The Daily Dad

"Each day of our lives we make deposits into the memory banks of our children." — Charles R. Swindoll 📕 Grab a copy of the special leatherbound edition of The Daily Dad   in time for the holidays! Check it out at dailydad.com/leather 💪 Go to livemomentous.com and get 15% off with the code DAILYDAD15  ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com 📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter , Instagram , Face...

Not only is your worry mostly impotent, but it often comes at the expense of this moment you have with them right now. 🪙 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 is a paid advertisement by BetterHelp . Give onlin...

"Compete for yourself and root for everybody else." — Candice Millard 📕 We’re excited to announce that we’ve put together a special leatherbound edition of The Daily Dad just in time for the holidays! Check it out at dailydad.com/leather 💪 Go to livemomentous.com and get 15% off with the code DAILYDAD15  ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com 📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter , Instagram ,...

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The kids are hungry, tired, overstimulated…and you might be too. In this episode, Ryan and Sam talk about handling tantrums, prioritizing your child’s well-being over strangers’ opinions, and the responsibilities of managing children's behavior in public spaces. 🎟 Ryan Holiday is going on tour! Grab tickets for London, Rotterdam, Dublin, Vancouver, and Toronto at ryanholiday.net/tour 💪 Go to live...

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Jimmy Carter knew that presidency is temporary, but family is forever. 📓 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://...

We talk to our kids a lot about character, about values, we want them to live lives of virtue. But when it comes to choosing who will lead us (and them), are we walking the walk? ✉️ 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-...

There’s one way your vote doesn’t matter for sure—and that’s by not exercising it. This is your chance to influence the future, to determine in a small way, the world your children and grandchildren will live in. Register to vote at https://vote.gov KiwiCo | 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,...

We want our kids to learn some responsibility. To learn the value of hard work. 💪 Go to livemomentous.com to get up to 32% off your first subscription order 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 Califor...

Ryan's first trip (and Iron Maiden concert) with his oldest son is officially in the books. Listen in to hear Ryan's reflections on how it went and the parenting lessons he learned throughout the weekend trip.  💡 The Stoicism 101 2024 LIVE course begins in just TWO days on MONDAY, OCTOBER 28TH. Head here to sign up today: https://dailystoic.com/101 Hiya Health | hiyahealth.com/dailydad ✉️ Sign up...

Philosophy offers meaning, direction, and purpose—it’s not just abstract questions, but real counsel for how to live well. 💡 The Stoicism 101 2024 LIVE course begins in just THREE days on MONDAY, OCTOBER 28TH. Head here to sign up today: https://dailystoic.com/101 ✉️   Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com 📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter , Instagram , Facebook , YouTube   See Privacy Policy...

Our job is not to prevent our kids from playing and learning and having fun. Our job is to help them do those things. 📓 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/p...

Parenting demands the four Stoic virtues: courage, discipline, justice, and wisdom. It calls for a philosophical mindset, too—being able to see the bigger picture, stay calm in the face of challenges, and know how to respond to life’s unpredictable moments. 💡 We set up Stoicism 101: Ancient Philosophy For Your Actual Life to give you the absolute best of Stoicism, in just 14 days! Sign up for the...

Each child develops on their own timeline. Each kid has their own journey.   📓 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 h...

Will they remember your patience or your temper? Your care or your exasperation? 📚 The Lost Continent  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 .

Last weekend, Ryan took his oldest on their first father-son trip. Where to? An Iron Maiden concert in California. In this episode, Ryan talks about the trip, from the travel experience to special moments together at the concert. 💪 Go to livemomentous.com to get up to 32% off your first subscription order or get 15% off all of my favorite products with the code DAILYDAD15 ✉️   Sign up for the Dai...

Every situation, every child, every age is different. You’ll have to figure it out as you go. ✉️   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 could all get better at apologizing…and shrugging things off. This is a long haul we signed up for. 📚 Check out Joan Didion's books at The Painted Porch  🎥 Watch Joan Didion: Her (Stoic) Life and Legacy (With Evelyn McDonnell) on YouTube 💪 Go to livemomentous.com to get up to 32% off your first subscription order or get 15% off all of my favorite products with the code DAILYDAD15 ✉️   Sign u...

It’s reading that will make your children great…or not so great. We have to make sure we are exposing them to literature that elevates them, that challenges them, that opens their hearts and minds. 📚 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 ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad...

We do not know how much time we have. So let’s be kind and sweet, generous and present, while we can. ⏳ Get your own Memento Mori reminder | https://store.dailystoic.com/ 🏛 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/ ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com 📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter , I...

Our job is to help them through life, even if that life is currently a mess of their own making. ✉️ 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 .

David Kessler was well into his career as a grief and loss expert when his own life was turned upside down by the sudden death of his 21 year old son. As parents, we can learn from the people like David who have gone through these horrible things. They can teach us the incredibly painful wisdom that came from it and how it can help us be more present, be better parents, and not take for granted ea...

It adds up, this time that we turn away. At some point, certainly at the end of our lives but also at the end of their childhood, we would do anything for more of it. 🏛 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/ ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com 📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter , Instag...

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 .