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These Are Magic Words Jul 31, 2020

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"When you hear these three words, there can be only one response. To drop everything and look. To engage. To be flattered and excited, to love every second and to stare with rapt attention at your child’s latest discovery, achievement, experiment, daredevil attempt."
Find out what those magic words are, on today's Daily Dad Podcast.
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This Is the Secret to Your Hardest Job Jul 30, 2020

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"It doesn’t matter if you’re the president, a doctor, or an internationally touring musician—they all agree that the hardest job is being a parent. Because it’s not just a job. It’s the job that you have to do on top of your other jobs. It’s the one job you can’t quit or get promoted or retire from. It’s the one job where the responsibilities are never clearly defined and always seem to be changing. It’s the one job that there is no training for. That you don’t get paid for either."
So how do you do the best job at your most important job? Find out on today's Daily Dad Podcast.
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There Is No Party Line Jul 29, 2020

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"Should you let your kids have screen time when they’re younger? How young is too young to give them their first phone? What about sugar and processed foods? Should they get an allowance? Should you make them get a job? Do they have to clean up after themselves or can the parents help? Should they do their own laundry?"
Find out the right answer—that there is no "right answer"—on today's Daily Dad Podcast.
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Make Life More Promising When You’re Around Jul 28, 2020

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"F. Scott Fitzgerald lived a glamorous life and then he cracked up. All his talent. All his money. All the beauty and the passion evaporated. His wife, Zelda, wasn’t blameless in this collapse—both of them had partied hard, had prioritized things far less important than their beloved daughter Scottie. He was a man with demons, and those demons eventually won a terrible victory.
"And yet, even with his flaws, Fitzgerald was a good father." Ryan describes how and why, and what you can do to emulate Fitzgerald's example, in today's Daily Dad Podcast.
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It’s Hard to Be Them Jul 27, 2020

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"It would be nice if the world was nice. It would be nice if it was easy to be a kid. Unfortunately, it isn’t. It’s hard to be the smart kid. As Stefan Zweig said, 'no one suffers more than the gifted pupil' in an average world."
Ryan discusses the importance of empathizing with your children in today's Daily Dad Podcast.
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This Is the Tricky Balance Jul 24, 2020

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"School doesn’t matter. It just doesn’t. Have your grades from elementary school ever come up once in your life? Even a Harvard GPA is unnecessary on a resume. That 'permanent record' your teachers were keeping on you turned out to not be so permanent and nobody cares that you got suspended several times in 8th grade. The whole thing is an exercise in made up rewards and punishments, an artificial fantasy world that has no bearing on the real world."
Ryan describes how to maintain a proper balance with regard to your children's schooling, in today's Daily Dad Podcast.
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Your Bond Should Grow Jul 23, 2020

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"Every father is different, yet when we hear the descriptions, or see the portrayals of fathers on film, it can feel like we’re the only one who is different. Every other dad, apparently, felt an instantaneous and profound connection to their kids from the moment they first held them."
Not all dads feel the fatherly bond at the outset of their child's life—Ryan explains this feeling in today's Daily Dad Podcast.
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There Are Better Forms of Motivation Jul 22, 2020

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"When you look at champions—in sports or politics or business—it’s hard not to detect a theme running through a lot of their motivations. Many of these superstars, be they men or women, are fighting for something. They want the approval of their father. They want to prove their worth to their families. They want to feel loved. They want to show that the doubt they experienced young or the trauma they endured was wrong and that they have survived. "
Ryan shows how an ultra-competitive upbringing may not have the desired effect on your child, in today's Daily Dad Podcast.
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Show Them What You Love (But Don’t Make Them Love It) Jul 21, 2020

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"You have been looking forward to this for so long. The opportunity to turn them onto your favorite bands. To watch your favorite movies. To take them to your favorite places. To order your favorite foods together."
Ryan describes the right way to introduce your kids to your favorite things, in today's Daily Dad Podcast.
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