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Tell ‘Em More Than Once Sep 11, 2020

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"Do you remember the best piece of advice you got from your dad? Are there sayings from childhood that have stuck with you? That time you were getting teased and Dad told you that it was what was on the inside that counted. That time when you were drifting toward the wrong crowd and Dad reminded you that we become like our friends.
That advice is seared in your memory. It was a pivotal moment."
Ryan discusses how to teach your kids lessons in a way that will stick on today's Daily Dad Podcast.
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Show Them How to Do This Sep 10, 2020

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"In 1952, Margaret Thatcher’s father was driven out of office when a rival political party won a majority in the election. His position wasn’t a particularly partisan one, so it surprised him and most people when his head came up on the chopping block.
Her father was upset. He was hurt. And he could have reacted in a way driven by those emotions. But he didn’t."
Find out about the lesson that this man's actions hold for all of us on today's Daily Dad Podcast.
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You’ve Got to Live Up to Your Standards Sep 09, 2020

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"It’s a touching scene. The father in The Road is giving the last of the hot chocolate they had found to his son. He pretends to make a little for himself, but he’s really giving it all to his son, who is but skin and bones at this point.
But he can’t quite pull it off."
Ryan describes the lesson that a particular scene from Cormac McCarthy's work of post-apocalyptic fiction has for any parent in today's Daily Dad Podcast.
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Don't Judge Them Too Harshly... Or Quickly Sep 08, 2020

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"In the spring of 1921, a young ballplayer named Louis Gehrig had a tryout for the great John McGraw at the Polo Grounds. McGraw was the manager of the New York Giants and one of the greatest evaluators of talent in the history of the game.
It was a good tryout. Gehrig hit a few deep balls. He was lively and quick. He was already showing off his almost inhumanely large lower body, which was so key to power at the plate. But then Gehrig headed to first base… where he promptly let an easy ball go through his feet. According to biographers, the tryout ended almost immediately. McGraw had seen all he needed to see."
There's a lesson to be learned from this, one that Ryan explains in today's Daily Dad Podcast.
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It's OK to Be Ambitious Sep 07, 2020

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"You have things you want to do in this life. Maybe you want to write a book or you’re in the middle of starting a company. Maybe you’re trying to win a championship or run for president.
You want to be a great dad too, but is it possible to do all these things at once?"
Ryan talks about the pressure to accomplish great things as well as be a great a parent, and how those two desires mesh, in today's Daily Dad Podcast.
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This Is How You Teach Them Sep 04, 2020

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"There is so much you want to teach them. When they’re little. When they’re teenagers. When they are out of the house and about to get married. When they are struggling at their job. When they are raising kids of their own.
What’s the best way to do that?"
Find out how to teach your kids everything they need to know on today's Daily Dad Podcast.
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Make Them Do Their Own Stuff Sep 03, 2020

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"For some of us, it could be easily deduced that our kids have no hands. And no brains. We put on their clothes for them. We make their decisions. We clear the road in front like a snowplow. We hover like a helicopter, just in case something goes wrong. We do everything for them."
Ryan tells us why it's important to let your kids do their own work on today's Daily Dad Podcast.
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It’s the Thousandth Time That Counts Sep 02, 2020

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"C’mon, Dad, again! One more time! Can we keep going a little longer? Let’s start over! I don’t want to stop!
You’ve heard all these things more times than you can count. The request for one more book before bed. One more time riding on your back. To watch that funny video one more time. To sing that song once more from the beginning. To hear the story over again. To jump in the pool one more time… and then one more time after that… and one more time after that."
Ryan describes the importance of these moments, and why we should appreciate every one of them, in today's Daily Dad Podcast.
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You Can’t Stop. No Matter What. Sep 01, 2020

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"Nothing about Marcus Aurelius’ reign was fair. Fate tested him with one catastrophe after another. The Parthians invaded and triggered a war that would last five years. Then the River Tiber flooded, destroying homes and livestock, causing a famine in Rome. Then, after victory against the Parthians, Romans brought back a deadly contagion, which became known as the Antonine Plague. Then, crippled by famine and plague, hostile tribes to the north seized the opportunity to band together and attacked the Romans—a war that would last the rest of his days."
The way Marcus responded to his swings in fortune mirrors how you should treat your kids—something Ryan explains further in today's Daily Dad Podcast.
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