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. 🎥 Watch the full episodes on The Daily Stoic YouTube Channel: Dr. Aliza Pressman | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAwLJaiks3Q General Stanley McChrystal | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_pBw1clQ8s  📚 Books: On Character by General Stanley McChrystal THE 5 PRINCIPLES OF PARENTING: Your Essential Guide to Raising Good Humans by Dr. Aliza Pressman If today’s episode resonates with you and you’re interested in a structured path to becoming the parent you aspire to be, check out our brand-new Daily Dad Five Year Reflection Journal, now available for preorder | https://dailydad.com/leather 👉 The Daily Dad eBook is $2.99 on Amazon! Grab your copy here: dailydad.com/discount Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily Dad Society here: https://dailydad.com/society ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com   📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Embrace their interests, even if you think those interests are gross. Messes can almost always be cleaned up later.  👉 The Daily Dad eBook is $2.99 on Amazon! Grab your copy here: dailydad.com/discount 📕 Grab a copy of the leatherbound edition of The Daily Dad and learn how you can provide the structure and support to help your kids discover who they are today! Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily Dad Society here: https://dailydad.com/society Function Health | Own your health for $365 / year (just $1 a day!) at https://www.functionhealth.com/tcm/the-daily-dad ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com   📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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? The Daily Dad eBook is $2.99 on Amazon! Grab your copy here: dailydad.com/discount Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily Dad Society here: https://dailydad.com/society 80,000 Hours | To get started planning a career that works on one of the world’s most pressing problems, sign up now at 80000 hours.org/DAILYDAD ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com   📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Here’s what you have to understand: Things are going to get destroyed. You have kids. It’s what they do.  If you’re looking for something: The 2026 Daily Stoic New Year, New You Challenge begins in just ONE DAY. Learn more and sign up today at dailystoic.com/challenge. 👉 Get The Daily Stoic New Year New You & all other Daily Stoic courses for FREE when you join Daily Stoic Life | dailystoic.com/life The Daily Dad eBook is $2.99 on Amazon! Grab your copy here: dailydad.com/discount Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily Dad Society here: https://dailydad.com/society 80,000 Hours | To get started planning a career that works on one of the world’s most pressing problems, sign up now at 80000 hours.org/DAILYDAD ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com   📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

What fun, meaningful challenge could you take on as a family to set the tone for 2026? If you’re looking for something: The 2026 Daily Stoic New Year, New You Challenge begins in just TWO DAYS. Learn more and sign up today at dailystoic.com/challenge. 👉 Get The Daily Stoic New Year New You & all other Daily Stoic courses for FREE when you join Daily Stoic Life | dailystoic.com/life The Daily Dad eBook is $2.99 on Amazon! Grab your copy here: dailydad.com/discount Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily Dad Society here: https://dailydad.com/society Head to ZBiotics.com/DAILYDAD and use the code DAILYDAD at checkout for 15% off! | https://zbiotics.com/dailydad ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com   📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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. The Daily Dad eBook is $2.99 on Amazon! Grab your copy here: dailydad.com/discount 👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily Dad Society here: https://dailydad.com/society Head to ZBiotics.com/DAILYDAD and use the code DAILYDAD at checkout for 15% off! | https://zbiotics.com/dailydad ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com   📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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. Make 2026 the year where you finally bring yourself closer to living your best life. No more waiting. Demand the best for yourself. The Daily Stoic New Year New You challenge begins January 1, 2026. Learn more and sign up today at dailystoic.com/challenge. 👉 Get The Daily Stoic New Year New You & all other Daily Stoic courses for FREE when you join Daily Stoic Life | dailystoic.com/life MasterClass | Get 15% off any annual membership at MasterClass.com/RyanHoliday ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com   📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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.  Make 2026 the year where you finally bring yourself closer to living your best life. No more waiting. Demand the best for yourself. The Daily Stoic New Year New You challenge begins January 1, 2026. Learn more and sign up today at dailystoic.com/challenge. 👉 Get The Daily Stoic New Year New You & all other Daily Stoic courses for FREE when you join Daily Stoic Life | dailystoic.com/life MasterClass | Get 15% off any annual membership at MasterClass.com/RyanHoliday ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com   📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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. 📔 Get a signed leatherbound edition of The Daily Dad here: dailydad.com/leather 👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily Dad Society here: https://dailydad.com/society Head to ZBiotics.com/DAILYDAD and use the code DAILYDAD at checkout for 15% off! | https://zbiotics.com/dailydad ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com   📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

There’s so much to do. There’s so much going on. What do you prioritize? What problems do you solve first? What are you supposed to be focused on? 👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily Dad Society here: https://dailydad.com/society Head to ZBiotics.com/DAILYDAD and use the code DAILYDAD at checkout for 15% off! | https://zbiotics.com/dailydad ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com   📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

These are the wonderful sounds of parenthood, the ones that are so precious and fleeting and beautiful—and they’re happening now.  🏛 All time can be quality time. Get your own Tempus Fugit Medallion to remind yourself of this at The Daily Dad Store: https://store.dailydad.com/ 👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily Dad Society here: https://dailydad.com/society Fishing Booker | With Fishing Booker, you can compare prices, read verified reviews, and even message the captain before you book — so you know exactly what to expect. So as the year winds down, maybe give your family the gift of time together: https://fishingbooker.com/ ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com   📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Remember that real parenthood, real family life, isn’t the curated illusion on your Instagram feed. It’s not pristine homes, it’s not spotless designer furniture, and it’s definitely not easy. 👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily Dad Society here: https://dailydad.com/society Fishing Booker | With Fishing Booker, you can compare prices, read verified reviews, and even message the captain before you book — so you know exactly what to expect. So as the year winds down, maybe give your family the gift of time together: https://fishingbooker.com/ ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com   📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In today’s episode, Ryan shares a rare behind-the-scenes moment when his kids start to realize what he actually does, and then his son takes the mic to ask the questions. You’ll hear him interview Kenny Curtis, host of Nat Geo’s hit kids podcast Greeking Out, in a genuinely fun, curious, and unexpectedly thoughtful conversation, and later Ron Chernow, the historian behind Hamilton. 🎥 Watch Kenny Curtis’ episode on The Daily Stoic Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAu5_O-KZNg 📚 Pick up a copy of Greeking Out: Epic Retellings of Classic Greek Myths and Greeking Out Heroes and Olympians at The Painted Porch: https://www.thepaintedporch.com 👉 Check out the National Geographic Kids’ Greeking Out podcast and follow Kenny on Instagram and X: @KennyCurtisTalk 🎥 Watch Ron Chernow’s episode on The Daily Stoic Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvSgng0jogo 📚 Grab copies of Ron Chernow’s books about Mark Twain, Alexander Hamilton, George Washington, Ulysses S. Grant, and John D. Rockefeller, at The Painted Porch. Make 2026 the year where you finally bring yourself closer to living your best life. No more waiting. Demand the best for yourself. The Daily Stoic New Year New You challenge begins January 1, 2026. Learn more and sign up today at dailystoic.com/challenge. 👉 Get The Daily Stoic New Year New You & all other Daily Stoic courses for FREE when you join Daily Stoic Life | dailystoic.com/life Aura Frames | Save on the perfect gift by visiting https://auraframes.com/ to get $35-off plus free shipping on their best-selling Carver Mat frame with promo code DAILYDAD ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com   📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Anything you do together as a family brings you closer and makes lasting memories. Make 2026 the year you start a new tradition with your family for the new year.  Make 2026 the year where you finally bring yourself closer to living your best life. No more waiting. Demand the best for yourself. The Daily Stoic New Year New You challenge begins January 1, 2026. Learn more and sign up today at dailystoic.com/challenge. 👉 Get The Daily Stoic New Year New You & all other Daily Stoic courses for FREE when you join Daily Stoic Life | dailystoic.com/life Aura Frames | Save on the perfect gift by visiting https://auraframes.com/ to get $35-off plus free shipping on their best-selling Carver Mat frame with promo code DAILYDAD ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com   📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A lot of parenting can feel like trial and error. But when we make mistakes, we can own up to them.  MasterClass | Get 15% off any annual membership at MasterClass.com/RyanHoliday ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com   📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Look, we know our kids grow when we sign them up for things—when they do sports, when they take classes, when they volunteer for an event at school or in the community. And that’s why we sign them up for all of this. But what about us? Make 2026 the year where you finally bring yourself closer to living your best life. No more waiting. Demand the best for yourself. The Daily Stoic New Year New You challenge begins January 1, 2026. Learn more and sign up today at dailystoic.com/challenge. 👉 Get The Daily Stoic New Year New You & all other Daily Stoic courses for FREE when you join Daily Stoic Life | dailystoic.com/life MasterClass | Get 15% off any annual membership at MasterClass.com/RyanHoliday ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com   📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Just because it sometimes takes longer than we’d like to see the results of our efforts doesn’t mean that our efforts are going to waste. 👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily Dad Society here: https://dailydad.com/society 💪 Go to livemomentous.com and use promo code DAILYDAD to get 35% off your first subscription! ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com   📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We have to grow up. If we’re not going to do it now as parents, when are we? 👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily Dad Society here: https://dailydad.com/society 💪 Go to livemomentous.com  and use promo code DAILYDAD to get 35% off your first subscription! ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com   📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Comedian Pete Holmes is calling out a lie most parents tell themselves: “I’m doing it for my family.” In this episode, Pete and Ryan break down how work, ambition, and the idea of “providing” can become the perfect excuse to drift away from the very people we say we’re doing it all for. Pete Holmes is an American actor, comedian, writer, producer, and podcaster. He first gained recognition in the early 2010s as a stand-up comic, and also released his first comedy special and worked as a television writer and actor. He is the host of the podcast You Made It Weird, author of Comedy Sex God, and the creator of the HBO show Crashing.  👉 Check out Ryan and Pete's full conversation on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube Follow Pete Holmes on Instagram, X, and YouTube 🎙️Listen to Pete’s podcast You Made It Weird on Apple Podcast, Spotify, and YouTube  📚 Grab signed copies of Comedy Sex God by Pete Holmes at The Painted Porch | https://www.thepaintedporch.com/ 👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily Dad Society here: https://dailydad.com/society Protect your family with life insurance from Ethos. Get your free quote at Ethos.com/STOIC ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com   📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Statistically, it’s terrifying. All the things that can go wrong. But you need to remember that statistics are about averages. 👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily Dad Society here: https://dailydad.com/society Protect your family with life insurance from Ethos. Get your free quote at Ethos.com/STOIC ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com   📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.