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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...
We Are Indispensable (Just Not Like We Think)
12 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We tell ourselves that we’re indispensable. That our presence is absolutely necessary. And you know what? We’re right. 🎥 Watch Ron Chernow...
Can You Manage This Effectively?
11 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s not a question of whether your kids will ever feel stressed. The question is how will they respond to these everyday stressors?Give yourself th...
This Is What You’ll Remember Most | Ryan Holiday
09 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan's back from 27 days in Greece, and he’s got stories. A bee sting to the throat, a jellyfish sting, lost luggage, and a nearly missed flight… ...
You Found It. Do You Not See That?
08 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We have the treasure. This is the adventure. The rhythms of family life. Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and commu...
You Can Teach…And You Can Learn
07 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sure, we can talk all we want. We can have great conversations. We can give them a great lecture. But what matters is what we model.HIYA | Go to hiyah...
Who Is Actually The Important One?
06 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You think you’re a hard worker, yet here you are neglecting your most important job.🎥 Watch Ron Chernow’s episode: https://www.youtube.com/watc...
Lead Them This Way
05 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Not all readers are great parents but all great parents are readers. We have to be.If you are struggling to put down the phone and pick up a book inst...
Don’t Let This Get You
04 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Let’s focus on getting better, let’s focus on learning from what happened—not feeling guilty and awful and like the worst parent in the world be...
A Simple Family Hike Became a Parenting Lesson Ryan Holiday Will Never Forget
02 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What started as a simple hike on a remote Greek island turned into one of the most meaningful moments of the Holiday family’s trip. In today’s epi...
This Is All They Need
01 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kids will humble us like that. We think we’re so important.Head to ZBiotics.com/DAILYDAD and use the code DAILYDAD at checkout for 15% off! ✉...
Take The Break
31 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why do we do this to ourselves? Why can’t we take the break? Why can’t we take the hand that’s being offered? 🎥 Watch Ron Chernow’s ep...
This Is Why They’re Like This
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why aren’t they listening? Why are they so loud? Why do they make such a huge mess? The answer should be obvious: They are like this because th...
Spare Them Either Extreme
29 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The key is balance. We want our kids to work hard, but not at the cost of their well-being. Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, s...
There’s Nothing Common About This
28 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We are so lucky. Not everyone gets this. Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily Dad Society h...
This Debate With My Son Meant More Than Any Report Card | Ryan Holiday
26 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
While traveling in Athens, Ryan's 8-year-old asked him this question: Who was greater, Socrates or Ben Franklin? What followed was one of those unexpe...
What Will They Remember About You?
25 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In real life, Epictetus taught his students that freedom lies in wanting only what we can control: our character, our choices, our reasoned response. ...
Give Them This Compass
24 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Like the Cardinal directions, the four main points on the compass—north, south, east, west—the four virtues are a kind of compass. A guide to what...
Stop Wishing This Away
23 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
They want to get where you're going. They can't wait until they can get their driver's license, until they can move out, until Christmas… Give your...
Let’s Pass Down This Fortune
22 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s one of the most unbelievable stories in all of history. A kid is born into slavery and becomes one of the most influential philosophers not jus...
This Is Real Life, Too
21 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our kids will never know what it was like to live in a world without the internet. But we will also never know what it’s like to grow up into a worl...
Can You Change Your Personality—As a Parent? | Olga Khazan & Ryan Holiday
19 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, Ryan sits down with Olga Khazan, Atlantic staff writer and author of Me, But Better, to explore how parenting forces you to grow i...
Enrich Them With This
18 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
They are not stupid. They can handle more than entertainment and silliness. In fact, they’re hungry for meaning, for beauty, for depth. 📕 Grab a...
Ask Them This After School
17 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As parents, fostering a questioning mindset benefits both us and our children. 📖 Preorder the final book in Ryan Holiday's The Stoic Virtues Serie...
What Would It Be Like?
16 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Unlike so much of what parenting asks of us, this isn’t adding anything to your plate. In fact, it’s the opposite. 📚 Grab a copy of Small Thin...
The Best Kind Of Time. Period.
15 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
All time with your kids — all time with anyone you love — is created equal. What you do with it is what makes it special. 🏛 All time can be qu...
They Can Protect You Too
14 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kids are not a burden or an impediment to success. They help us. Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join T...
The 7 Parenting Lessons You'll Wish You Learned Sooner
12 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
This Should Help You Relax
11 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 o...
This Puts It All In Perspective
10 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Take a deep breath. Look around. Remember what you have, not just what you lack. Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and c...
This Is Our Responsibility
09 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nobody wants to be like their parents…or like the adults they remember growing up. The ones who were clueless…or uncool. Give yourself the ultima...
We Must Cultivate This Skill
08 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
While being a parent is very different today than it was in ancient Rome, we modern parents face a similar daily battle for mindfulness. 📕 Pick up...
This Is What They (And We) Forget
07 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Things were more straightforward then. Things were easier then. Things were better back then. You’ve heard your parents' generation say some version...
"I Wish I Had Been More Patient" | Ryan Holiday
05 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 t...
They’re Not Missing Anything
04 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Are they perfect? No. You weren’t. Nobody is. Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily Dad Soci...
Do You Back Them Up?
03 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We don’t have to believe everything our kids believe, but we do have to support them when they believe strongly in something. 📕 Grab a copy of t...
You Owe Them This
02 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Resilience isn’t genetic, it’s engineered. It’s built. It requires preparation. Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, ...
They’ll Get It Somewhere
01 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If we don’t help our kids feel secure and loved, if we don’t give them affection, help them see that they are enough, they’ll find other means o...
Stop Questioning Yourself Like This
30 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It can be easy to question your parenting. But it’s important, when you start to feel this way, that you step back. Give yourself the ultimate gift...
Forget the Perfect Plan, Plan to Pivot Instead | Ryan and Sam Holiday
28 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Family vacations: where the plans are made to be broken. In today’s episode, Ryan and Sam prepare for their upcoming summer trip. They talk about th...
Why Do We Think This?
27 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The exhaustion of parenting is real and understandable. But what's harder to justify is why we assume the worst about our kids. 📚 Book Mentioned: ...
Remember Who You’re Talking To
26 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
They’ve been crazy all day. They haven’t been listening. So what do you do? You get upset. Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, st...
Let's Give Them This Unusual Advantage
25 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We have to encourage their interests, without any thought of whether or not they might be able to profit from it. Give yourself the ultimate gift of ...
It’s Not Enough To Just Be Around
24 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Just putting in the time is not enough. You have to put you in the time. Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community...
It Never Really Holds Up, Does It?
23 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When we see other parents say or do something that makes us pity their kids, we shouldn’t judge them—we should judge ourselves. Give yourself t...
This Is How You Teach Them Moral Courage | Ryan Holiday
21 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Right now, we have the opportunity to teach our children about justice not just through words, but through action. In this solo episode, Ryan opens up...
Don’t Forget You Need This, Too
20 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s always a special kind of magic watching our kids “find their people,” as we’ve said. But why then, do we as parents, not cultivate this...
You Don’t Know Until You Know
19 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Until it happens to you, you don't really know. You don't know how it completely rewires you, how it rearranges your priorities, how it fills a space ...
This Is The Key To Good Parenting
18 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
They can see you on the phone…again. They can see you working…still. Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community...
This Is What The Best Do
17 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Just as Socrates welcomed young minds and gave them space to wonder, we too should create an environment where our kids feel comfortable bringing thei...
You Are Not Enough People
16 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How did parents in the past do it? They did it together. They did it as a village. Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure,...
BONUS | You're Not Meant To Do It Alone
14 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Just because parenting is this experience we all share, it doesn't mean that the experience of being a parent is the same. Because what parenting does...
The Father’s Day Message You Didn’t Know You Needed | General McChrystal
14 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, General Stanley McChrystal sits down with Ryan for a special Father’s Day reminder that you won’t want to miss. General McChry...
What’s It To You?
13 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
They’re different. They are like you in so many ways but they are also so, so, different. What is it to you anyway? MasterClass | Get 15% off any a...
These Are The Only Labels That Matter
12 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It doesn’t matter what gender your kids are, you have to help them raise above stereotypes, backlash and culture war fights. Check out Richard Reev...
When Was The Last Time?
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Enter a world different than yours, without the problems of yours, the responsibilities and the cynicism of yours. 📖 Looking for a Father’s Day ...
You Are Capable Of Change
10 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You can let this parenthood thing change you. You can let this make you better. 📕 Tomorrow is the LAST DAY to get the leatherbound edition of Th...
It’s You Who They Deserve To Get This From
09 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We want to feel empowered. We want to be believed in. We want to matter. Every person wants this…and your kid is one of those people. 📚 Book Men...
Don’t Yuck Their Yum | Jefferson Fisher & Ryan Holiday
07 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Communication expert Jefferson Fisher joins Ryan to unpack why every phase, especially in parenting, is fleeting, share wisdom passed down from their ...
The Most Beautiful Model For A Perfect Life
06 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s fitting that Marcus’ biggest Stoic influence was his step-father because Father’s Day is just 9 days away! The Dads on the Daily Dad team p...