They Don’t Know What’s Wrong

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2:06your 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. They don't know what's wrong. Why are they acting this way? Why aren't they hitting their sister? Why are they whining? Why are their grades dropping? Why are they being so difficult? The answer is that they don't know. They have no idea why they're kids. It's all new to them and that's the timeless part about being a kid. As Escalis has the chorus say in his famous play the libation bearers, a child in the cradle can't explain what troubles it. Whether it wants to eat to drink or to make water, a baby's insides take no orders. It's too young. But it's not just babies. It's toddlers and teenagers too.

3:07They're dealing with new feelings, new issues, new powers, new unknowns. They can't articulate yet what this means or where it comes from because they are still learning as you yourself were learning what it means to be angry or depressed to be pumped full of hormones or coming down with something. You couldn't explain it to them but now you can. So help them. Help them see what's happening. Help them solve the problem. Help them understand themselves. Hey, thanks for listening to the Daily Dad Podcast. You can get this via email every day as well at dailydad.com. Please leave us a review in iTunes. Most importantly, if you know any dads or parents who benefit from these messages, please spread the word. Thanks.