Daily Dad
The Daily Dad
The audio companion to DailyDad.com’s daily email meditations on fatherhood, read by Ryan Holiday. Each daily reading will help you find the wisdom, inner strength, and good humor you need in order to be a great dad. Learn from historical figures and contemporary fathers how to do your most important job. Find more at dailydad.com.
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Episodes
You Can Still Do This 15.04.2026 2:13
You know you could have handled it better. You know you wish you’d approached things differently. You know you miss them or wish things were better. 👉 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...
Show Them How to See 14.04.2026 2:54
Slow down. Teach them to look—and then teach them to look again. 👉 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 , YouTube See Privacy Policy at https://art...
You Need to Back Them Up 13.04.2026 2:59
We want to encourage our kids to question. We want them to stand on principle. We want them to believe in themselves. 👉 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 , ...
First Camping Trip With Kids (What Could Go Wrong?) 11.04.2026 13:39
What actually makes a trip “successful” with kids? In today’s episode, Ryan shares the ups and downs of his kids’ first camping trip and the simple moment that reminded him what actually matters. 📚 Books Mentioned: Outdoor Kids in an Inside World Catch a Crayfish, Count the Stars: Fun Projects, Skills, and Adventures for Outdoor Kids 👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, s...
Fretting Is Not a Service 10.04.2026 2:05
Fretting is not a substitute for true connection. It’s not a substitute for real conversation. 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 , YouTube See Pr...
Are You Seeing the Beauty In It? 09.04.2026 3:14
Just like everyone can view the cup as half-full or half-empty, we have significant power over the lens we bring to each parenting situation, crisis, and potential frustration. Reading Marcus Aurelius can change your life, but only if you know how to read his work 👉 Head here now to grab your Meditations book and guide bundle | https://store.dailystoic.com/pages/meditations-month-2026 Give yourse...
They Could Need You, That’s Why 08.04.2026 2:07
You’re traveling. You’re far away. The kids are in good hands. This is your little break. But do you still need to be on top of 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...
The Decades Disappear Like Sinking Ships 07.04.2026 2:44
Tempus Fugit . Time flies. If we forget that, we’ll miss too much. 🏛 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...
What A Joy To Be This Excited 06.04.2026 2:30
Let them enjoy it. Enjoy them enjoying 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 , YouTube See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Cal...
7 Quick Rules To Be A Better Parent 04.04.2026 7:46
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 D...
This Is What It Is 03.04.2026 1:58
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 , YouTube See Privacy Policy at https://ar...
They Don’t Know What’s Wrong 02.04.2026 2:21
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 , YouTube See Privacy Policy at http...
They Won’t Hesitate. Neither Should You. 01.04.2026 2:08
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 , You...
This is You Trying? 31.03.2026 2:56
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/societ...
This Is How They’ll Remember 30.03.2026 1:54
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 , ...
What Kids Can Teach Us About the World Now | Chuck Klosterman 28.03.2026 10:30
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 Nineti...
You Never Know When They’ll Find Their Thing 27.03.2026 2:48
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 , I...
They Literally Cannot Understand This 26.03.2026 2:47
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 , Yo...
They’ll Be Cool Soon (and That’s A Tragedy) 25.03.2026 2:03
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 th...
Take the Opportunity. Always. 24.03.2026 2:24
Encourage. Support it. Make it memorable. Help build the habit. 📚 Books Mentioned: Outdoor Kids in an Inside World Catch a Crayfish, Count the Stars: Fun Projects, Skills, and Adventures for Outdoor Kids 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...
Let Them Have Fewer Choices 23.03.2026 2:39
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 , ...
The Secret to Raising a Curious Kid 21.03.2026 14:43
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...
How Will You Choose To Look At This? 20.03.2026 2:25
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. ✉️...
You’re Not The Only One 19.03.2026 3:00
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. ✉️ Sig...
Are You Making Time for Yourself? 18.03.2026 3:36
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.  ...
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