Parenting can be a serious business, but this discussion encourages embracing whimsy. It highlights the importance of connecting with children at their level to foster creativity and understanding. Kids carry a unique perspective of the world that adults often overlook. By adopting a lighthearted approach, parents can create deeper bonds and inspire their children to remain imaginative. It's a refreshing reminder that sometimes, we all just need to play and not take life too seriously!
02:09
forum Ask episode
web_stories AI Snips
view_agenda Chapters
menu_book Books
auto_awesome Transcript
info_circle Episode notes
volunteer_activism ADVICE
Embrace Whimsy
Embrace children's whimsy and avoid being overly serious.
Get on their level and explore their imaginative world without imposing adult cynicism.
Get the Snipd Podcast app to discover more snips from this episode
Written and illustrated by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, 'The Little Prince' tells the story of a young prince who travels from his small home planet to Earth, encountering various characters that symbolize the absurdities and narrow-mindedness of grown-ups. The prince, who deeply loves a rose on his home planet, learns valuable lessons about the importance of human connections and the uniqueness of loved ones through his interactions with a fox and other characters. The story is a poignant reflection on life, human nature, and the importance of seeing with the heart rather than the eyes.
"It’s exhausting to be a kid. Because they’re clever and creative and you’re not. Because they’re pure and idealistic and you’ve been hardened by the world you’ve seen. Because they’re still uniquely themselves, yet to be beaten down or corrupted.
'Grown ups never understand anything by themselves,' the always childlike Saint-Exupéry would write, 'and it is exhausting for children to have to provide explanations over and over again.'"
Ryan explains why it's so important to get on your kid's level on today's Daily Dad Podcast.
***
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.
The Daily Dad 