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

I'm Ryan Holiday, and I draw these lessons from ancient philosophy, modern psychology, practical wisdom, and insights from parents just like you all over the world.

Thank you for listening, and we hope this helps.

Nobody's listening. Everyone's grouchy. Grades are slipping. Siblings are fighting. What's happening? One spouse says to another, why are the kids such

a mess today? The answer is there in plain sight. The kids are a mess because things are a mess.

The dishes are piled up in the sink. The schedule and routine has been abandoned. Every

surface is covered. Nobody has clean clothes. The front seat of the car hasn't been cleaned out in weeks. We've said before that behavior is the language of children. They're unable to express to you that they feel stressed out, overwhelmed, disoriented, disgust, and dirty. But they can act it out. They are, like us, products of their environment, and when their environment is a

disaster, so are they. But the good news is that there is an easy fix. Don't admonish them.

Start picking stuff up. Get them to help too. Start small. Dig your way out. Get back to a rhythm,

a routine, and a nice, clean environment. It will make all the difference.

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