Daily Dad
Daily parenting meditations and advice for fathers; frequent prompts on presence, discipline and emotional intelligence.
Teach Kids to Love Books Through Immediate Self‑Interest
The way to teach a kid to love books-as the great lover of books Robert Greene has said-is by appealing to their self intrest. Show them what they will get out of books. Tangible. Immediately.
When Helping Family Becomes Self‑Driven Ego Exercise
We say we’re doing it for our family. But is it really for them — or is it for us? For the ego, the drive, the need to be more? At some point, we don’t even know why we’re doing it. We...
Teach Decision‑Making, Empower Lifelong Success
Prepare them to make good decisions so they can make the best possible life for themselves.
Choose Your Mentors, Not Your Ancestry
We can't choose the family tree from which we spring. But as parents we can choose who in our family tree we look for guidence.
Parenting: Choose Thoughtful Responses Over Reflexive Reactions
As parents, we have to choose our responses wisely, not reflexively. We have to suspend judgement, listen, and think things over.
Choosing Patience over Anger when Kids Borrow Cars
When your kid is home from college and scratches the car while borrowing it for the weekend, what if you don't get upset?
You Choose the Parent You Want to Be
You get to decide what kind of parent you want to be. ( cc @joshkrameryoga )
Parenting: Prioritize Children’s Growth Over Self‑Interest
My wife and I, our whole job is to provide, to protect, to. love, to facilitate....It's to find out who our children are, find out their likes and their dislikes, and try to help them through life, to find themselves,...
Break the Cycle: Stop Passing Shame to Children
Shame is inherited. It is passed along, often by parents, on the back of cutting remarks, unnecessary judgments, and thoughtless choices. It's up to you to not let your children inherit shame.
Parenting: Love and Patience Over Impossible Demands
Our job is to love our kids and to be patient with them, not to demand the impossible from them.
Kids Mirror Your Actions, Not Your Advice
Your kids won’t become what you tell them to be. They become what they watch you be. ( @arthurcbrooks )
Prioritize Family Time over Higher Income
We can spend more time with our kids. We can be there more than we are. We just have to be comfortable making less money.
Say Yes: Embrace Challenges, Remember the Joy
Say yes. Even when you’re tired. Even when it’s expensive. Even when it ends in a meltdown in the parking lot. You won’t remember the hard parts. But you’ll remember this.
Mastering Parenthood: Be Present, Be World‑Class
Your job is: being a parent. Being there for them. Becoming world class at being Mom or Dad
Don't Stifle Kids' Passions over Fear of Mess
Life is too short to nix your children's interests because you don't want to del with mess afterward.