We Cannot Abdicate Our Responsibilities
“We’ve talked before about F. Scott Fitzgerald. He was a great writer who wrestled with many demons. He was spoiled by his parents. He inherited alcoholism. He struggled valiantly at the end of his li...
19 Feb 20212min
It’s About Learning, Not Memorization
“It’s time for us to review your multiplication tables, you tell them. Let’s look over your vocab flash cards. Or maybe you’re one of those parents that makes your kids recite poems or plays, that sig...
18 Feb 20212min
There Are No Such Things As “Children’s Stories”
“Aesop’s Fables are silly stories about dogs and mice and foxes and lions. Children love them. But are they ‘for kids?’ No, they are for human beings. They are designed to teach lessons. Bad stories p...
17 Feb 20213min
The Harder Path Is Worth It
“Cynicism is easy. Being jaded is easy. Being tired—tired of other people, tired of life—is easy. Hope? Hope is hard. Earnestness is hard. Caring is hard. But that’s the whole thing: Nobody said being...
16 Feb 20212min
Their Faults Are Your Faults
“They don’t listen. They make bad choices. They don’t give their best efforts. Your kids can drive you nuts. After all, isn’t mimicry pretty aggravating?”Ryan explains how your children are an opportu...
15 Feb 20212min
Daily Dad and Agnes Callard on Teaching Children Philosophy
On today’s episode Ryan speaks to professor and author Agnes Callard about pulling children towards philosophy, how to popularize philosophy in your own household, and how to set the stakes higher whe...
13 Feb 202122min
You Are Only As Happy As Your Unhappiest Child
“In 2013, two of Jack Harbaugh’s kids were coaching against each other in the Super Bowl. They had led their respective teams to the NFL promised land, achieving success at the highest level of organi...
12 Feb 20213min
You Can Find the Time
“We think we’re too busy. We think it’s impossible. We’re parents now. There’s no way we can start that company. There’s no way we can finish that project. We have to be realistic. We’ve got to put as...
11 Feb 20212min
