Episode Highlights With RyanHow he shifted from just talking about stoicism to bringing this into parentingThe imbalance in the domestic load that often exists between moms and dads and what he views as paths forward to help balance thisWhy there aren’t a lot of good parenting books, especially for DadModern times expect much more of parents and how this has shifted parentingWhy it might be a good thing when kids misbehave or push boundaries and how to handle this in a positive wayWe don’t really control our kids and even if we can, it isn’t a good idea, so what to do insteadThe importance of modeling in parenting and especially in communicating valuesWhy parents need to get serious about understanding what our values actually are when it comes to our childrenThe things we can get caught up in thinking are important now with our kids that won’t be important at all in 20 yearsBalancing protecting our kids with helping them learn to be autonomousKey takeaways from his book that he hopes to leave listeners and readers withMaking parenting decisions with the long term goals in mindResources We MentionThe Daily Dad: 366 Meditations on Parenting, Love, and Raising Great Kids by Ryan HolidayThe Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living by Ryan HolidayThe Obstacle is the Way by Ryan HolidayRyan Holiday The Stoic Virtues Series 2 Books SetThe daily dad email signup linkAdult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents by Lindsay C. Gibson PsyD

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