Daily Dads #63: Blaze and Ryan are on their way home from The National in Cleveland, so they discuss the trip and their gratitude for spending time with friends and the community. They then introduces the topic of giving kids space and not over-scheduling them. They contemplates whether to allow his kids unlimited screen time or to remove TVs altogether. Ryan shares his gratitude for Simone Biles' resilience and the importance of giving kids time for stillness and reflection. He suggests scheduling deliberate downtime for kids. Blaze reflects on the challenge of balancing free play and scheduled activities for his children.

Takeaways from today:

• Spending time with friends and the community is something to be grateful for.
• It is important to give kids space and not over-schedule them.
• Finding a balance between free play and scheduled activities is key.
• Deliberate downtime allows kids to be still and reflect.

Keywords from the episode:

National Card Show, gratitude, community, giving kids space, over-scheduling, screen time, deliberate downtime, free play, stillness, reflection

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Broadcast on:

31 Jul 2024

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