Welcome to the Daily Dad podcast where we provide one lesson every day to help you with your most important job being a dad.

These are lessons inspired by ancient philosophy, by practical wisdom, and insights from dads all over the world.

Thank you for listening, and we hope this helps.

Always keep their interests in mind.

There will always be a gulf between parents and their children, at least when it

comes to taste, as it should be. Your tastes are informed by years of experience and theirs by the yet

unjaded joy of discovery. Why would you like what they like? You know more. And yet it remains an

imperative. If you want to connect with them and if you want to

shape and encourage them that you always keep their interests in mind. We told the story about

Jennifer Dowden's father dropping off a copy of a science book he thought his daughter would be

interested in. The result? M RNA vaccines that will save the lives of millions.

We told the story of Lars Ulrich and the rock music he listens to with his sons on the way to school.

We told the story of Bill Simmons driving his daughter to soccer tournaments all over California.

Your job is to figure out what they like and help them continue to explore it.

Oh, they like this movie.

Here's another one they might enjoy.

Oh, they like this book.

Here's the author's entire catalog for their birthday.

Oh, they like dinosaurs?

Here comes the weekend trips to the museums.

Here comes the photos of you in front of the Barakiosaurus in the United Terminal at O'Hare.

Here comes a video you can watch together.

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