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You’re just trying to get your point across. You’re just trying to teach them. You’re just trying to keep them safe. But how do you think it feels? How do you think it feels to be them?

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Before you try to parent differently in 2026, remember what actually helped in 2025. In this episode, Ryan shares a few parenting insights he picked up in 2025 from conversations on The Daily Stoic Podcast. You’ll hear why self regulation is the real skill we’re teaching our kids, how children borrow our nervous systems long before they can manage their own, and a powerful reminder about character.

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Dr. Aliza Pressman | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAwLJaiks3Q

General Stanley McChrystal | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_pBw1clQ8s

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On Character by General Stanley McChrystal

THE 5 PRINCIPLES OF PARENTING: Your Essential Guide to Raising Good Humans by Dr. Aliza Pressman

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Embrace their interests, even if you think those interests are gross. Messes can almost always be cleaned up later. 

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Can you let things go? Can you control your temper and frustrations? Do you know when it's time to push and when it’s time to pull them in close to you?

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Here’s what you have to understand: Things are going to get destroyed. You have kids. It’s what they do. 

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What fun, meaningful challenge could you take on as a family to set the tone for 2026?

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Being a good parent and good partner isn’t simply a consequence of the work you put in to be a better person. They are correlated, certainly, but correlation isn’t causation, as they say.

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In this episode, Ryan and Sam talk through the one simple reset they use to kick off the New Year and how it’s shaped their family in ways they never expected. You don’t get to choose what 2026 throws at you, but you do get to choose who you’re going to be when it does. For parents, that means setting the tone early, choosing less when everything is asking for more, and building habits that help you show up calmer, steadier, and more present for your family.

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We only have a finite amount of patience. So by indulging and indulging, absorbing and absorbing, we’re wasting a very precious resource…one that parenting demands a lot of. 

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When you were younger, for Christmas, all you wanted was presents. Now that you’re older, now that you have kids, all you want is presence.

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