Episode Highlights With Ryan

• How he shifted from just talking about stoicism to bringing this into parenting
• The imbalance in the domestic load that often exists between moms and dads and what he views as paths forward to help balance this
• Why there aren’t a lot of good parenting books, especially for Dad
• Modern times expect much more of parents and how this has shifted parenting
• Why it might be a good thing when kids misbehave or push boundaries and how to handle this in a positive way
• We don’t really control our kids and even if we can, it isn’t a good idea, so what to do instead
• The importance of modeling in parenting and especially in communicating values
• Why parents need to get serious about understanding what our values actually are when it comes to our children
• The things we can get caught up in thinking are important now with our kids that won’t be important at all in 20 years
• Balancing protecting our kids with helping them learn to be autonomous
• Key takeaways from his book that he hopes to leave listeners and readers with
• Making parenting decisions with the long term goals in mind

Resources We Mention

• The Daily Dad: 366 Meditations on Parenting, Love, and Raising Great Kids by Ryan Holiday
• The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living by Ryan Holiday
• The Obstacle is the Way by Ryan Holiday
• Ryan Holiday The Stoic Virtues Series 2 Books Set
• The daily dad email signup link
• Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents by Lindsay C. Gibson PsyD