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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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07/06/21 • 4 min

“Ten or twenty years from now, they won’t remember the Princess breakfast that you spent hours and hundreds of dollars arranging for the first morning of their first trip to Disneyland. It’s more likely that they’re going to remember something you can’t possibly predict. Something small, and seemingly insignificant to you right now.”

Ryan explains what your kids will actually remember.

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07/06/21 • 4 min

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It’s clear some parents take things too far. They push their kids too hard in sports. They push them too hard in school. They solve every problem for them, indulge every whim and desire, shelter them from discomfort and the slightest independence. They celebrate the most minor of accomplishments, they encourage the most unusual of behaviors.
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07/05/23 • 3 min

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07/04/23 • 2 min

When a young Florence Nightingale began making moves toward volunteering in hospitals, her aristocratic parents were horrified. It had been difficult enough raising a precocious child. Now she wanted to debase herself with work below her station? They were embarrassed. What would their friends think? How would it look? Like a lot of parents with determined, independent children, they felt rejected. They thought her choices rebuked theirs.
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07/04/23 • 2 min

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06/26/20 • 2 min

"Maybe you remember when your kids were really young—or maybe they still are really young so you know this even better—what you could do to magically calm them down. It didn’t matter how hysterical they were, how bad they were fighting going to sleep, all you had to do was take them for a walk. Or strap them in a stroller. And bam: they were out."
Ryan explains the lesson that you can learn from this in today's Daily Dad Podcast.
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06/26/20 • 2 min

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06/23/20 • 2 min

"The emperor Hadrian never had a son so he devised a very specific succession plan. He adopted a fifty-one-year-old man named Antoninus Pius on the condition that he adopt Marcus Aurelius. He thought this would provide for five years of training for Marcus—instead Antoninus lived and instructed for twenty three.
You might think that being a prince-in-waiting for that long, being the heir to the richest and most powerful man in the world would ruin a person. It ruined Caligula. It ruined Nero. It’s ruined the children of plenty of people in positions of far less privilege."
Why didn't it ruin young Marcus Aurelius? Ryan explains, in today's Daily Dad Podcast.
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06/23/20 • 2 min

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06/22/20 • 2 min

"You’re a parent, so you have rules. What are they? No, not rules for them. Rules for you."
Ryan talks about the most important rules that a parent can set, and introduces the newest course from Daily Stoic, The Stoic Parent: 10 Commandments For Becoming A Better Parent.
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06/22/20 • 2 min

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06/24/20 • 2 min

"If you’re not paying attention, it’s easy to slip into a habit of almost invariable negativity: Stop doing that. Don’t touch this. No, you can’t watch TV right now. Why isn’t your room clean? I’m sorry but I’m not buying this. I’m disappointed with how you did on this test. That is just not realistic, shouldn’t you think about trying something else? I don’t think so. You already know the answer... and the answer is 'No.'"
Learn how to avoid falling into the negativity trap on today's Daily Dad Podcast.
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06/24/20 • 2 min

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06/18/20 • 2 min

"Maybe you don’t love where you live. Maybe if you had more money or a different job, you’d live elsewhere. Maybe it is too liberal or too conservative or too damn provincial for your taste. But this place you live right now, with your kids?

It’s their home. It’s where they are from.

And that means something. "
Ryan explains why you should instill in your kids a love of their hometown, on today's Daily Dad Podcast.
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06/18/20 • 2 min

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06/17/20 • 2 min

"If you haven’t watched the TV series Friday Night Lights since you’ve become a father, you should watch it again. There’s a reason that Coach Taylor is so compelling on the screen: It’s because he’s the way almost all of us wish our fathers had been."
Ryan explains Coach Taylor's lessons, and what they mean for all of us, on today's Daily Dad Podcast.
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06/17/20 • 2 min

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06/19/20 • 2 min

"They say that the reason people have long shaken hands with their right hands was to signal that we came in peace and we’re not dangerous. They say that when dogs roll over and show you their belly, it’s an indication of trust and deliberate vulnerability... These might not feel like particularly meaningful gestures of respect and love, but they are. It’s an honor to get them, even though we regularly overlook the significance. The same is true with so many things that our kids do."
Ryan discusses the joy of getting close with your kids on today's Daily Dad Podcast.
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06/19/20 • 2 min

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FAQ

How many episodes does The Daily Dad have?

The Daily Dad currently has 1210 episodes available.

What topics does The Daily Dad cover?

The podcast is about Society & Culture, Parenting, Fatherhood, Wisdom, Podcasts, Self-Improvement, Education, Dads and Relationships.

What is the most popular episode on The Daily Dad?

The episode title 'What Message Are You Sending?' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on The Daily Dad?

The average episode length on The Daily Dad is 6 minutes.

How often are episodes of The Daily Dad released?

Episodes of The Daily Dad are typically released every day.

When was the first episode of The Daily Dad?

The first episode of The Daily Dad was released on Dec 2, 2019.

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