The Daily Dad

Family fun hits different when there’s a flight to catch. In this episode, Ryan and Sam talk about what happened when a spontaneous stop at a state park turned into tired kids, dragging feet, a looming flight, and Ryan suddenly rushing everyone through the family detour he had been excited for. 👉 Join  The Daily Dad Society :   https://dailydad.com/society ✉️ Sign up for the Daily...

It can seem like they don’t like what you like. It can even seem like they don’t like  you. That’s what children do, after all, they try to discover what  they  like. 📚 Book mentioned: Letter to the Father by Franz Kafka Join  The Daily Dad Society :   https://dailydad.com/society ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email:  DailyDad.com 📱 Follow Daily Dad:  Twitt...

We say our kids are important—but words don’t matter. Our choices are what matter. 👉 The Daily Stoic Habits for Success, Habits for Happiness course is a six-week challenge designed to change your entire relationship with habits for the better. Sign up to take the first step toward a more effective, happier life | https://challenge.dailystoic.com/habits Join  The Daily Dad Society :  &n...

They need literature. They need to know the myths. They need to know the riveting moments of human history.  👉 Join  The Daily Dad Society :   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 California Pri...

How often are you saying “no” when they want to connect, when they want to do something, when they ask for attention or time together? 👉 Join  The Daily Dad Society :   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/priva...

Our job is to drag them around, to expose them to things, to get them to where they need to be…but aren’t they also doing the same thing for us? 👉 Join The Daily Dad Society :  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 California Privacy Notice...

Kids have big emotions. Parents do too. The work is not pretending those feelings are not there, but learning how to stay in the driver’s seat when they show up. In this episode, Ryan talks with Dr. Becky Kennedy about deeply feeling kids, why so much “bad behavior” is really a lack of skills, and how parents can respond with more patience. Dr. Becky Kennedy is a clinical psychologist, bestselling...

Enjoy it while you have it. Because you’re losing a little bit of it everyday. 👉 Join  The Daily Dad Society :   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 California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/pr...

Are you stuck in your comfort zone? Are you practicing good boundaries? Are you challenging yourself to grow and change? Every day presents us with plenty of opportunities to make beautiful choices. 👉 The Daily Stoic Habits for Success, Habits for Happiness course is a six-week challenge designed to change your entire relationship with habits for the better. Sign up to take the first step toward...

If being understood is not in our control, there is something quite wonderful that  is  in our control: Understanding. 👉 Join  The Daily Dad Society :   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...

Their feelings are reasonable. They’re just struggling a little bit at dealing with them, at understanding how to express them and how seriously to take them. How to Feel Everything Without Losing Control | Dr. Becky Kennedy 👉 Apple Podcasts | Spotify 📚 Grab signed copies of Dr Becky's books: Good Inside: A Guide to Becoming the Parent You Want to Be and her children’s book Leave Me Alone!: A Go...

They were kids, just recently! But now they’re grown up. 👉 Join  The Daily Dad Society :   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 California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-i...

Kids don’t come into the world knowing how to handle disappointment, frustration, or overwhelm. In today’s episode, Ryan and Sam talk about executive function, big feelings, and the difference between telling our kids something and actually helping them process it. They also talk through something every parent runs into: when do we help our kids calm down, and when do we just let them feel what th...

They’re growing up before your eyes. Make sure you see it. 👉 Join  The Daily Dad Society :   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 California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my...

You might think your house is a mess. You might be a little embarrassed to have people over. But you shouldn’t be. 👉 Join  The Daily Dad Society :   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 California Pr...

We are not meant to parent alone. We are not enough people to possibly handle this responsibility alone. 👉 Join  The Daily Dad Society :   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 California Privacy Noti...

Has there ever been a parent who didn’t yell, who didn’t lose their cool? Probably not. 🪙 Carry The Daily Stoic Pause & Reflect Medallion as a reminder to pause. A pause creates space. A pause creates clarity. A pause can change everything. | Grab The Daily Stoic Pause & Reflect Medallion at dailystoic.com/pause 👉 Join  The Daily Dad Society :   https://dailydad.com/societ...

There are a million reasons not to go. But it’s worth asking, as you run through these excuses, how much longer will they want to do this? 👉 Join  The Daily Dad Society :  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...

In honor of Father's Day weekend, Ryan talks with Lieutenant General (Ret.) Mark Hertling about fatherhood, legacy, and the lessons we hope our children take with them. During a wartime deployment, Mark began writing a journal for his sons in case he did not return home. What started as a way to leave them guidance became a reflection on character, failure, leadership, and what it really means to...

Let them live their life. Let them make mistakes. That’s the whole point. 📚 Book Mentioned: The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion 👉 Join  The Daily Dad Society  before Father’s Day and get $60 off your yearly membership with code FATHERSDAY:  https://dailydad.com/society ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email:  DailyDad.com 📱 Follow Daily Dad:  Twitter ,  Instagr...

We want to make sure our kids have opportunities in life. But sometimes, we neglect one of the easiest ways to help them get ahead. 👉 Join  The Daily Dad Society  before Father’s Day and get $60 off your yearly membership with code FATHERSDAY:  https://dailydad.com/society ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email:  DailyDad.com 📱 Follow Daily Dad:  Twitter ,  Instagram ,&...

You’ve got a long commute to school and then the office. They never sleep. There’s drama in the mom or dad group. It’s a lot. It’s also nothing! 📚 Books Mentioned: A Marriage at Sea: A True Story of Love, Obsession, and Shipwreck 👉 Join  The Daily Dad Society  before Father’s Day and get $60 off your yearly membership with code FATHERSDAY:  https://dailydad.com/society ✉️ Sign up...

Plato, with total seriousness (and probably a bit of humor too), said that “of all the wild things, a boy is the most difficult to handle.” A lot of parents would agree to that. 🎙️ Check out Richard Reeves episode on the Daily Stoic Podcast | Apple Podcasts , Spotify , YouTube 📚 Grab a copy of Of Boys and Men by Richard Reeves at The Painted Porch | https://www.thepaintedporch.com/ 👉 Join  ...

One thing far too many parents have in common is that they are always putting off taking care of themselves. This may come from a good place, but the results are good for no one. 👉 Join  The Daily Dad Society  before Father’s Day and get $60 off your yearly membership with code FATHERSDAY:  https://dailydad.com/society ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email:  DailyDad.com 📱 Follo...

Instead of learning everything through trial and error, we can learn from the experiences and mistakes of others. Nowhere is that more important than in parenting. In today's episode, Ryan is sharing some of his favorite parenting books and the best lessons he has taken from them. 📚 Books Mentioned : https://www.thepaintedporch.com/collections/15-books-that-will-make-you-a-better-parent 👉 Join &...