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You Say You’ll Do Anything (But Not This?)

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You love them. You care about them. You say you’ll do anything for them. You just… won’t put down your phone for them. Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tool

Oct 26
2 min

The Parts of Our Fathers We Don't Want to Become | Tom Junod

Your kids are learning just as much from your contradictions as they are from your advice. Award-winning journalist and author Tom Junod joins Ryan to talk about the comp

Oct 24
31 min

Why Can’t You Be There?

They’d love to be there, but they can’t. They can’t make it. Well…they could turn it down, they just won’t. Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure

Oct 23
2 min

This Is Why You Can’t Put Stuff Off

They are full of surprises. They have endless needs. There is always something coming up…and it’s usually last-minute. Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools

Oct 22
2 min

It Only Takes A Moment

Teach them to give themselves a few seconds of courage. Tell them something great will come of it. Promise them. 📚 If you liked today's episode, you will love Courage is

Oct 21
2 min

Your Job Is Not To Rush Them

Linger. Slow down. Let it take as long as it takes. Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily Dad Society here: https:

Oct 20
2 min

They Need This More Than Anything Else

They need food. They need shelter. They need a ride across town. But what your kids need more than anything is patience. Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting too

Oct 19
2 min

BONUS: 5 Quick Parenting Reminders You Need to Hear

Your kids are doing their job by being kids, but are you doing yours? Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily Dad So

Oct 18
5 min

Is It Your Marriage or Your Situation? | Angela Duckworth

The way your family acts under stress can start to look like who they really are. In today's episode, psychologist Angela Duckworth, bestselling author of Grit and author

Oct 17
10 min

Someday You’ll Want Them To Ask You For Stuff

Even if it’s frustrating now, even if it drives you crazy every time you’re at the store with them, take a second to remember this... Give yourself the ultimate gift of

Oct 16
2 min

Let Them Learn

We have to make them understand that they have what it takes to do this on their own and if they don’t, the best way to get it is to develop it by experience, by curiosit

Oct 15
3 min

You Don’t Need The Third Thing

Praise is always nice, but it’s sort of pathetic how desperately we want it…for doing our job. Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and commun

Oct 14
2 min

Don’t Let The Wall Win

There’s a wall—a wall between you and your feelings, a wall between you and other people, a wall between you and this present moment. Give yourself the ultimate gift of

Oct 13
2 min

Not Everyone Can Afford This (But You Can)

You could choose to be around more. You just won’t. You could choose to be more active, more aware, more involved… Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, st

Oct 12
2 min

Did Our Wedding Vows Cover the Goats?

Ryan says he didn’t sign up for goats in the house, but Sam has the wedding vows to prove otherwise. Between looking back on ten years of The Daily Stoic and debating whi

Oct 10
13 min

Don’t Wish Away A Minute of Their Life

Don’t wish it away, no matter how frustrating this phase or this bedtime or this age is. 📚 Book mentiond: Travels with Epicurus The new 10th Anniversary Edition of The

Oct 9
2 min

You’re Going To Wish You Hadn’t

Be here for it. Even the difficult parts. The new 10th Anniversary Edition of The Daily Stoic is out NOW! 👉 Grab your copy here: https://store.dailystoic.com/pages/the-

Oct 8
2 min

BONUS | Who Listens to an Audiobook Like That?

Between audiobook speeds and gym habits, Ryan and Sam have a few questions about how the other person operates. 📚 Join the Quarterly Classics Book Club | https://the-pai

Oct 7
4 min

You Are Just Tired

You just have to let go of whatever the issue is right now. Come back to it tomorrow when you’re well-rested. Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, struct

Oct 7
2 min

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

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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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