What Do You Want Them NOT To Say?
We know what we want our kids to say about us when they grow up. We want them to say that we were great parents, that we did our best. We want them to say that they knew they were loved. We want them ...
29 Nov 20233min
Teach Them This To Give Them That
We want happy kids, obviously. But as we talked about recently, you can’t make your kids happy. Certainly, you can’t always keep them happy.So what do you do?There’s a great exchange between Epictetus...
28 Nov 20233min
You Gave Up This Right
Being a parent doesn’t mean you give up on your dreams. We’ve talked about this many times. What kind of message would it send to your kids to see their parents quit on themselves? What kind of house ...
27 Nov 20234min
Ryan and Sam On Reflecting Through Parenting And Solving The Problem
On this weekend episode of the Daily Dad, Ryan talks with his wife Samantha on breaking constraints, finding the solution to the problem, and the impacts on their household reflecting through parent...
25 Nov 202316min
How To Raise Generous Kids
It’s a world with too many problems. It’s a world with too much suffering. It’s a world with too much selfishness. We can’t fix all of this as people nor as parents. But we can try to help a little.We...
24 Nov 20234min
No One Has It Better Than You
Things could be so much better. This could be a world that takes care of parents and families. It could be a world with a better safety net. It could be a world where we don’t shrug after a school sho...
23 Nov 20233min
It’s Been Like This A While
Kids have always been like this. They’ve always been crazy. Always had trouble sleeping at night. Always liked to play and explore. They’ve been overwhelmed by hormones. They’ve been driving their par...
22 Nov 20234min
This Is What To Train Them In
It’s easy to forget it when you see them hitting a sibling. Or when you catch them in a lie. When you hear them say something mean. When the call comes in from school, or worse, the police station.It’...
21 Nov 20232min
