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They Don't Care Mar 02, 2021

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“Of course, your kids love you. They look up to you. They imitate you. They want to be around you. At the same time, it seems like they could not be less impressed or less interested in us.”

Ryan uses a story from the Super-Bowl winning quarterback Phil Simms to illustrate why your kids won’t be your fans, but you should be their biggest one, on today’s Daily Dad Podcast.

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This Is Why We Read Mar 01, 2021

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“You’ve read plenty of bad books as a parent. The ham-handed kids books. The nonsensical ones. The vanity projects. The patronizing ones. Why are you reading to your kids? To teach them to read, of course. To spend time together, of course. But also to teach them about life.”

Ryan explains the purpose that stories should serve in your children’s life, and launches his new book The Boy Who Would Be King, on today’s Daily Dad Podcast.

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Daily Dad’s Best Advice From Authors Feb 27, 2021

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Today’s episode features a compilation of some of the best advice that we’ve found from great authors. Ryan revisits stories from Cormac McCarthy, F. Scott Fitzgerald, John Steinbeck, and James Frey.

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They Got Your Number Feb 26, 2021

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“You used to think you had it so together. And maybe you still do. At work, you’re important and together. In relationships, you’re measured and firm. You’re an adult. You’re in charge right Nah. They are in charge.”

Ryan explains why your children should hold as special place in your heart, on today’s Daily Dad Podcast.

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It's Not Fair to Expect This Feb 25, 2021

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“If you’ve ever watched Netflix’s The Crown, you’ve seen this lesson play out: Queen Elizabeth is strong. She’s stoic. She’s restrained. She’s got a profound sense of duty. And she is continually surprised to see others struggle or fall short of her standards.”

Ryan discusses why the point is, as Marcus Aurelius said, to be “tolerant with others, and strict with yourself,” on today’s Daily Dad Podcast.

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If You Want Them to Do Right Feb 24, 2021

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“You think they’re not watching, but of course they are. What else do they have going on? You’re the most entertaining and strange show in their lives. They watch what you eat...and how you eat. They watch how you treat your partner. They watch how you drive. They watch how you treat people. They see your habits. They live in your lifestyle. They feel what you value and what you don’t.”

Ryan explains why you must model the behavior that you want to see your kids reciprocate, on today’s Daily Dad Podcast.

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You Must Amend Your Life Feb 23, 2021

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“Nobody wants to think about this. We love our kids too much. We love our lives too much. We have too much to do. But we have to stop. We have to stop and think about this unpleasant fact: We will not be here forever. Nobody will be.”

Ryan explains why you need to be with your children in the present moment, on today’s Daily Dad Podcast.

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What Are We Teaching Them? Feb 22, 2021

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“The fact that there are so many memes about this shows how widespread the problem is. ‘Another day without using the Pythagorean theorem,’ reads one. Another jokes about a kid wanting to learn how to balance their finances who is instead taught ‘Hot Cross Buns’ on the recorder. Another has a totally unprepared adult repeating the one thing they learned in school: ‘Mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell.’”

Ryan why you need to instill good character into your children, on today’s Daily Dad Podcast.

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Daily Dad’s Best Advice from Athletes and Coaches Feb 20, 2021

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Today’s episode features a compilation of some of the best advice that we’ve found from athletes and coaches. Ryan revisits stories about Kobe Bryant, Jack Harbaugh, Archie Manning, and Jim Valvano.

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