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It’s Happening To Us Too

That’s what kids do. They are always growing. While they were changing, aren’t we changing too? Aren’t we growing also? The new 10th Anniversary Edition of The Daily Sto

Oct 6
3 min

This Is How You Raise Resilient Kids

We have to be a resilient, flexible, well-rounded human being not just to survive the stresses of parenting, but if we want to raise kids for the real world. Check out R

Oct 5
2 min

Are We Destined to Become Our Parents? | Seth Wickersham

“Mirror, mirror on the wall, we become like daddy after all.” In today’s episode, ESPN senior writer and bestselling author Seth Wickersham joins Ryan to question whether

Oct 3
13 min

Can You Say This For Your Kids?

At some point, success stops being about how much you can take on—how much you achieve. It becomes about what you’re willing to turn down. 👉 Give yourself the ultimate g

Oct 2
2 min

You’d Give Them Anything…Except This?

You’d give them anything. Except, you know, a little bit of patience right now 👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The D

Sep 30
2 min

You’d Give Them Anything…Except This?

You’d give them anything. Except, you know, a little bit of patience right now 👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The D

Sep 30
2 min

Don’t Yuck Their Yum | Jefferson Fisher (A Daily Dad Favorite)

Communication expert Jefferson Fisher joins Ryan to unpack why every phase, especially in parenting, is fleeting, share wisdom passed down from their grandparents, and ex

Sep 29
13 min

This is What You Train For

Train like you’re training for the most important challenge of your life. Because you are. 👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community

Sep 29
2 min

This Is the Most Important Decision You Make

Our moods and choices and the examples we set are always affecting our kids, changing how they see the world and how they see themselves. 👉 Give yourself the ultimate g

Sep 28
3 min

The ONE Thing Your Kids Need Most From You

Your kids won’t always know how to ask for what they need most. In today’s episode, Ryan shares the one thing your kids need most and how the way you respond in their har

Sep 26
18 min

Nothing to Be Ashamed Of

We should embrace that love and enthusiasm we naturally feel for them, and show it proudly. 📚 Books mentioned: The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt and the Golden Age

Sep 25
2 min

They’ll Get It Elsewhere…If They Don’t Get It From You

We want it. We need it. And when we don’t get it from our parents? Well, we try to get it from something or someone else. 🎶 The Red Clay Strays - Wanna Be Loved 👉 Give

Sep 24
2 min

If Anything, You Should Be Slowing Things Down

This is life. Not only is there not a finish line—the finish line is the thing we are desperately trying to avoid. 👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools,

Sep 23
2 min

This Is How You Get Them to Love Reading

We want our kids to love reading. We want them to love books. We want them to choose to pick up a book instead of an iPad or a phone or the TV remote. But what do we do?

Sep 22
2 min

These Are The Three Most Beautiful Words

Before you had kids, “I love you” was that powerful three-word phrase. But now there is another phrase even more beautiful... 👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parent

Sep 21
2 min

What Jet Li's Daughters Taught Him About Being A Father

Jet Li thought being a good father meant working hard and providing for his daughters. In today’s episode, he talks with Ryan about realizing money couldn’t give them eve

Sep 19
10 min

They’re Just Tired

Deal with it later, when everyone is in a better state of mind. 👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily Dad Societ

Sep 18
1 min

They Just Wanna Be Loved

Don’t hold it back. Don’t make them fight for it. 👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily Dad Society here: https:

Sep 17
1 min

Make Sure They Have Their Time

You have work. You have your spouse. You have your kids. You have all the obligations of adulthood. All these things are important. How do you fit it all in? 💡The Stoic

Sep 16
2 min

This is All They Want

Your spouse, your kids, want you to try. Is that so hard? 👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily Dad Society here

Sep 15
2 min

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This isn’t fluffy advice. It’s real and useful and recognizes the vulnerability we all have (or should have) about being a parent. Insert this into your daily routine

nel_bro_ · Apr 2024

I am 42 year old father of a 10 and 15 year old, one boy and one girl respectively. Even after being a parent for years your first child will always bring first experiences. This podcast has made reflect on the good and bad things I have done as a parent. Therefore it reminds of what not to do with my son and how to be a better parent to my teenager. It’s never too late to be a better parent while you still have life in you. Thank you Ryan for these messages!

Bcksn · Apr 2024

Great show that I love listening to first thing after dropping kids off at school in the morning. When it has been a great morning, Daily Dad helps you appreciate it, when it was a tough morning it put things in perspective and help you relax and be grateful for what you have. All while learning always new great information. Thanks Ryan for doing this!

mottonel · Mar 2024

I love this podcast. As a parent of two young kids (8 and 7) Ryan's bite sized lessons are a great way to step back and reframe parenting so I can do the most important job in my life. Thank you!

Henny3000 · Mar 2024

Used to love Ryan. I bought all of his books. But his content is mostly recycled these days and feels like he’s just pushing it out so he can push advertisements which now consume his content. I’d recommend shifting over to someone like Sahil Bloom who does a much better job with this type of content and pushes minimal to no ads on his podcast.

RWD1987 · Dec 2025

As a dad this content is great. I also love the mini length episodes focused on one lesson. The downside with the short length is Ryan has the intro outro and ad roll all packed into the 4 minutes. That makes it essentially impossible to binge multiple episodes without listening to those over and over. You also can’t skip them because the actual content is so short. I realize Ryan’s not running a non-profit here, but it’d be nice if he considered the listener experience a bit more. To really make the super short style work, it’d be great if he could go the Naval way and just do content only, no music no intro outro or ads. Fans will still follow, check out links in description, turn into customers, or whatever the funnel is supposed to be here.

BLew321 · Jul 2024

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