{"id":5706,"date":"2023-09-17T16:52:28","date_gmt":"2023-09-17T16:52:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailydad.com\/?p=5706"},"modified":"2023-09-17T16:52:31","modified_gmt":"2023-09-17T16:52:31","slug":"this-is-a-very-underrated-skill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailydad.com\/this-is-a-very-underrated-skill\/","title":{"rendered":"This Is A Very Underrated Skill"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>There are parents who pay for music lessons so their kids can play an instrument. There are parents who tutor their kids in a foreign language. There are parents who <a href=\"https:\/\/dailydad.com\/its-not-schools-job-to-teach-your-kids\/\">teach their kids<\/a> how to do all sorts of things\u2013to start a campfire, to change a flat tire, to sew a button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These are all skills of various importance. Some will help them get into college. Some will make them more comfortable in a diverse world. Some will make them handy. But there is a very underrated skill that we talked about recently in a weekend episode of The Daily Dad (which you should be listening to!). That skill? <em>The ability to deal with frustration appropriately.<\/em> Because life is <a href=\"https:\/\/dailydad.com\/do-you-know-what-you-look-like-angry-2\/\">full of frustration<\/a>\u2026and most people are so, so bad at dealing with it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To be able to <a href=\"https:\/\/dailydad.com\/what-are-we-teaching-them\/\">model for your kids<\/a> how to deal with a poorly designed piece of technology that won\u2019t work? How to respond to news of a flight delay on top of a flight delay? Or a person speaking to you rudely? Or an unexpected expense? Or being interrupted? What an incredible gift you\u2019re giving them, what an underrated skill!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It may well be that there is nothing more important, nothing more essential to their resilience and <a href=\"https:\/\/dailydad.com\/this-is-what-happiness-is\/\">their happiness<\/a> than this. Certainly nothing will come up more often. So think about that today when you get cut off in traffic, when the dishwasher breaks, when you find out that your credit card was stolen, when your boss calls and moves up a deadline. This is frustrating, but it\u2019s also <a href=\"https:\/\/dailydad.com\/this-is-a-chance-to-learn\/\">an opportunity<\/a> *to teach your kids how to deal with frustration\u2013*and that\u2019s not frustrating, but wonderful.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are parents who pay for music lessons so their kids can play an instrument. There are parents who tutor their kids in a foreign language. There are parents who teach their kids how to do all sorts of things\u2013to start a campfire, to change a flat tire, to sew a button. These are all&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>This Is A Very Underrated Skill - The Daily Dad<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/dailydad.com\/this-is-a-very-underrated-skill\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"This Is A Very Underrated Skill - The Daily Dad\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"There are parents who pay for music lessons so their kids can play an instrument. There are parents who tutor their kids in a foreign language. There are parents who teach their kids how to do all sorts of things\u2013to start a campfire, to change a flat tire, to sew a button. These are all...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/dailydad.com\/this-is-a-very-underrated-skill\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"The Daily Dad\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-09-17T16:52:28+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-09-17T16:52:31+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Kristen Meriwether\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Kristen Meriwether\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dailydad.com\/this-is-a-very-underrated-skill\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dailydad.com\/this-is-a-very-underrated-skill\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Kristen Meriwether\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dailydad.com\/#\/schema\/person\/fa325fd8e218ce2efe16cbdfef3551ed\"},\"headline\":\"This Is A Very Underrated Skill\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-09-17T16:52:28+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-09-17T16:52:31+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dailydad.com\/this-is-a-very-underrated-skill\/\"},\"wordCount\":291,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dailydad.com\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"Daily Dad Emails\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/dailydad.com\/this-is-a-very-underrated-skill\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dailydad.com\/this-is-a-very-underrated-skill\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dailydad.com\/this-is-a-very-underrated-skill\/\",\"name\":\"This Is A Very Underrated Skill - The Daily Dad\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dailydad.com\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2023-09-17T16:52:28+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-09-17T16:52:31+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dailydad.com\/this-is-a-very-underrated-skill\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/dailydad.com\/this-is-a-very-underrated-skill\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dailydad.com\/this-is-a-very-underrated-skill\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/dailydad.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"This Is A Very Underrated Skill\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dailydad.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dailydad.com\/\",\"name\":\"The Daily Dad\",\"description\":\"Every Dad Needs a Little Help\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dailydad.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/dailydad.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dailydad.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"The Daily Dad\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dailydad.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dailydad.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dailydad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/cropped-DD-logo-blue.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/dailydad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/cropped-DD-logo-blue.png\",\"width\":500,\"height\":128,\"caption\":\"The Daily Dad\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dailydad.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dailydad.com\/#\/schema\/person\/fa325fd8e218ce2efe16cbdfef3551ed\",\"name\":\"Kristen Meriwether\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dailydad.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3a4f10261ca5184cbdee5a07c792e36c?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3a4f10261ca5184cbdee5a07c792e36c?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Kristen Meriwether\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/dailydad.com\/author\/kristen\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"This Is A Very Underrated Skill - The Daily Dad","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/dailydad.com\/this-is-a-very-underrated-skill\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"This Is A Very Underrated Skill - The Daily Dad","og_description":"There are parents who pay for music lessons so their kids can play an instrument. There are parents who tutor their kids in a foreign language. There are parents who teach their kids how to do all sorts of things\u2013to start a campfire, to change a flat tire, to sew a button. These are all...","og_url":"https:\/\/dailydad.com\/this-is-a-very-underrated-skill\/","og_site_name":"The Daily Dad","article_published_time":"2023-09-17T16:52:28+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-09-17T16:52:31+00:00","author":"Kristen Meriwether","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Kristen Meriwether","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/dailydad.com\/this-is-a-very-underrated-skill\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/dailydad.com\/this-is-a-very-underrated-skill\/"},"author":{"name":"Kristen Meriwether","@id":"https:\/\/dailydad.com\/#\/schema\/person\/fa325fd8e218ce2efe16cbdfef3551ed"},"headline":"This Is A Very Underrated Skill","datePublished":"2023-09-17T16:52:28+00:00","dateModified":"2023-09-17T16:52:31+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/dailydad.com\/this-is-a-very-underrated-skill\/"},"wordCount":291,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/dailydad.com\/#organization"},"articleSection":["Daily Dad Emails"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/dailydad.com\/this-is-a-very-underrated-skill\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/dailydad.com\/this-is-a-very-underrated-skill\/","url":"https:\/\/dailydad.com\/this-is-a-very-underrated-skill\/","name":"This Is A Very Underrated Skill - The Daily Dad","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/dailydad.com\/#website"},"datePublished":"2023-09-17T16:52:28+00:00","dateModified":"2023-09-17T16:52:31+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/dailydad.com\/this-is-a-very-underrated-skill\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/dailydad.com\/this-is-a-very-underrated-skill\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/dailydad.com\/this-is-a-very-underrated-skill\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/dailydad.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"This Is A Very Underrated Skill"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/dailydad.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/dailydad.com\/","name":"The Daily Dad","description":"Every Dad Needs a Little Help","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/dailydad.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/dailydad.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/dailydad.com\/#organization","name":"The Daily Dad","url":"https:\/\/dailydad.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/dailydad.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/dailydad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/cropped-DD-logo-blue.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/dailydad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/cropped-DD-logo-blue.png","width":500,"height":128,"caption":"The Daily Dad"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/dailydad.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/dailydad.com\/#\/schema\/person\/fa325fd8e218ce2efe16cbdfef3551ed","name":"Kristen Meriwether","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/dailydad.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3a4f10261ca5184cbdee5a07c792e36c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3a4f10261ca5184cbdee5a07c792e36c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Kristen Meriwether"},"url":"https:\/\/dailydad.com\/author\/kristen\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailydad.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5706"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailydad.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailydad.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailydad.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailydad.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5706"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dailydad.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5706\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5707,"href":"https:\/\/dailydad.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5706\/revisions\/5707"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailydad.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5706"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailydad.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5706"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailydad.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5706"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}