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You Have The Perfect Teenager
It's Supposed To Be Difficult
Do You Know Where They Are?
Ryan Holiday’s Wake-Up Call
Mothers Are the Quiet Heroes of History
Could You Do This for Them?
Now is the Time
Show Them The Wow in the World
Worry Is Not Love
What Bruce Springsteen Teaches About Raising Kids
We Can Choose to Get Back on Track
They Want To Do This…And You Have a Problem With That?
Parenting is Slow Work
They Do Not Grow Up
Don’t Weigh Them Down
The Best Inside Jokes With Your Kids Start Here
They Need Stories
Time is Racing Toward Us
This Is Your Best?
You’re Breaking Down Barriers
Don’t Let This Hold Them Back From Learning
Why Parenting Feels So Overwhelming Right Now | David Pakman
Don’t Be One of These Parents
Instead of Worrying, Try This
You Can Still Do This
Show Them How to See
You Need to Back Them Up
First Camping Trip With Kids (What Could Go Wrong?)
Fretting Is Not a Service
Are You Seeing the Beauty In It?
They Could Need You, That’s Why
The Decades Disappear Like Sinking Ships
What A Joy To Be This Excited
Ep 19437 Quick Rules To Be A Better Parent
Why do we put so much effort into everything except the job that matters most? In this episode, Ryan shares 7 reminders that will change how you react in tough moments and how you think about the time you get with your kids.🎥 Watch this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeUSc7URXmI👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily Dad Society here: https://dailydad.com/society✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTubeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Ep 1946This Is What It Is
They are kids. This is what they do. Why are you surprised by it?👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily Dad Society here: https://dailydad.com/society✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTubeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Ep 1945They Don’t Know What’s Wrong
This is all new to them…and that’s the timeless part about being a kid.👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily Dad Society here: https://dailydad.com/society✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTubeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Ep 1944They Won’t Hesitate. Neither Should You.
Commitments are important. Consistency matters. Learning matters. But your family is also a commitment👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily Dad Society here: https://dailydad.com/society✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTubeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Ep 1941This is You Trying?
Parenting is hard. We’re all trying our best…or so we’d like to think.📕 If you’re interested in a structured path to becoming the parent you aspire to be, check out the Daily Dad Five Year Reflection Journal | https://dailydad.com/leather👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily Dad Society here: https://dailydad.com/society✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTubeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Ep 1940This Is How They’ll Remember
How are we supposed to communicate the most essential and important truths of life? How do we get them to remember what we tell them?👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily Dad Society here: https://dailydad.com/society✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTubeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Ep 1942What Kids Can Teach Us About the World Now | Chuck Klosterman
You start out guiding your kids through your world. Then suddenly you’re trying to understand theirs.In this episode, Ryan talks with Chuck Klosterman about what it’s like to raise kids in a culture that moves faster than you can keep up with and why knowing what your kids love matters more than judging it. Chuck is the author of Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs, But What If We’re Wrong?, The Nineties, and now his latest book Football. Pick up a copy of Football by Chuck KlostermanFollow Chuck on X @CKlosterman👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily Dad Society here: https://dailydad.com/society✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTubeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Ep 1939You Never Know When They’ll Find Their Thing
We never know when they’ll find it, but we have got to make sure that they don’t give up on it. 📚 Book mentioned: Mastery by Robert Greene👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily Dad Society here: https://dailydad.com/society✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTubeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Ep 1938They Literally Cannot Understand This
They’re not supposed to be stressed about our problems or the problems of the world—not yet, anyway. Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily Dad Society here: https://dailydad.com/society✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTubeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Ep 1937They’ll Be Cool Soon (and That’s A Tragedy)
Soon enough, they’ll be too cool. They’ll be too shy. They’ll be embarrassed.🏛 All time can be quality time. Get your own Tempus Fugit Medallion to remind yourself of this at The Daily Dad Store: https://store.dailydad.com/Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily Dad Society here: https://dailydad.com/society✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTubeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Ep 1936Take the Opportunity. Always.
Encourage. Support it. Make it memorable. Help build the habit. 📚 Books Mentioned: Outdoor Kids in an Inside WorldCatch a Crayfish, Count the Stars: Fun Projects, Skills, and Adventures for Outdoor KidsGive yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily Dad Society here: https://dailydad.com/society✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTubeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Ep 1935Let Them Have Fewer Choices
Let them have–at least sometimes–a taste of the smaller, more intimate, less overwhelming childhood that you got to experience.Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily Dad Society here: https://dailydad.com/society✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTubeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Ep 1933The Secret to Raising a Curious Kid
The goal isn’t to teach your kids more. It’s to make them want to learn. In this episode, Ryan talks with Kenny Curtis about how to spark real curiosity in kids. Not by forcing information on them, but by helping them ask questions, make connections, and actually care about what they’re learning.🎙️ Listen to Kenny Curtis’ podcasts: History Snacks and Greeking Out 👉 Follow Kenny on Instagram and X: @KennyCurtisTalk🎥 Watch Kenny Curtis’ episode on The Daily Stoic Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAu5_O-KZNg✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTubeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Ep 1934How Will You Choose To Look At This?
There’s so much we don’t control as parents. But there is one thing we do control...TODAY IS THE DAY 👉 Go to dailystoic.com/spring and enter code DSPOD20 at checkout to get 20% off the Spring Forward Challenge! Challenge yourself to spring forward and become the person you aspire to be. The Spring Forward Challenge starts March 20, 2026.✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTubeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Ep 1932You’re Not The Only One
You’re going to have to find a way to focus on solutions, not your anger or your fear.1 DAY LEFT 👉 Go to dailystoic.com/spring and enter code DSPOD20 at checkout to get 20% off the Spring Forward Challenge! Challenge yourself to spring forward and become the person you aspire to be. The Spring Forward Challenge starts March 20, 2026.✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTubeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Ep 1931Are You Making Time for Yourself?
You want to encourage them to learn, to enrich themselves, to stay curious, to build skills and find something they love. But what do you do for you?2 DAYS LEFT 👉 Go to dailystoic.com/spring and enter code DSPOD20 at checkout to get 20% off the Spring Forward Challenge! Challenge yourself to spring forward and become the person you aspire to be. The Spring Forward Challenge starts March 20, 2026.✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTubeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Ep 1930They’re Coming For You
Pretty soon, those little kids will not be so little. They will not even be kids.DON'T WAIT 👉 Go to dailystoic.com/spring and enter code DSPOD20 at checkout to get 20% off the Spring Forward Challenge! Challenge yourself to spring forward and become the person you aspire to be. The Spring Forward Challenge starts March 20, 2026.✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTubeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.