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Dad, how do I?

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6th Grade-Adult

Dad, How Do I? is a wholesome YouTube channel (and book series) created by Rob Kenney, offering simple, practical tutorials for everyday life skills—like tying a tie, changing a tire, or fixing a leaky toilet—alongside encouragement and emotional support. Aimed especially at kids and teens who might lack a handy adult to ask, the content emphasizes patience, kindness, and “you’ve got this” energy. Parents appreciate that videos are family-friendly and model calm problem-solving. It’s a great resource for building independence and confidence in tweens, teens, and young adults.

Great for tweens and teens who learn best by watching a real person demonstrate tasks, appreciate a dad‑style sense of humor, and are ready to start taking more responsibility for household and “adulting” skills.

Pros

Free YouTube channel where Rob Kenney teaches everyday life skills with a calm, gentle “internet dad” presence, giving many teens—especially those without a hands‑on parent or mentor—practical confidence and an emotionally supportive role model. 

Cons

Videos are short and not organized as a formal course, so families may need to build their own checklist to ensure breadth; some tasks are quite basic and won’t replace in‑depth vocational or trades training.

Because it’s a free YouTube resource rather than a paid curriculum, families typically just log Dad, how do I? as part of life‑skills or electives on their own records; ESAs and charters generally do not need to purchase anything to use it.

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Dad, how do I? Mission

Dad, how do I? was created to give kids and adults who grew up without a reliable father figure a safe, kind place to learn everyday life skills, from tying a tie to fixing a leaky sink, while also hearing gentle encouragement and reminders that they are capable and worthy.

Dad, how do I? Story

After being abandoned by his own father as a teen and then raising two children of his own, Rob Kenney decided to start a small YouTube channel where he could quietly share practical “dadvice” on everyday tasks; when his story about wanting to be the internet’s dad for anyone who needed one went viral, the channel exploded to millions of subscribers and today his calm, straightforward videos are a staple for families, teens, and young adults learning to do life on their own.

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In a typical session, your child might bring the laptop to the kitchen while Rob Kenney’s calm voice walks them through how to plunge a sink or hang a picture frame. You hear tools clinking, water running, and the soft rustle of tape measures as kids pause and rewind to match his steps. At the end there’s a little moment of pride—hands still a bit soapy or dusty—as they see a small project finished and hear a few words of encouragement from “internet dad.”

Dad, how do I? is a free YouTube channel you can plug into your homeschool as a life‑skills strand. Parents or teens browse playlists on topics like basic car care, home repairs, tying a tie, or simple cooking, then queue up specific videos and either follow along in real time or watch once and repeat the steps together. Many families assign one or two videos a week as part of “adulting” or home‑ec credit, then log what kids practiced in a skills checklist or portfolio.

Younger kids will need an adult right beside them for anything involving tools, appliances, or chemicals, while tweens and teens can gradually take the lead with a parent nearby to spot, supervise, and celebrate progress.

Learners should be able to follow multi‑step directions and safely handle basic tools or kitchen equipment with supervision; reading skills are helpful but not essential since the instructions are spoken and demonstrated.

“Dad, how do I?” provides bite‑sized video tutorials on practical skills, ideal for autistic, ADHD, or anxious teens who prefer calm, straightforward instruction. It’s not a full curriculum, but it’s a gentle way to build confidence in everyday tasks without shame or sensory overload.

There is no purchase or subscription for the core channel, so there is no refund policy to worry about—any paid books or merchandise connected to the brand will follow the policies of the retailer where you buy them.

Less ideal for very young children who lack the coordination to follow along, or for students who strongly prefer written checklists or highly structured, curriculum‑style instruction.

For a more formal life‑skills progression, families sometimes pair Dad, How Do I? with books and courses like Adulting Made Easy, home‑economics electives, or local community classes in cooking, car care, and personal finance. 

The channel continues to release new tutorials and occasional advice or encouragement videos, so you can keep adding fresh skills—everything from changing a tire to dealing with disappointment—over time. 

Create a shared “skills I want to learn this year” list with your tween or teen, bookmark specific videos for each skill, then schedule regular mini work sessions where they watch, practice in real time, and check the skill off together.

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Meet Rob

Rob Kenney is a husband, dad of two grown kids, and the creator of Dad, how do I?; shaped by a childhood without a present father, he set out to become the kind of steady, kind grownup he once needed, and now uses his background in business and decades of hands-on tinkering to teach viewers basic home maintenance, car care, finances, and character lessons with a down-to-earth, encouraging style.