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What Will They Learn From This? May 07, 2020

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"Right now, you and your family are stuck at home. Or you trying to dig yourself out of the wreckage of a situation that wasn’t your fault, that is stressful, confusing, and overwhelming. There is a lot that is uncertain right now, a lot that we just don’t know. But one thing is a given: Your kids are watching you in this moment.

They might not be in school. They might think that this is time off from learning, but, in fact, they are being taught so much. And you are the teacher. The question is: What is the lesson? What are you showing them?"

In today's Daily Dad podcast, Ryan discusses the things you might want your children to learn from you during the pandemic.
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These Are Also Magical Words May 06, 2020

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"Last week, we talked about some words that become magical when you become a dad. Although “I love you” is always powerful, suddenly, when you have kids, the phrase “as a family” becomes one of the most meaningful expressions in your life. It sets your priorities. It defines your existence.

But there is another short phrase—a question, actually—that also has the power to melt your heart."
Find out what those words are on today's Daily Dad podcast.
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It Feels Good to Get Them Things May 05, 2020

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"Sometimes it can feel like being a dad is just an endless series of errands. It’s the call from the bedroom that they need a glass of water. It’s the call from college for you to come to take them shopping for something they need for their apartment. It’s the running around town getting soccer cleats, or picking up concert tickets, or bringing them the homework they forgot. "

Ryan discusses how to change your perspective when you feel like you're becoming your kids' butler.

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Can You Teach Them to Give It Their All? May 04, 2020

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"We talked before about Kipling’s poem “If,” which was written as advice for Kipling’s son, John. It’s a beautiful poem about toughness and virtue, honor and duty. But there is one line that doesn’t get as much attention, maybe because it’s a bit confusing..."
Find out more in today's Daily Dad podcast.
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Show Them What They’ll Get Out Of This May 01, 2020

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"Most schools and most parents teach reading all wrong. They bully kids into doing it. They pressure them. They tell them, 'Reading is what smart and successful people do.' Then they’re surprised when kids who struggled with reading don’t think they’re smart, and they wonder why kids almost wear illiteracy as a badge of honor. They wonder why people say things like, 'I haven’t read a book since I was forced to in high school.'
Ryan discusses the best way to help your kids fall in love with reading.
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These Are Three Wonderful Words Apr 30, 2020

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"Before you had kids, 'I love you' was that powerful three word phrase. You said it to your future wife or your future husband and you loved hearing it. But now there is another phrase even more beautiful. It’s these three words: as a family."
Ryan describes the beauty of being part of a family in today's podcast.
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You Have to Listen Apr 29, 2020

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"...As parents, we tend to do a lot of talking. There are all the things we tell our kids. The things we remind them about. The lessons we try to teach them. The books we read to them.
But it’s worth remembering that ancient saying: Two ears… one mouth."
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Now Is The Time For Wisdom Apr 28, 2020

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"It doesn’t matter how old you are or how old your kids are. You have more experience than them. In some cases, that’s a couple decades. In other cases, it’s many decades. But whatever the age difference is between you and your kids, you’ve lived longer and been through more."
What to do with all that hard-won experience? Ryan explains in today's Daily Dad podcast.
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Lift Them Up, Don’t Hold Them Back Apr 27, 2020

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"Family is wonderful. None of us would be here, the writer Aaron Thier once put it, if people hadn’t taken care of us when we were small. Somebody birthed us, raised us, drove us to school, kept us safe.

So naturally we feel an affinity and obligation to our family, as we hope our own children will. Being around them is comfortable. It’s familiar. It’s primal. But it’s also important that we realize, as we get older as parents, that we always remember that our job is to lift our children up, to push them forward, and never to hold them back. That’s why we have to work on ourselves. That’s why we can’t get complacent or selfish."
Ryan talks about the importance of teaching your kids to eventually live their lives independently.
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