You Have to Let Them Struggle

<p>&quot;No father wants to see their kids suffer. It’s almost more painful for you than it is for them to watch them <a href='https://dailydad.com/never-make-fun-of-them-for-this/?utm_source=sendfox&amp;utm_medium=sendfox&amp;utm_campaign=let-them-struggle'>trip over their words</a>, to scratch their heads in front of their homework, or to bumble their way through the early years of their career. Biologically this makes sense—<a href='https://dailydad.com/be-careful-how-helpful-you-are/?utm_source=sendfox&amp;utm_medium=sendfox&amp;utm_campaign=let-them-struggle'>you’re designed to want to save them</a>, to empathize on almost a self-destructive level. But evolutionarily it also doesn’t make sense. If they never struggle, they can’t grow, they can’t learn, they can’t get better.&quot;<br/><br/>Learn why this is the case on today&apos;s Daily Dad Podcast.<br/><br/>***</p><p>If you enjoyed this week’s podcast, we’d love for you to leave a review on Apple Podcasts. It helps with our visibility, and the more people listen to the podcast, the more we can invest into it and make it even better.</p><p>Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com</p><p>Follow @DailyDadEmail:</p><p>Twitter: <a href='https://twitter.com/ryanholiday'>https://twitter.com/ryanholiday</a></p><p>Instagram: <a href='https://www.instagram.com/ryanholiday/'>https://www.instagram.com/ryanholiday/</a></p><p>Facebook: <a href='http://facebook.com/ryanholiday'>http://facebook.com/ryanholiday</a></p><p>See Privacy Policy at <a href='https://art19.com/privacy' rel='noopener noreferrer' target='_blank'>https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href='https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info' rel='noopener noreferrer' target='_blank'>https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.</p>