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Let Your Kids Love What They Love | Ryan Holiday May 23, 2026

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Our kids are going to love things we don’t understand. They’re going to get into costumes, music, shoes, games, and whole worlds that aren’t our thing. In today’s episode, Ryan talks about taking his kids to the Renaissance Fair, resisting the urge to judge, and why one of the best things we can do as parents is simple: let them love what they love.

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This is All You Get May 22, 2026

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You get them all the time…and then suddenly this is all you get of them.

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What Your Children Learn From Your Anger May 21, 2026

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The wise don't fly off the handle. They don't say the first thought that enters their mind.

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Let These Guide You May 20, 2026

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Memorize these four virtues. Act on them. Live them. Parent by them.

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They Need To Hear It Again May 19, 2026

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They’re going to need to hear it explained, over and over and over.

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You Won’t Regret It. May 18, 2026

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Do you think anyone has ever really regretted choosing family first?

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Stop Taking the Bait | Ryan and Sam Holiday May 16, 2026

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In today’s episode, Ryan and Sam talk about one of those parenting moments that feels huge in the moment and totally ridiculous five minutes later, why kids sometimes bait us into arguments, and how easily we can turn a small thing into a battle for control.

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What’s The Secret to Your Hardest Job? May 15, 2026

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Should we just read the latest parenting book until we have it memorized? Should we call our own parents every time we have an issue?

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You'd Give It All For This May 14, 2026

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You tell yourself that, one day, things will calm down. And then one day, they do.

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You Have The Perfect Teenager May 13, 2026

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Your job is to help them become an adult…which means first being a perfect (and overwhelmingly difficult) teenager.

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