The Daily Dad

Look for The Excuse

Jan 8, 2021

02:17

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Learn why we must make excuses to spend time with our kids and why all time is quality time on today’s podcast.

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Finding excuses to spend time with your children, even when it's not necessary, helps create valuable memories and strengthen the parent-child relationship.

Recognizing the value of seemingly insignificant time spent with your children helps create stronger bonds and provides valuable opportunities for connection.

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Finding Excuses to Spend Time Together

Lewis Puller Jr.'s father found excuses to spend time with him, even when it wasn't necessary. These excuses, like driving his son on his paper route, offered opportunities to bond and create memories. Similarly, as a father, you can find excuses to spend time with your children, such as picking up dinner together or driving the carpool. It's the small, ordinary moments that become valuable memories and strengthen the parent-child relationship.

Finding Excuses to Spend Time Together

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“When he was a young teenager, Lewis Puller Jr. got himself an afternoon paper route. It was one of those things that his parents insisted on so he could learn responsibility and hard work and all that. And it was certainly good for that. It was also good for something even better. One day, Lewis’ bike got a flat tire, so his dad (Chesty Puller, the most decorated Marine in US history) drove him on the route. The next day, it rained, so Chesty did it again. On the third day, Lewis’ dad got the car and drove him again anyway--even though he didn’t need to. Because it was the excuse he was looking for to spend time together.”

Learn why we must make excuses to spend time with or kids, and why all time is quality time, on today’s Daily Dad podcast.

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