspicious, to see men in caregiving roles. We’ll explore how this mirrors real-life biases about men being primary caregivers and why breaking these outdated norms is essential for healthier family dynamics. Jey and Dr. Naz also share their experiences as men of color in mental health and education fields, where they're often the minority and have to adjust their behavior to counter negative stereotypes.

Another big theme is breaking free from toxic masculinity. Jey’s experience shows a different, deeply loving narrative of fatherhood, far from the emotionally distant dad stereotype. We’ll discuss how anxiety over not meeting societal expectations can impact men’s mental health and their relationships with their children.

Jey also shares his challenges as a single dad balancing work, education, and fatherhood, challenging the stereotype of men of color being absent dads. We touch on representation and how men like Jey are working to shift the narrative around fatherhood, showing that many fathers, especially men of color, are present, loving, and committed.

We wrap up by highlighting the importance of representation and spaces where dads, especially men of color, feel supported and heard. Jey’s Young Dad Pod promotes men’s mental health and challenges harmful stereotypes, encouraging men to seek help and embrace all aspects of fatherhood.

Thanks for joining us! We hope today’s episode inspires and uplifts, showing that being a dad is both rewarding and essential. Don’t forget to check out Jey’s amazing work on Young Dad Pod. 🙌

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Episode Breakdown:

0:00 Attention

0:54 Sponsorship

1:57 Intro

6:15 Scenes

11:32 Discussion

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