Podcast Episodes

Ryan And Wife Samantha Holiday On Setting Our kids And Ourselves Up For Success

On this weekend episode of the Daily Dad,  Ryan talks with his wife Samantha on setting our kids and ourselves up for success, creating space by doin…

2 years, 7 months ago

This Is Why They Study

The point is not to get good grades. The point is not a good score on their SATs. It’s not about what college they get into. College is not about wha…

2 years, 7 months ago

They Don’t Learn Anything Important This Way

Think of all the stuff you know. The skills you have. The movie quotes you can throw out there mid-conversation.

It’s interesting, isn’t it? You remem…

2 years, 7 months ago

How To Be Someone They Can Be Proud Of

Of course, her father would have preferred to be powerful, to be wealthy, to hold some prestigious position. He didn’t want to dig sewage canals or w…

2 years, 7 months ago

Their Feelings Are Their Feelings

Some of the things your kids think are ridiculous–products of their imagination or their fears. Some of the things they like are hilarious and weird–…

2 years, 7 months ago

Tell Them They Have This

Nobody would have wanted Joseph Kennedy to be their dad. He was an avaricious businessman. He cheated on his wife. He had his daughter lobotomized an…

2 years, 7 months ago

Ryan And Wife Samantha Holiday On Grumpy Mornings And Parenting Strategies

On this weekend episode of the Daily Dad,  Ryan talks with his wife Samantha on screen time & the differences in parenting moods in the morning.

✉️ Si…

2 years, 7 months ago

Why Don’t They Come To You With Problems?

When your kids mess up, what’s your reaction? Do you freak out? Or are you calm? Do you make the situation better...or worse?

​Can you actually listen…

2 years, 7 months ago

All They Want Is This

It was a long time ago. It was in a pretty conservative place, in a less understanding era. And even if it wasn’t, even in different circumstances, n…

2 years, 7 months ago

At Least They’re Getting Paid For It

There’s something that strikes us as a little gross, the way politicians trot out their families to win elections, to humanize themselves or get symp…

2 years, 7 months ago