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You've Been Graced Nov 20, 2020

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"Charles de Gaulle had a hard life. He was a POW in WWI. He had to flee France in order to save it in WWII. He endured protests and assassination attempts. He also had a daughter named Anne, who was born with Down’s syndrome. In 1928 when she was born, this was not something people knew how to deal with—handicapped children were often sent away to institutions. Parents were made to feel ashamed, as if they were responsible, for having a 'retarded' child. "
Ryan uses the experience of Charles de Gaulle and his wife Yvonne to demonstrate how we should all treat our children, on today's Daily Dad Podcast.
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Tell Them Before It’s Too Late Nov 19, 2020

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"An accident, a mistake—no matter the intention, no matter how sweet the child or living the parent—can irrevocably change a life. A kid playing with a gun. A father who leaves a pool gate open. A mother who forgoes the car seat because it’s a short trip, the teenager taking risks with their friends.
In an instant, everything can be blown apart. One choice. One bad call. One shortcut. And all you’ll be able to do after? Hang your head."
Ryan explains this lesson using a song recorded by Johnny Cash on today's Daily Dad Podcast.
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It’s the Hardest Thing Nov 18, 2020

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"Chesty Puller saw some stuff. He fought in the Banana Wars. He fought in guerilla wars. He took islands in the Pacific during WWII. He fought in Korea.
So you might think that he’d be able to handle just about anything life threw at him. But like you, he was a father, and he found that it was just about the hardest thing a person can ever do."
Ryan tells a story about Chesty as a father, and explains what it means for all of us parents, on today's Daily Dad Podcast.
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This Is How to Act Nov 17, 2020

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"It’s confusing to be a parent these days. Confusing to be a father, too. Because roles are in a state of flux. Expectations are always increasing. And of course, the world is an enormous mess.
There’s a pandemic. Civil unrest. An unpredictable economy. A culture war. What are you supposed to do? What should your priorities be? What do you focus on?"
Ryan points out the thing you should care about most, on today's Daily Dad Podcast.
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You Have To Unlock This Nov 16, 2020

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Clearly, Dean Acheson’s parents did a good job. They raised him to be diligent enough to get into the best schools. They provided for him. They made him curious. They made him feel loved and safe.
Yet for all his early success, it wasn’t until much later in life—law school, in fact—that he was fully unlocked as a human being. There, he said, with the help of his professions, he was introduced to a “tremendous discovery..."
Find out what that discovery is, and how it can change your life and the lives of your children, on today's Daily Dad Podcast.
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You Don’t Stop Teaching Your Kids Nov 13, 2020

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"Nell Painter was an accomplished adult. She was more than out from under her parents thumb—she was in her seventies. She was a world-class historian. Yet even then, her mother was teaching her.
How did she have the courage to leave a promising academic career at that age to leave her job and go to art school?"
Find out the answer on today's Daily Dad Podcast.
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Yet Don’t Be Too Tough Nov 12, 2020

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"As we’ve talked about, you have to toughen your kids up. No one is well-served by parents who are soft, who let them be soft.

But at the same time, many a tough parent has had to come to terms with the fact that every kid is different and needs different things."
Ryan explains the best way to challenge your kids on today's Daily Dad Podcast.
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Make Them Feel Like They’re “Enough” Nov 11, 2020

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"Obviously you want them to be successful. You want them to be excellent—at whatever they do in this life.
But it is essential, as you try to motivate and encourage and inspire them, that you are quite clear: All of this is extra."
Ryan explains why your kids in and of themselves should be enough for you, on today's Daily Dad Podcast.
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Not Just to Read, but to Read Critically Nov 10, 2020

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"An illiterate world is not a good one, but a world where people unthinkingly believe and accept everything they read is not that much better.
So it’s great that you’re teaching your kids to read, but are you teaching them to read critically?"
Ryan describes the important next step you must take with your children's reading, on today's Daily Dad Podcast.
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