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The audio companion to DailyDad.com’s daily email meditations on fatherhood, read by Ryan Holiday. Each daily reading will help you find the wisdom, inner strength, and good humor you need in order to be a great dad. Learn from historical figures and contemporary fathers how to do your most important job. Find more at dailydad.com.

It Will Happen Just When You Think It Never Will

4 mins; April 21, 2025

"You Can't Parent Without Hope" | Maggie Smith

14 mins; April 19, 2025

Play The Games. They’re The Best.

4 mins; April 18, 2025

Isn’t This What Parenting Is All About?

3 mins; April 17, 2025

What Are They Giving You?

4 mins; April 16, 2025

What If It Was One Of Yours?

4 mins; April 15, 2025

This Is One Of The Only Times

2 mins; April 14, 2025

A Special Father-Son Afternoon | Ryan Holiday Takes His Son To Hamilton

15 mins; April 12, 2025

Are You Wearing This Mask?

4 mins; April 11, 2025

It’s An Almost Holy Thing

4 mins; April 10, 2025

Play The Games…While You Can

5 mins; April 09, 2025

This Is What To Wish For

3 mins; April 08, 2025

This Reminds You How Lucky You Are

4 mins; April 07, 2025

Your Kids See More Than You Think | Ryan Holiday

16 mins; April 05, 2025

Teach Them To Make It Beautiful

4 mins; April 04, 2025

It’s Amazing For Them

4 mins; April 03, 2025

We Can’t Lie Like This

4 mins; April 02, 2025

Take It While You Can

3 mins; April 01, 2025

We Can Love The Game

4 mins; March 31, 2025

Austin Kleon: “Our Kids Need Bullsh*t Detectors!"

15 mins; March 29, 2025

Don’t Deny Them This

4 mins; March 28, 2025

They’ll Wreck This

2 mins; March 27, 2025

Show Them All The Strains

4 mins; March 26, 2025

Let Them Know They Give You This

3 mins; March 25, 2025

Take The Relief From This

2 mins; March 24, 2025

Hidden Parenting Gems in Hamilton | Ryan Holiday

13 mins; March 22, 2025

It’s Always Tough

4 mins; March 21, 2025

It Matters Now!

2 mins; March 20, 2025

Not Someday, But Soon

3 mins; March 19, 2025

Are You Showing Them This?

4 mins; March 18, 2025

Can You Do This?

2 mins; March 17, 2025

Josh Brolin: "I Just Had A Parenting Freak Out"

24 mins; March 15, 2025

There Is So Much More Inside You Now

3 mins; March 14, 2025

Stop Winging This

4 mins; March 13, 2025

Heed This Reminder

4 mins; March 12, 2025

What Will This Experience Give You?

3 mins; March 11, 2025

Just Give Them A Little More Time

3 mins; March 10, 2025

There Are No Perfect Parents | Reassurance from Richard Reeves and Donald Robertson

8 mins; March 08, 2025

Here’s The Joy

3 mins; March 07, 2025

You Can’t Be Afraid

4 mins; March 06, 2025

It Should Be Good, Not Easy

6 mins; March 05, 2025

When They Can Take This For Granted, So Much Is Possible…

4 mins; March 04, 2025

It’s An Insane Pleasure

4 mins; March 03, 2025

You'll Never Watch Disney the Same Way Again | Ryan and Sam Holiday

12 mins; March 01, 2025

This Is What Real Winners Do

4 mins; February 28, 2025

You Have It Right Now

3 mins; February 27, 2025

It’s Not Just The Summers, You Know

4 mins; February 26, 2025

There Is No History Without This

5 mins; February 25, 2025

They’ll Have This AND That

4 mins; February 24, 2025

5 Timeless Parenting Lessons from Abraham Lincoln

12 mins; February 22, 2025

Don’t Fight This War

4 mins; February 21, 2025

It’s Almost Relaxing

3 mins; February 20, 2025

It’s The One Thing We Have In Common

3 mins; February 19, 2025

Can You Believe It?

3 mins; February 18, 2025

Stop Letting This Embarrass You

3 mins; February 17, 2025

Raising Young Athletes Right | Steve Magness and Ryan Holiday

23 mins; February 15, 2025

Be Careful Telling Them This

4 mins; February 14, 2025

You Feel It All More Now

5 mins; February 13, 2025

Hold Them To You Like This

3 mins; February 12, 2025

Sometimes This Is All You Can Do

4 mins; February 11, 2025

It’s All So Delicate

3 mins; February 10, 2025

Matthew McConaughey: "I’ve Hit My Sweet Spot as a Father"

14 mins; February 08, 2025

Why Do We Do This?

3 mins; February 07, 2025

If You Want Their Respect…

3 mins; February 06, 2025

How Else Are They Supposed To Get This?

3 mins; February 05, 2025

Where To Find The Reward

4 mins; February 04, 2025

This Is What Completeness Comes From

3 mins; February 03, 2025

Living With a Stoic | Ryan and Sam Holiday

13 mins; February 01, 2025

Be Ready To Use This

3 mins; January 31, 2025

They Can Hear You

3 mins; January 30, 2025

Show Them It’s Never Too Late

4 mins; January 29, 2025

Three Rules for Life

3 mins; January 28, 2025

It’s Happening In Your House Too

2 mins; January 27, 2025

Connect With Them This Way | Ryan Holiday

15 mins; January 25, 2025

They’re More Important (And You Know It)

3 mins; January 24, 2025

You Can Handle More Than You Can Handle

3 mins; January 23, 2025

Have You Given This Gift?

5 mins; January 22, 2025

Let Them See This Too

3 mins; January 21, 2025

You Can’t Let This Happen

2 mins; January 20, 2025

The Shift From Self To Selflessness | Jordan Harbinger and Ryan Holiday

23 mins; January 18, 2025

Teach Them To Be Brave

4 mins; January 17, 2025

You Get What You Get

3 mins; January 16, 2025

It Won’t Come Easy

4 mins; January 15, 2025

Speak In This Language

3 mins; January 14, 2025

This Is What You’ll Have To Manage

3 mins; January 13, 2025

Balancing Presence At Home and Life On The Road | Benj Gershman

14 mins; January 11, 2025

It Can Wait

2 mins; January 10, 2025

You Must Be Immune To This

2 mins; January 09, 2025

Why Not Get Better Here?

5 mins; January 08, 2025

What If They Didn’t Have To Prove It?

4 mins; January 07, 2025

They Need This To Grow Up

4 mins; January 06, 2025

Teaching Kids the Powers and Pitfalls of AI | Ryan Holiday

14 mins; January 04, 2025

The Moments of Leniency Matter

3 mins; January 03, 2025

They Don’t Define You—And You Don’t Define Them

6 mins; January 02, 2025

You Work Hard, But Are You Working on This?

3 mins; January 01, 2025

Let Them See This

4 mins; December 31, 2024

Rich Is How Much You Get To Do This

4 mins; December 30, 2024

Carry These Stoic Parenting Lessons Into 2025

25 mins; December 28, 2024

You’re In A Hurry And Don’t Know Why

2 mins; December 27, 2024

Who Will Get Your Patience?

4 mins; December 26, 2024

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