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You Think You Want the Chaos to End… Until It Ends | Ryan and Sam Holiday
06 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Every parent thinks they have more time than they actually do. In today’s episode, Ryan and Sam talk about how fast childhood slips by, how messy se...
They Are Why You Do This
05 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why do you work so hard, why do you fight for the causes you fight for, why do you put up with all the crap you have to put up with in this life?👉 ...
But What If You Saw It Differently?
04 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Well, of course those parents can be at every field trip and attend every performance. Of course they can do pickup and dropoff. One of them is a full...
No One Cares About Your Kids
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As much as our kids are the center of our universe, they aren’t the center of everyone else’s. 👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parent...
These Things Are Meant to Help You
02 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Let go of trying to have everything clean and perfect. Let all the things do their job and be functional for your family. 👉 Give yourself the ...
This Is What You Can Save On
01 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if instead of just talking about this stuff to our kids, we showed them what doing good looked like?Feeding America | We donated the first $30,00...
How Running Together Can Build Unbreakable Bond | Nick Thompson & Ryan Holiday
29 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There’s nothing quite like seeing your kids light up over something you’ve always loved. In today's episode, Ryan sits down with Nick Thompson, CE...
You Can Show Them What It Means
28 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s a world with too many problems. It’s a world with too much suffering. We can’t fix all of this as people, nor as parents. But we can try to...
You Will Want a Crowded Table
27 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You don’t get a table full of smiling faces for every holiday, every milestone event, just because you’re related. A crowded table is a lagging in...
This is the Best Excuse in the World
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There are a lot of reasons why someone’s output might change. When people ask why, you have the best excuse in the world.👉 Give yourself the ulti...
You’re Missing What’s Important
25 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It can be very easy to get tunnel vision. It can be easy, in the overwhelm of day-to-day parenting, to forget that this is an endeavor in which succes...
Know The Weight Of Your Words
24 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Think about your own life. Are there not things that your parents said that still weigh on you?👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools...
Surviving the Craziest Time of Year | Ryan and Sam Holiday
22 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is it the most wonderful time of year or just the busiest? In today's episode, Ryan and Sam talk about bracing themselves for the holidays, the challe...
This Is Your Advantage Now
21 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As parents, we have to understand that we have an advantage now that we didn't have before. 👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting too...
Do You Need To Be Doing This Right Now?
20 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sure, they’re being a little rude. They’re being annoying. They are acting entitled. And yet? As we’ve said, maybe you are the problem.👉 Give...
Embrace What Your Family Is In This Moment
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You have this dream of what your house should look like. And then reality inevitably intrudes. And what is that reality? It’s that you have kids. 👉...
They Are Jealous of You
18 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Don’t forget it. Don’t rush through it. Don’t let it wear you down…but remember what it is. 👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of paren...
They Just Need You to Do This
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
They’ll be sad. They’ll get dumped. They’ll be heartbroken. They’ll get fired and they will fail. As a parent, you have to understand this cri...
A Surprising Perspective On Parenting From A Billionaire
15 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Success might change your lifestyle, but it doesn't change what your kids actually need from you. In this episode, Ryan sits down with self-made billi...
You’re Going To Stick With That?
14 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily Dad Society here: https://dailydad.co...
You Shouldn’t Expect Anything Different
13 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why are we so easily surprised and frustrated and disappointed? Why do we get so angry? 👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, ...
You Are Not a Bad Parent
12 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why are we so hard on ourselves? Why do we beat up on ourselves?👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Joi...
Reflect On Yourself First
11 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Before you complain about how selfish and crazy your kids are, we ought to look in the mirror.👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of paren...
This Skews Our Perspective
10 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It seems like such a dangerous world. It’s what keeps you up at night as a parent—what if, what if, what if?👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift o...
Our Kids Are Outsmarting Us | Ryan and Sam Holiday
08 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
At some point, your kids stop falling for your tricks and start calling you out on them. In this episode, Ryan and Sam share recent stories from raisi...
You Have to Be More Careful Now
07 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Before, you could wing it. But now? Now that you have kids? Now that you are maturing...or at least older? Now it’s a whole different ballgame.👉 ...
It Would Be Weird If This Didn’t Happen
06 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You're not quite as productive. You're not as career-driven. Your boss or your friends or your peers or even your fans, maybe they wonder what happene...
It’s About Learning How to Live
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
No child thinks they need a philosopher. Most adults don’t either. Yet no matter our age, we all have problems. 🏛 The 2025 LIVE session of S...
The Problem is Trying to Do Two Things at Once
04 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You tried to do two things at once, and now you’re getting frustrated with them, instead of yourself. That was your mistake.🪙 Carry The Daily Sto...
There Is No Right Way
03 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When you read parenting books, it’s hard not to get the distinct sense that there is a right way to parent. 👉 Give yourself the ul...
Let the Past IGNITE Their Future | Doris Kearns Goodwin
01 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, Ryan and Doris Kearns Goodwin discuss how parents can teach history to their children, encouraging curiosity in kids, and the impo...
Why Can’t You Enjoy This?
31 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You wanted this for so long. To have this happy family. And what are you doing with it?👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, struct...
We Need This as Much as Our Kids Do
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As parents, we need philosophy just as much as our kids do. Parenting demands the four Stoic virtues: courage (to do what’s hard), discipline (to fo...
It’s Good They Make You Do This
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
They make us sit down for meals. They pull us away from our desks. They made it harder, if not impossible, to multi-task. They get us to put the phone...
Are You Making Them Hungry?
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For generations, some parents have tried withholding praise, withholding pride, withholding approval so that their kids don’t feel entitled to it. T...
It Shifts Your Focus
27 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Your focus may shift in parenthood, but that’s what’s meant to happen. 👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, an...
Why Sam Didn't Read Ryan's New Book... | Ryan & Sam Holiday
25 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, Ryan is in the hot seat as Samantha asks him questions about his latest book, Wisdom Takes Work, which released this week. They ta...
This Lie Can Crush Them
24 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As parents, it’s our job to help them navigate the hard parts of life, not actively avoid them. 📖 Wisdom Takes Work by Ryan Holiday is out N...
Why Are You Interrupting This?
23 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Right now, they’re interested in something. Right now, they’re being curious. Why are you interrupting this?📖 Wisdom Takes Work by Ryan Holiday...
Are You Leaving Them These Debts?
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our generation, just as all past generations have, make decisions in the present that have consequences borne primarily by future generations. But the...
Help Them Find Their Classroom
21 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We all want our kids to do well in school. You want them to enjoy learning. We just need to understand that every education is different. Because ever...
Encourage This Habit in Them
20 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How do we help them become lifelong learners? Well, it starts with being one yourself.📖 Preorder the final book in Ryan Holiday's The Stoic Virtues...
8 Honest Lessons Every Parent Needs to Hear
18 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If you’ve ever felt like everyone else has parenting figured out, this episode is for you. Ryan shares eight pieces of advice that are honest, imper...
Are You Making Exceptions (For Your Exceptional Kids)?
17 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We are in the debt of teachers and grandparents and mentors who didn’t treat us as the average but as the extraordinary individual we were and thus ...
Who Is Putting Who On A Schedule?
16 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kids need routine. Kids need consistency. If you miss a window, there could be hell to pay. So we put them on the schedule and we try to stay on it.Gi...
You Can Definitely Give Them This
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We can do more and we should try to do more, but let’s make sure we are at least doing this.Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting t...
If You Don’t Do It, Who Will?
14 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Maybe you don’t like it. Maybe you think it’s a bad idea. Maybe you’re scared for them. But you know what? It doesn’t matter.📖 Preorder the...
How to Get Them to Love Learning
13 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We’re afraid they’re not learning enough. We’re concerned they’re falling behind. Is it the school? Is there something wrong with them?📖 Pr...
The Truth About Being Married to Ryan Holiday During a Book Launch
11 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Reading Ryan Holiday’s books is one thing. Living with him during a launch? That’s a whole different story. In today's episode, Ryan and Sam talk ...
Don’t Hurry Through This
10 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We’re always in a rush. We have to get them ready for school. We have to finish up dinner. We have to get them off to bed. Give yourself the ultimat...
How Many Times Have You Told Yourself?
09 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We try to be conscious of this. Of how fast their childhood goes by. Of the need to be present. To enjoy this. To soak it in. And then what do we do?🏛...
Help Them Figure It Out
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You’re here because you yourself are eager to learn more every day—about parenting and raising great kids. You yourself are modeling lifelong lear...
As It Was in the Beginning is Now and Ever Shall Be
07 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why would you think you’d be exempted? Why are you so easily surprised or frustrated by it? Why are you so eager to blame? 📖 Preorder the fi...
You’re Not in This Bracket
06 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Things might be safer than they were in the past, but that doesn’t exactly help you relax, does it? 📖 Preorder the final book in Ryan Holida...
Why Kids Don’t Want to Be Astronauts Anymore | NASA Astronaut Terry Virts & Ryan Holiday
04 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Remember when every kid wanted to be an astronaut? Not so much anymore. Today, Ryan talks with former NASA astronaut Terry Virts about why that dream ...
Always Put This First
03 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We don’t have to grit our teeth and hold our breath and hope for the best.📖 Preorder the final book in Ryan Holiday's The Stoic Virtues Series: "...
Teach Them To Deal With Difficult People Like This
02 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Life is filled with difficult, frustrating people. As parents, we encounter this reality daily—at work, in traffic, even at our children's afterscho...
We Can Close the Distance
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
They seemed like they lived in their own world. They were so big, so strong. They were closed off to us. When we were kids, many of our parents were q...
This Is How You Remind Them Of Your Love?
30 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You care about them more than anything. You would die if anything happened to them. And how do you show this?📖 Preorder the final book in Ryan...
It’s About Them. It’s About Them.
29 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We want to keep their clothes clean. We want them to get good grades. We want them to learn good behavior. All this matters, sure…a little.📖 Preo...
How We Take Day Trips With Our Kids | Chet Garner & Ryan Holiday
27 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The best way to teach your kids about the world is to actually go see it. In today’s episode, Ryan shares how simple day trips have created unforget...
Do You Know What You Look Like Angry?
26 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
No one looks good angry. Worse still, that image can etch itself into our kids’ brains for a long time.🪙 Carry The Daily Stoic Pause & Reflec...
This Is Why You Can’t Relax
25 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s not enough to just handle what you can handle. We have to help each other handle what needs to be handled. 📖 Preorder the final book in...
It’s Here Now
24 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Yes, another listen in the car. Yeah, they want to watch it again. Can’t we listen or watch or do or talk about anything else?📖 Preorder the fina...
Are You Showing Them How To Be a Student?
23 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We have to show them we have not graduated, we are not on summer break, and we have not arrived at the final destination of education. 📖 Preorder t...
We Can Be Heroes, Too
22 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It is said that no man is a hero to his valet. It could also be said that many an accomplished and heroic parent is resented (or feared) at home. ...
THIS Is One Of The Best Skills You Can Give Your Children | Melinda Wenner Moyer
20 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why is self-compassion so hard to practice, and even harder to teach our kids? In this episode, best-selling author Melinda Wenner Moyer shares the th...
You Won’t Do It For Them?
19 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For someone else, we’ll do it because they ask, because it’s a social obligation, because, because, because. But then when it’s our kids...📖 ...
Above All, And Beyond All, Give Them This
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We all worry about helping our kids. Sometimes we worry we don’t know exactly how to help them. Sometimes we worry if we’re helping too much—or ...
It’s Always Coming And Going
17 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We’ll never do this, never be here, never see them again. So shake the sleep from your eyes, shrug off the frustration or the fear and just be prese...
Show Them How To Do This
16 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Curiosity isn't just for children—it's a lifelong pursuit that brings joy, fulfillment, and wisdom. And like any worthwhile pursuit, it requires int...
Want Them To Listen? Do This.
15 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You want them to listen. You want them to respect you. What’s the secret?Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and communit...
Raise Kids Who LOVE Sports, Not Just Winning | Candace Parker & Ryan Holiday
13 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How do you get your kids into sports without pushing them too hard, or worse, making them hate it? In this episode, Ryan sits down with one of the gre...
Show Them How To Do This
12 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We can’t make them a specific kind of genius. But we can make them smart…Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, ...
Do This While You Still Can
11 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Thankfully, right now, in this moment, you’re not pinned under a tractor. You’re not on a plane that’s about to crash. You know that you have th...
This Is Always The Remedy
10 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Show your kids that it's possible to control how you react.🪙 Carry The Daily Stoic Pause & Reflect Medallion as a reminder to pause. A pause cr...
It Goes From ‘Watch Me!’ to ‘Get Out!’ Real Quick
09 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Take the invitation while it’s still being offered. Give your attention while it’s still desired. Because soon enough it won’t be.🏛 All time ...
This Is All You Can Do
08 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We are not going to be perfect. We are going to fall short. Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Dai...
31 Books A Parent Should Read (The Ultimate Reading List)
06 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Instead of learning by trial and error, you want to learn from the trials and errors of others. You want to learn from the experiences of others. Nowh...
Can You Give Them This?
05 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We have to do this. We can give them this unusual advantage.Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Dai...
Is This Fixing Anything?
04 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is what kids do. They cut corners. They value the wrong things. They don't put the effort in. As parents, this bothers us.🪙 Carry The Dai...
This Is Why We Teach History
03 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Human history is dark. It’s full of evil and hypocrisy. And this is what we send our kids to school to learn about? 🎥 Watch Wright Thompson’...
Why Do You Think It Will Be Worth It?
02 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We say we’re doing all this for our families, but are we?Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Dail...
Why Did You Expect Anything Else?
01 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You had an expectation and then you met reality. Welcome to being a parent.Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and communit...
Talking About Taylor Swift Turned Into a Parenting Lesson | Ryan and Sam Holiday
30 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Taylor Swift, book deadlines, and parenting—this episode covers it all. Ryan and Sam dive into the pressure to keep producing, the difference betwee...
Isn’t This What We Want Ourselves?
29 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
They doubt themselves. They wonder where they fit in, whether they matter. It’s our job to help them with this. Give yourself the ultimate gift...
We Have To Do This For Them
28 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We have to show our kids that we’re never done exploring what’s possible, that we haven’t stopped asking why. 📖 Preorder the final book ...
Who Decides Who Gets What?
27 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We are in control of our lives. Let’s demonstrate it. Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily D...
Yelling Doesn’t Undo It, You Know
26 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Remember your children need your guidance, not your yelling. Your connection with them matters more than temporary control.🪙 Carry The Daily Stoic ...
This Is What They Were Thinking
25 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Understand—and remember—that they are where they are, are who they are. They are developing. They are experiencing. They are figuring stuff out.Gi...
Every Question Is an Invitation — Accept It | Ryan Holiday
23 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A seemingly simple question about Godzilla sparked an engaging conversation between Ryan and his son. Ryan shares how he approached explaining complex...
Would You Do It Again?
22 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
They knew that was off-limits. They should have listened. So you made a thing of it. Not an argument with your spouse, but a lecture, a harsh word, a ...
Is Your Ego Distracting You From This?
21 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
By focusing on the problems other people’s egos are causing we excuse ourselves from looking in the mirror at our own.📚 The ebook edition of Ryan...
It’s Not As Important As You Tell Yourself
20 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
So many of the things we sacrifice our time and presence for don’t end up mattering in the end—while the things we skip, the people we leave behin...
Do Not Make Them This
19 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Find some other way to fill yourself up, find some other little buddy—it’s not their job or their responsibility. Give yourself the ultimate ...
Look Always For This Silver Lining
18 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We don’t have to like or even seek out this situation where we are but we can like the byproduct of it, we can choose to accept the gift it is givin...
The New Family Member Who Changed Everything | Ryan and Sam Holiday
16 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What started as a reluctant “yes” turned into one of the biggest - and best - changes to the Holiday family’s life. Ryan and Sam share what happ...
Don’t Rush Through This
15 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We are rushing from another bedtime we’ll never get back. To the end of one of only 18 or 20 summers we’ll have with them under our roof. We’re ...
They Can’t Live On Leftovers
14 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Commute. Office. Commute. Then the obligatory phone calls and emails that trickle in through the evenings and the weekends. What does your family get ...
It’s Going To Take How Long They Take
13 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You can rush them. You can ride them. You can make them feel like absolute garbage about it. Or, you know, you could just...Give yourself the ultimate...