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.
Episodes
Things might be safer than they were in the past, but that doesn’t exactly help you relax, does it?
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Remember when every kid wanted to be an astronaut? Not so much anymore. Today, Ryan talks with former NASA astronaut Terry Virts about why that dream has faded, how we can get kids excited about adventure again, and why critical thinking might be the most important skill for the next generation.
At 17, Terry Virts joined the Air Force and went on to become an F-16 fighter pilot and test pilot. He has flown combat ...
We don’t have to grit our teeth and hold our breath and hope for the best.
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Life is filled with difficult, frustrating people. As parents, we encounter this reality daily—at work, in traffic, even at our children's afterschool activities.
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They seemed like they lived in their own world. They were so big, so strong. They were closed off to us. When we were kids, many of our parents were quite far away from us.
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You care about them more than anything. You would die if anything happened to them. And how do you show this?
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We want to keep their clothes clean. We want them to get good grades. We want them to learn good behavior. All this matters, sure…a little.
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The best way to teach your kids about the world is to actually go see it. In today’s episode, Ryan shares how simple day trips have created unforgettable family memories, sparked curiosity in his kids, and proved that the best adventures don’t always require a plane ticket. You’ll also hear some funny (and thoughtful) questions from Ryan’s kids as they interview Chet Garner, host of The DayTripper.
No one looks good angry. Worse still, that image can etch itself into our kids’ brains for a long time.
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It’s not enough to just handle what you can handle. We have to help each other handle what needs to be handled.
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Yes, another listen in the car. Yeah, they want to watch it again. Can’t we listen or watch or do or talk about anything else?
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We have to show them we have not graduated, we are not on summer break, and we have not arrived at the final destination of education.
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It is said that no man is a hero to his valet. It could also be said that many an accomplished and heroic parent is resented (or feared) at home. Because like the valet, family sees the real person behind closed doors.
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Why is self-compassion so hard to practice, and even harder to teach our kids? In this episode, best-selling author Melinda Wenner Moyer shares the three key components of self-compassion and explains how nurturing this skill in children can help them grow resilient, confident, and kind—while positively shaping the world around them.
Melinda Wenner Moyer is an award-winning journalist whose work explores the intersection of...
For someone else, we’ll do it because they ask, because it’s a social obligation, because, because, because. But then when it’s our kids...
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We all worry about helping our kids. Sometimes we worry we don’t know exactly how to help them. Sometimes we worry if we’re helping too much—or not enough.
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We’ll never do this, never be here, never see them again. So shake the sleep from your eyes, shrug off the frustration or the fear and just be present.
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Curiosity isn't just for children—it's a lifelong pursuit that brings joy, fulfillment, and wisdom. And like any worthwhile pursuit, it requires intention and effort.
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You want them to listen. You want them to respect you. What’s the secret?
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How do you get your kids into sports without pushing them too hard, or worse, making them hate it? In this episode, Ryan sits down with one of the greatest athletes of all time, Candace Parker, to talk about parenting, competition, and what sports really teach us and our kids.
Candace Parker is one of the most influential athletes of all time. After being selected as the No. 1 overall pick in the 2008 WNBA Draft by the ...
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