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The Daily Dad

Dr. William Stixrud and Ned Johnson on Raising Resilient Kids

The Daily Dad

Daily Dad

Relationships, Education, Dads, Parenting, Ryan Holiday, Fatherhood, Society & Culture, Self-improvement, Wisdom, Kids & Family

4.6 • 630 Ratings

🗓️ 2 October 2021

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

On todays episode, Ryan has another conversation with Dr. William Stixrud and Ned Johnson about their new book What Do You Say?: How to Talk with Kids to Build Motivation, Stress Tolerance, and a Happy Home, experiencing adversity and developing resilience, why we should look at the last year as a gift that can improve our lives rather than a burden, how to teach kids to find purpose and control in their own lives, and more. 

Ned Johnson is the president and founder of PrepMatters. A 1993 graduate of Williams College, Mr. Johnson has a BA in Economics and Political Science. Originally from Connecticut, Mr. Johnson now resides with his wife and children in Washington, DC.

William R. Stixrud, Ph.D., is a clinical neuropsychologist and founder of The Stixrud Group. He is a member of the teaching faculty at Children’s National Medical Center and an assistant professor of psychiatry and pediatrics at the George Washington University School of Medicine.

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Hey, it's Ryan Holiday. Welcome to another episode of the Daily Dad podcast. As you know,

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sometimes on these weekend episodes, I riff about topics that I'm dealing with, thinking

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about struggles of my own parenting life. Other times, I bring you either excerpts or

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full interviews with parenting experts who have taught me a lot, who have informed my parenting

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