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This Is the Most Important Decision You Make Sep 28, 2026

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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.

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The ONE Thing Your Kids Need Most From You Sep 26, 2026

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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 hardest moments can shape who they become.

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Nothing to Be Ashamed Of Sep 25, 2026

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We should embrace that love and enthusiasm we naturally feel for them, and show it proudly.

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The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt and the Golden Age of Journalism by Doris Kearns Goodwin

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They’ll Get It Elsewhere…If They Don’t Get It From You Sep 24, 2026

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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.

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If Anything, You Should Be Slowing Things Down Sep 23, 2026

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This is life. Not only is there not a finish line—the finish line is the thing we are desperately trying to avoid.

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This Is How You Get Them to Love Reading Sep 22, 2026

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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?

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These Are The Three Most Beautiful Words Sep 21, 2026

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Before you had kids, “I love you” was that powerful three-word phrase. But now there is another phrase even more beautiful...

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What Jet Li's Daughters Taught Him About Being A Father Sep 19, 2026

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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 everything they needed, how they challenged his ego, and why learning to listen changed their relationship.

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They’re Just Tired Sep 18, 2026

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Deal with it later, when everyone is in a better state of mind.

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They Just Wanna Be Loved Sep 17, 2026

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Don’t hold it back. Don’t make them fight for it.

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