The Daily Dad

It's the little things we do every day that shape our kids in big ways. In today’s episode, Ryan shares 7 powerful ways to lead by example and become the best role model for your kids. 

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We only get one go at this thing called existence. We have to show them what happens when you take the time to do things right.

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It can be thankless. It is tough. It pushes you in ways you never could have imagined. Should it really surprise us that people are having fewer kids? Or that some people are deciding to not have them at all?

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It’s tempting to think that we’re protecting their belief in the world and in humanity by shielding them from the horrors of the past, but real hope isn’t built on illusions.

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However old they are, whatever the activity is. Do it now.

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They think they are sneaky but they are absolutely horrible at it. They have absolutely no future as criminals, that’s for sure.

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Bestselling author and artist Austin Kleon joins Ryan to discuss the challenges of raising kids in the digital age of social media and AI. He shares a recent Stoic lesson he taught his child about handling online validation, his strategies for making the most of car rides with his kids, and the key parenting advice he would offer to new parents.

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Let them be bored. Let them cultivate some time with themselves.

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How will we ever convince Google that we do not, in fact, like Mr. Beast or prank videos? Will our Netflix suggestions ever recover from the Cocomelon we have watched? It’s annoying to be sure, but it’s a small price to pay for them to discover their own interests.

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We owe it to them to show these branches of the family tree, to introduce them to the ancestors who planted the seeds that are now growing inside them.

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