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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.

What Are You Playing For?

2 mins; January 10, 2024

Rich Is How Much You Get To See Your Kids

2 mins; January 09, 2024

Don’t Send Them In Defenseless

2 mins; January 08, 2024

Ryan Holiday And Dr. Becky Kennedy On Emotional Vaccination

33 mins; January 06, 2024

Show Them What They’ll Get Out Of This

3 mins; January 05, 2024

This Is What We Have To Try To Get Better At

4 mins; January 04, 2024

You Have To Know How These Things Land

4 mins; January 03, 2024

This is What It Costs

4 mins; January 02, 2024

Show Them It’s Not Too Late

4 mins; January 01, 2024

Ryan and Sam Holiday on The Importance Of Routine

10 mins; December 30, 2023

Why Are You Trying To Make This Go Away?

2 mins; December 29, 2023

Reform is Necessary, Despair is Criminal

3 mins; December 28, 2023

The Debt Is Paid Forward

3 mins; December 27, 2023

[Good Inside] It’s Never Too Late

2 mins; December 26, 2023

This Is a Gift To Give Yourself (And Your Family)

4 mins; December 24, 2023

Ryan and Sam Holiday on Recognizing The Most Important Thing

14 mins; December 23, 2023

You Must Give Them This Gift

3 mins; December 22, 2023

You Must Give Them This Gift

29 mins; December 21, 2023

You’re Made Not Born

3 mins; December 20, 2023

Are You Modeling This?

4 mins; December 19, 2023

You’re Responsible Too

4 mins; December 19, 2023

It’s Ultimately This That They Judge You On

3 mins; December 18, 2023

Ryan Holiday And Whitney Cummings On Self-Awareness And The Ability To Update

17 mins; December 16, 2023

This Is Something To Be Glad About

2 mins; December 14, 2023

Don’t Try To Make Them Happy

2 mins; December 13, 2023

Why Not?

3 mins; December 13, 2023

Let Them Know They Have It

2 mins; December 11, 2023

You Have This Freedom Now

3 mins; December 11, 2023

How To Raise A Resilient Child

13 mins; December 09, 2023

Don’t Let Your Kids Be Worse

5 mins; December 08, 2023

It Doesn’t Happen All At Once

3 mins; December 07, 2023

This Will Make Your Life (And Kids) Better

7 mins; December 06, 2023

They Are Doing Their Job

4 mins; December 05, 2023

They Deserve To Know

5 mins; December 04, 2023

Ryan And Sam On Who Makes The Decision

16 mins; December 02, 2023

You’re Making Them Hungry

4 mins; December 01, 2023

What Legacy Are You Providing?

5 mins; November 30, 2023

What Do You Want Them NOT To Say?

3 mins; November 29, 2023

Teach Them This To Give Them That

3 mins; November 28, 2023

You Gave Up This Right

4 mins; November 27, 2023

Ryan and Sam On Reflecting Through Parenting And Solving The Problem

16 mins; November 25, 2023

How To Raise Generous Kids

4 mins; November 24, 2023

No One Has It Better Than You

3 mins; November 23, 2023

It’s Been Like This A While

4 mins; November 22, 2023

This Is What To Train Them In

2 mins; November 21, 2023

How To Care Less What Others Think

3 mins; November 20, 2023

Ryan & Sam On The Right Way To Praise

16 mins; November 18, 2023

It’s Not Annoying, It’s The Job

3 mins; November 17, 2023

You Don’t Have The Time

12 mins; November 16, 2023

Only They Can Say

4 mins; November 15, 2023

You Can’t Fault Them For Your Hypocrisy

3 mins; November 14, 2023

Try To Get To This Place

3 mins; November 13, 2023

Ryan Holiday And Adam Grant On Creating Your Own Momentum

12 mins; November 11, 2023

Do You Know Your Purpose?

2 mins; November 10, 2023

Beware This Energy

2 mins; November 09, 2023

How Much Of This Do You Give Them?

2 mins; November 08, 2023

It’s The Worst Lie

2 mins; November 07, 2023

It Will All Be Past Tense Soon

3 mins; November 06, 2023

Ryan & Sam On Emotional Vaccination

15 mins; November 04, 2023

They Need This, Whether They Know It Or Not

4 mins; November 04, 2023

You Still Have Time To Avoid Those Regrets

3 mins; November 03, 2023

Take Their Pain Seriously

3 mins; November 02, 2023

It’s For Parents Too

4 mins; November 01, 2023

There’s Enough To Worry About Already

4 mins; October 31, 2023

Can Your Kids Say This?

3 mins; October 30, 2023

Ryan & Sam On Solving The Problem First

14 mins; October 28, 2023

You Need To Calm Down

2 mins; October 26, 2023

You’ll Only Hear It If You’re Really Listening

2 mins; October 26, 2023

If You Can’t Do That, Do This

3 mins; October 25, 2023

This Power Corrupts

2 mins; October 24, 2023

What Do They Think When You Come Home?

3 mins; October 23, 2023

Ryan And Wife Samantha Holiday On Being A Emotionally Matured Parent

38 mins; October 21, 2023

Our Kids Owe Us Nothing

3 mins; October 20, 2023

You Need So Little Now

3 mins; October 19, 2023

No Need To Make Excuses

3 mins; October 18, 2023

Every Step Comes With This

3 mins; October 17, 2023

How Long Can They Hold Out?

3 mins; October 16, 2023

Ryan Holiday And Steven Rinella On Recapturing Important Moments With Your Kids

23 mins; October 14, 2023

Teach Them To Put Their Energy Here

2 mins; October 13, 2023

It’s Made You Stupid (But Better)

3 mins; October 12, 2023

This Is Everything You Ever Wanted

2 mins; October 11, 2023

Are You Good At Hearing?

2 mins; October 10, 2023

They’re Probably Just Tired Of This

3 mins; October 09, 2023

Ryan Holiday And Christina Pazsitzky On Making Kids Priority

11 mins; October 07, 2023

You Were Given Something Special

3 mins; October 05, 2023

This Is Always The Goal

3 mins; October 04, 2023

It Can All Go Away In A Second

4 mins; October 03, 2023

This Is How To Hold Them To You

3 mins; October 02, 2023

You’re Going To Regret This

3 mins; October 02, 2023

Ryan And Wife Samantha Holiday On Being Challenged More In The Parenting Domain

15 mins; September 30, 2023

Store These Moments In Your Soul

2 mins; September 29, 2023

You Won’t Be Able To Get It Out Of Your Head

3 mins; September 28, 2023

Do They Get To See This Too?

2 mins; September 27, 2023

It’s Just Too Much For Them

2 mins; September 26, 2023

This Is Something You Should Do

3 mins; September 25, 2023

Ryan And Wife Samantha Holiday On The ability To Handle Frustration

21 mins; September 23, 2023

Don’t Let Your Curiosity Atrophy

2 mins; September 22, 2023

Are You The Splendid Or The Vile?

3 mins; September 21, 2023

It’ll Come To You Later

3 mins; September 20, 2023

There Are Only Hard Decisions

3 mins; September 19, 2023

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