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We like to think kids these days are particularly spoiled or empowered, but the truth is, it’s always been this way.✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com 📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Why on earth don’t we all instinctively spend our money in a way that allows us to spend more time with the people we love?✉️ 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.

In moments of anxiety, it’s hard to remember we have power over this all-encompassing reaction. It's even harder to remember the little eyes watching you, learning from you. 🪙 We are the creators of our anxiety. Which means we can also be the ones to do something about it. Gain a powerful tool in your fight against anxiety and get the Daily Stoic Anxiety Coin today! https://store.dailystoic.com/This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp | https://betterhelp.com/dailydad✉️ 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.

We have to remember that no matter how high the stakes may feel, our kids are just being kids. ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com 📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Whether it's wishing they bought certain products earlier on in parenthood or kicking themselves for holding onto other items too long, Ryan and Sam hope they can save you some time and money with these recommendations. Check out what Ryan and Sam are loving for the kids (this is not sponsored): Veer Wagon Frank Green water bottles Greeking Out Podcast 📚 Grab a copy of Die With Zero by Bill Perkins | https://www.thepaintedporch.com/🎙️Listen to Bill Perkin’s interview | Apple Podcasts, Spotify, & WonderyKiwiCo | Get up to 50% off your first crate at kiwico.com, promo code DAILYDAD.🎟 Ryan Holiday is going on tour! Grab tickets for London, Rotterdam, Dublin, Vancouver, and Toronto at ryanholiday.net/tour✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

As parents, we can get better at picking our moments. Not everything needs to be a battle. 📚 Pick up a copy of The Lost Continent: Travels in Small-Town America by Bill Bryson ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

They are them. And you’re going to help them become the best version of that possible.📓 Pick up a signed edition of The Daily Dad: 366 Meditations on Parenting, Love, and Raising Great Kids: store.dailydad.com ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Don’t be weird. Be there for them.🎟 Ryan Holiday is going on tour! Grab tickets for London, Rotterdam, Dublin, Vancouver, and Toronto at ryanholiday.net/tour✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

You can’t just want tough kids. You have to make tough kids.💡 The Stoic Parent: 10 Commandments for Becoming a Better Parent | Take the first step today by committing the next 2 weeks to becoming the best possible parent you can be! Get The Stoic Parent: 10 Commandments for Becoming a Better Parent & all other Daily Stoic courses for FREE when you join Daily Stoic Life | dailystoic.com/lifeKiwiCo | Get up to 50% off your first crate at kiwico.com, promo code DAILYDAD.🎟 Ryan Holiday is going on tour! Grab tickets for London, Rotterdam, Dublin, Vancouver, and Toronto at ryanholiday.net/tour✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

As parents, our job is to help them learn how to do the hardest but most important thing in the world: To deal with frustrations and our limitations.📚 Pick up a copy of The Tree of Manby Patrick White🎟 Ryan Holiday is going on tour! Grab tickets for London, Rotterdam, Dublin, Vancouver, and Toronto at ryanholiday.net/tour✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

When they mess up or do things they’re not supposed to do, do as Epictetus says and grab the situation by the other handle. What they did may seem nonsensical to us as parents, but to them it made perfect sense. Timm Chiusano and Ryan talk about looking at these moments with their kids through the lens of curiosity, awareness, and appreciation. 🎙️Listen to Timm’s interview on the Daily Stoic | Apple Podcasts & Spotify🎥 Watch Timm and Ryan’s conversation on YouTube You can follow Timm on TikTok and Instagram @ timmchiusanoSubscribe to Timm’s content on YouTube @TimmChiusano77Check out Timm’s podcast LONG WINDED BY NATUREHiya Health | hiyahealth.com/dailydad ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

No matter how loud, how messy, how onerous it may seem. We have it now, as loud and messy and exhausting as it is. Enjoy it.📚 Sorrow and Blissby Meg Mason at The Painted Porch https://www.thepaintedporch.com/ 🎟 Ryan Holiday is going on tour! Grab tickets for London, Rotterdam, Dublin, Vancouver, and Toronto at ryanholiday.net/tour✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A world where people are indifferent to the fates of people different from them is a dangerous world to send your kid out into. Our fate—our kids—are all tied up with each other.💤 Beam’s Dream is clinically shown to improve sleep! | Go to https://shopbeam.com/DAILYDAD and use code DAILYDAD to shop our exclusive discount and get up to 40% off✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Who would you rather be? Imperious and impossible to please? Or fun and proud and loving?📓 Pick up a signed edition of The Daily Dad: 366 Meditations on Parenting, Love, and Raising Great Kids: store.dailydad.com ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

You’re going to feel bad that you were so hard on them. Love them. Support them. Accept them.✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Just like the saying goes: you miss 100% of the shots you don’t take. In the same way, you only receive the help that you ask for.📚 Grab a copy of The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horseby Charlie Mackesy 🎙️Listen to Charlie Mackesy’s episode on the Daily Stoic | Apple Podcasts & Spotify💤 Beam’s Dream is clinically shown to improve sleep! | Go to https://shopbeam.com/DAILYDAD and use code DAILYDAD to shop our exclusive discount and get up to 40% off✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Reminder to all parents: stick to the facts and stop catastrophizing. It's a universal problem parents have had throughout history, Marcus Aurelius and Abraham Lincoln included. Pause, take a step back, and see things as they are without anxiety clouding your perspective. 📓 Grab your own leather bound signed edition of The Daily Stoic! Check it out at the Daily Stoic Store: https://store.dailystoic.com/💪 Go to livemomentous.com to get up to 32% off your first subscriptionorder or get 15% off all of my favorite products with the code DAILYDAD15✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Of course, sometimes we have to cut family time short. But most of the time? It’s not necessity that motivates us. 🏛 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/🪙 Designed with the intention of carrying them in your pocket, our Memento Mori Medallion is a literal and inescapable reminder that “you could leave life right now.”Check it out at https://store.dailystoic.com/✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

By being disciplined and protective of your personal life, you are being protective and dedicated to your professional life.🏛 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/📕 Discipline is Destiny by Ryan Holiday ☕ TRADE Coffee | Get your first bag free when you subscribe! Visit drinktrade.com/DAILYDAD🎟 Ryan Holiday is going on tour! Grab tickets for London, Rotterdam, Dublin, Vancouver, and Toronto atryanholiday.net/tour✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

If someone was to put together a ‘greatest hits’ from you, what do you think would show up?💪 Go to livemomentous.com to get up to 32% off your first subscriptionorder or get 15% off all of my favorite products with the code DAILYDAD15✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We don’t like it when people tell us the point, we like it when they show us.📚 Looking for stories to teach your kids about Stoicism? Check out Ryan Holiday’s books: The Boy Who Would Be King and The Girl Who Would Be Free: A Fable About Epictetus☕ TRADE Coffee | Get your first bag free when you subscribe! Visit drinktrade.com/DAILYDAD🎟 Ryan Holiday is going on tour! Grab tickets for London, Rotterdam, Dublin, Vancouver, and Toronto atryanholiday.net/tour✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We have to want them to be themselves. We want them to be brave enough to be themselves.📓 Pick up a signed edition of The Daily Dad: 366 Meditations on Parenting, Love, and Raising Great Kids: store.dailydad.com ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Two kids mean two different personalities, which also means two different parenting styles. Ryan and Sam talk about how they've had to tailor their parenting to their kids' personalities, parts of themselves they see reflected in their kids, and memories of growing up as an extrovert and an introvert.📚 Pick up a copy of Supercommunicators by Charles Duhigg at The Painted Porch: https://www.thepaintedporch.com/✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Eighteen years. That’s 72 seasons. It might seem like a lot, but in the grand scheme of things, it’s not.🏛 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/🎟 Ryan Holiday is going on tour! Grab tickets for London, Rotterdam, Dublin, Vancouver, and Toronto at ryanholiday.net/tour🩺 Get a Medical Emergency Kit for your family: TWC.health/dailydadUse promo code DAILYDAD for 15% off!✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

None of us know how much time we have. None of us know when the last time will be. Don’t rush through this wonderful time.💪 Go to livemomentous.com to get up to 32% off your first subscriptionorder or get 15% off all of my favorite products with the code DAILYDAD15✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Right now, in this moment, you’re not on a plane that’s about to crash. You know that you have the power and capacity to speak your piece. Do it while you still can. 🩺 Get a Medical Emergency Kit for your family: TWC.health/dailydadUse promo code DAILYDAD for 15% off!✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The end of the world is a terrible thought to consider but also very clarifying. Because it reminds us once again of how silly the distinction of “quality time” really is. In the light of real tragedy, even the most mundane and ordinary things can become meaningful and wonderful.🎶 Lyrics mentioned are from As The World Caves In by Matt Maltese🏛 All time can be quality time. Get your own Tempus Fugit Medallion to remindyourself of this at The Daily Dad Store: store.dailydad.com/💪 Go to livemomentous.com to get up to 32% off your first subscriptionorder or get 15% off all of my favorite products with the code DAILYDAD15✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The most important thing we can teach our kids in life is how to deal with frustration. Our lives would be better if someone had taught us better, that’s for sure.✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Patrick Dempsey talks to Ryan about a parenting wake-up call he had that motivated him to do the work around healing his inner child. Patrick Dempsey is an actor, race car driver, and founder of the Dempsey Center. He is most known from his role as Derek "McDreamy" Shepherd from the series Grey’s Anatomy. Patrick has also starred in Enchanted, Sweet Home Alabama, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Made of Honor, The Art of Racing in the Rain, Ferrari, and more. 🎙️ Listen to Patrick Dempsey’s full conversation with Ryan:Part 1: How Patrick Dempsey Applies Stoicism in Acting and Race Car Driving | Apple Podcasts, Spotify, & WonderyPart 2: Patrick Dempsey on Ethical Dilemmas, Being of Service, and Embracing Stoicism | Apple Podcasts, Spotify, & Wondery🎥 Watch Patrick Dempsey’s full interview on YouTube ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The thing you say you want, the connection you crave. It’s there. Just not always when you want it…or how you want it.✉️ 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.

You don’t need to understand it. You need to encourage them. You need to be behind them as they discover who they are.📓 Pick up a signed edition of The Daily Dad: 366 Meditations on Parenting, Love, and Raising Great Kids: store.dailydad.com ✉️ 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.

What do you think your kids hear most from you? Is it words of affection and kindness and encouragement? Or is it those phrases we find ourselves repeating like broken records?This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp | https://betterhelp.com/dailydad✉️ 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.

They’re not doing this to you on purpose. Please be kind. Be patient. Be accommodating. With them…but most of all with yourself.📚 Grab a copy of Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason | https://www.thepaintedporch.com/✉️ 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.

Be present. Appreciate the moment. Stop checking your watch.🏛 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/This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp | https://betterhelp.com/dailydad✉️ 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.

Last year, Ryan was interviewed by Gary Vee about The Daily Dad: 366 Meditations on Parenting, Love, and Raising Great Kids. Today, you'll hear an excerpt from that interview on how to successfully instill discipline in kids. Gary Vee is a serial entrepreneur, Chairman of VaynerX, the CEO of VaynerMedia, and the Creator and CEO of VeeFriends. His latest project is a children's book, Meet Me in the Middle: A VeeFriends Book! 📓 Pick up a signed edition of The Daily Dad: 366 Meditations on Parenting, Love, and Raising Great Kids: store.dailydad.com 📚 Grab your own copy of Meet Me in the Middle: A VeeFriends Book🎙️ Listen to Gary Vee’s FULL interview on the Daily Stoic podcast | Apple Podcasts, Spotify, & Wondery🎥 Tune into Ryan’s interview on the GaryVee Audio Experience: Unpacking the Secrets of Successful Parenting with Ryan Holiday Connect with Gary Vee on Instagram, X, YouTube, TikTok: @GaryVee✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We have to believe in our kids. To be their fan. Why would they be brave enough to put themselves out there, to try new things, if their own parents aren’t even backing them up when it matters most?💤 Beam’s Dream is clinically shown to improve sleep! | Go to https://shopbeam.com/DAILYDAD and use code DAILYDAD to shop our exclusive discount and get up to 40% off✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Have you tried taking your own temperature? Don’t blame them. Check yourself first. Take care of yourself first.☕ TRADE Coffee | Get your first bag free when you subscribe! Visit drinktrade.com/DAILYDAD🎟 Ryan Holiday is going on tour! Grab tickets for London, Rotterdam, Dublin, Vancouver, and Toronto atryanholiday.net/tour✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

They expect our protection. Nothing is more shocking and devastating than when they don’t get this. They won’t remember the context, what will stick with them is who did this.🗞️ Check out the Daily Dad article on When You Have To Do Better💤 Beam’s Dream is clinically shown to improve sleep! | Go to https://shopbeam.com/DAILYDAD and use code DAILYDAD to shop our exclusive discount and get up to 40% off🎟 Ryan Holiday is going on tour! Grab tickets for London, Rotterdam, Dublin, Vancouver, and Toronto atryanholiday.net/tour✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It’s from stories that we learn the timeless lessons of the human experience. It’s from stories that we can give our children an education in the school of life.📚 Looking for stories to teach your kids about Stoicism? Check out: The Boy Who Would Be King and The Girl Who Would Be Free: A Fable About EpictetusHiya Health | hiyahealth.com/dailydad ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

After a long and peaceful summer, every family careens into the school year. Enjoy it, because the chaos is wonderful.☕ TRADE Coffee | Get your first bag free when you subscribe! Visit drinktrade.com/DAILYDAD🎟 Ryan Holiday is going on tour! Grab tickets for London, Rotterdam, Dublin, Vancouver, and Toronto atryanholiday.net/tour✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Spending time in the car with your kids is rich with opportunities to create connection, even if it means just listening to their music. Ryan and Sam talk about how they are finding ways to bond with the kids during the commute to school, allowing silence during shared activities, and generational differences when it comes to asking about kids interests. 🎟 Ryan Holiday is going on tour! Grab tickets for London, Rotterdam, Dublin, Vancouver, and Toronto atryanholiday.net/tour✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Parenting is so hard to do alone, so hard. We are stronger when we, our children’s parents, parent together. We go further, together.📚 Grab a copy of The Baby on the Fire Escape: Creativity, Motherhood, and the Mind-Baby Problemby Julie Phillips | https://www.thepaintedporch.com/🎟 Ryan Holiday is going on tour! Grab tickets for London, Rotterdam, Dublin, Vancouver, and Toronto atryanholiday.net/tour✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Life has something over us now. We have something to worry over. Something we love more than life itself.📚 Pick up a copy of Blue Nights by Joan Didion at The Painted Porch:https://www.thepaintedporch.com🏛 All time can be quality time. Get your own Tempus Fugit Medallion to remindyourself of this at The Daily Dad Store: store.dailydad.com/💪 Go to livemomentous.com to get up to 32% off your first subscriptionorder or get 15% off all of my favorite products with the code DAILYDAD15✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

What we want is connection, right? So don’t turn it away. Take the hand when it’s offered.✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We have to figure out how to be a fan. We have to figure out how not to stifle.📓 Pick up a signed edition of The Daily Dad: 366 Meditations on Parenting, Love, and Raising Great Kids: store.dailydad.com🎟 Ryan Holiday is going on tour! Grab tickets for London, Rotterdam, Dublin, Vancouver, and Toronto at ryanholiday.net/tour✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Give them the benefit of the doubt. If you’re going to assume anything, assume facts not in evidence. Give them a break.💪 Go to livemomentous.com to get up to 32% off your first subscriptionorder or get 15% off all of my favorite products with the code DAILYDAD15✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Katy Milkman and Ryan talk about encouraging curiosity as a parent, embracing their kids interests, and when it is okay to spoil them.Katy Milkman is a Behavioral Scientist, Wharton Professor, and Co-Director of the Behavior Change for Good Initiative. She is the Author of How to Change and podcast host of Choicology. You can connect with Katy on X: @katy_milkman and on Instagram: @katymilkman 🎙️Listen to Katy Milkman’s full episode | Spotify, Apple, Wondery✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Anxiety. It makes you a less vigilant parent in many ways—you’re so busy thinking about what might happen that you don’t always see what is happening.To better keep all that in mind, the team over at the Daily Stoic created the Anxiety Coin for you to carry around wherever you go and use as a tool whenever anxiety strikes.Grab your own Anxiety Coin at the Daily Stoic Store: https://store.dailystoic.com/✉️ 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.

Parenting is a grind. It’s exhausting. It also goes by very, very fast.🎟 Ryan Holiday is going on tour! Grab tickets for London, Rotterdam, Dublin, Vancouver, and Toronto atryanholiday.net/tour 👟 To learn more about the kid's Mach 6 shoe, visit www.hoka.com✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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