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The 7 Parenting Lessons You'll Wish You Learned Sooner Jul 12, 2025

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If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed, distracted, or just unsure you're doing it right, this episode is for you. Ryan shares 7 parenting lessons you’ll wish you learned sooner, from why kids really act out to the hidden cost of overprotection. These powerful reminders on presence, empathy, and raising resilient kids aren’t just helpful...they’re timeless.

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This Should Help You Relax Jul 11, 2025

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It’s a scary world out there for sure. Lots of things can happen and no one—certainly no kid—deserves anything bad to happen to them. Yet many of these dangers are easy and simple to mitigate.

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This Puts It All In Perspective Jul 10, 2025

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Take a deep breath. Look around. Remember what you have, not just what you lack.

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This Is Our Responsibility Jul 09, 2025

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Nobody wants to be like their parents…or like the adults they remember growing up. The ones who were clueless…or uncool.

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We Must Cultivate This Skill Jul 08, 2025

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While being a parent is very different today than it was in ancient Rome, we modern parents face a similar daily battle for mindfulness.

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This Is What They (And We) Forget Jul 07, 2025

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Things were more straightforward then. Things were easier then. Things were better back then. You’ve heard your parents' generation say some version of this.

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"I Wish I Had Been More Patient" | Ryan Holiday Jul 05, 2025

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You can rush them, or you can just go along for the ride. In today's solo episode, Ryan shares a recent experience of riding bikes with his son that turned into a crucial parenting lesson. After spending time together, are you gonna be glad that you applied pressure and stress, or will you wish that you were patient and supportive?

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They’re Not Missing Anything Jul 04, 2025

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Are they perfect? No. You weren’t. Nobody is.

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Do You Back Them Up? Jul 03, 2025

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We don’t have to believe everything our kids believe, but we do have to support them when they believe strongly in something.

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