Building a strong, lasting bond with your daughter doesn’t come from grand gestures or perfectly orchestrated events. As revealed in this episode of the Dad and Daughter Connection podcast featuring bestselling author Brad Meltzer, the heart of connection lies in the small, seemingly ordinary moments that often become our most precious memories.

The Beauty of Imperfect Parenting

Brad Meltzer, renowned for his Ordinary People Change the World book series, shares intimate stories about his journey as a father to one daughter and two sons. Despite being a master storyteller, Brad admits that the best moments with his daughter were never the ones he planned—the magic always seemed to happen in the chaos of everyday life. A messy ice cream cone, an unplanned hug, the nerves and joy of dancing at her bat mitzvah, or even being called out for embarrassing “dad moves”—these are the moments that truly matter.

Brad emphasizes that as our children grow, especially daughters, our roles as fathers shift from advisor to cheerleader. He candidly discusses the temptation to mold our kids in our own image, only to realize that true guidance lies in creating space for them to find their own way. His evolving approach as a parent is a powerful reminder that our daughters’ best chance to thrive comes when they feel seen, accepted, and empowered to be themselves.

Lessons From Real-Life Heroes

As an author, Brad has dedicated his career to telling the stories of real-life heroes—people who changed the world not because they were famous, but because they helped others. He especially values sharing these stories with his children, intentionally choosing heroes like Amelia Earhart and the Wright brothers, whose journeys were filled with failures, resilience, and the courage to dream big.

Brad’s books illustrate for fathers and daughters alike that it’s okay to crash and rebuild, just like the Wright brothers did. The real lesson isn’t about never failing—it’s about learning, persevering, and supporting one another through every struggle. By reading stories of compassion, kindness, and heroism together, dads can open up essential conversations about what it truly means to make a difference.

Be Present, Be Yourself

Ultimately, Brad’s greatest wish is that his children remember not the details of every story, but the feeling of safety and love that came from simply being together. You don’t need to be perfect—you just need to show up, listen, and celebrate your daughter for exactly who she is.

If you’re a dad looking for inspiration and practical wisdom to strengthen your bond with your daughter, listen to this heartfelt episode of Dad and Daughter Connection. You’ll finish feeling reminded: the ordinary moments can truly become extraordinary.

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TRANSCRIPT

Dr. Christopher Lewis [00:00:02]: Welcome to The Dad and Daughter Connection, the podcast for dads who want to build stronger bonds and raise confident, independent daughters.

Dr. Christopher Lewis [00:00:12]: If you’re looking to build a stronger bond with your daughter and help her grow into a confident, independent woman, you’re in the right place. I’m Dr. Christopher Lewis, and The Dad and Daughter Connection is the podcast where we dive into real stories, expert advice, and practical tips to help you navigate the incredible journey of fatherhood. In every episode, we’ll bring you conversations that inspire, challenge, and equip you to show up as the dad your daughter needs. So let’s get started. Because being a great dad isn’t just about being there. It’s about truly connecting. Welcome back to the Dad and Daughter Connection, where every week we have a great opportunity to be able to come together and talk about Things that are important in regards to those relationships that we want to build with your daughters.

Dr. Christopher Lewis [00:01:04]: I so much appreciate that you come back every week because every week you can do something just a little bit more to be able to build strong bonds with your daughter, to help the relationship, help that, help her to be able to grow into the woman that she’s becoming, and help you to become an even better father.

Dr. Christopher Lewis [00:01:24]: And my hope every week is that you can take something, something small, something big to be able to help you to be that father that you want to be. And today we’ve got another great guest. Today we’re joined by Brad Meltzer. Brad is a bestselling author, historian, and storyteller whose work has helped millions of kids discover the people and stories that shaped our world and have shaped our world. Brad is the author of Ordinary People Change the World series of books, including the newest book, We Are the Wright Brothers. His books explore courage, curiosity, perseverance, and what it means to be a hero. Today, we’re talking about the power of reading and our daughters, why failure can be an important part of growing up, and how fathers can use stories to help their children discover what kind of person we want to become. Brad, thanks so much for being here today.

Dr. Christopher Lewis [00:02:19]: Oh, thank you for

Brad Meltzer [00:02:20]: having me. I appreciate it.

Dr. Christopher Lewis [00:02:21]: I’m really excited to have you here. We always start our interviews with an opportunity to be able to get to know you a little bit more as a dad yourself. And I know you’re a father of 3. You’ve got 1 daughter, you’ve got 2 sons, and all of us as dads want to build those meaningful moments. We want to have those moments that they’ll remember, that we’ll remember, that will help us to be able to bond in a different way. Talk to me about the most meaningful moment that you have been able to share with your daughter and what made it so special.

Brad Meltzer [00:02:50]: You know, I think as a dad and someone who writes stories, I know the perfect story. I want the perfect moment with my daughter. I can envision it. I can plan it. I can plot it. My daughter, who’s now 21 years old, I will tell you that the best moments with her are the ones that I couldn’t possibly plan. Everything I planned for always had a twist. There was always some disaster happening.

Brad Meltzer [00:03:17]: I would like plan this thing and then she’d be like, why are you doing that? And I’m like, oh, I’ve ruined it. But the best moments with her are the ones that, and I think, I don’t know, this is maybe just a sign of getting older, but I truly believe, my friend, that the small moments are the big moments. I used to think that the big moments were the big moments and I fully believe it’s the small moments. If you say to me, what’s my favorite memories with my daughter? I’m gonna just off the top of my head, One, I remember I have this picture of her eating her first soft ice cream cone and the smile on her face as this thing melts in Florida all around her hand, the sprinkles coming everywhere, but she’s so happy. It’s a picture that I have of her hugging me so tight it looks like she’s going to tear through my neck. It’s just, it’s pure love. It’s this picture that I have of her, and not a picture, but in my head, when we danced together at her bat mitzvah. It was just— she was worried about it, didn’t want to do it in front of everyone, but we had this little dance.

Brad Meltzer [00:04:10]: And it’s always the little moments that really struck me. And even as she got older, my daughter spent many years just thinking I was, as I think all daughters should, I’m the most embarrassing thing in her life. No kid should ever be enamored of their parents. And so she keeps me very honest on that front. But I remember when I did the commencement address at the University of Michigan, right before I gave it the night before, she said, oh, tomorrow’s Star Wars Day. It’s May the 4th. I know what your speech is about. to be about Star Wars.

Brad Meltzer [00:04:38]: That’s so stupid. What a dumb speech. And I’m like, you haven’t even heard the speech and you’re crapping all over it. And she’s literally badmouthing something that I haven’t even given. And that hasn’t— of course she’s completely wrong. I had nothing. There was nothing about Star Wars. And when my commencement address was done, she came up to me and she said, can I read the speech? She wanted to see it again.

Brad Meltzer [00:04:57]: She wanted to see like what it looked like on paper. ‘Cause it was the only time in our 21 years I think I ever saw her impressed with anything I ever did. Only one time. But I’m holding that sucker like the greatest memory of all time. And I remember she was like, this is not a joke. This is a serious piece of writing. And oh, I’ve got one more. This may be even the better one.

Brad Meltzer [00:05:16]: This past year, she read my first novel. And I’ve been reviewed by the New York Times and Vanity Fair and everyone in between. I’ve never been more scared in my life than watching her read my very first book that I wrote when I was basically almost her age. And the fact that she liked it was— Again, I didn’t even care if she liked it or didn’t. She really did. But just watching her read that, it was like, that’s what connection is, right? Is a curiosity that’s not just like the simple stuff, but just the little tiny things.

Dr. Christopher Lewis [00:05:46]: I love that. You know, I think that what I found in being the father that I have become is all of us are going on this journey for ourselves, right? And we’re having these small moments. We’re doing what we can to be able to create those inroads and connection. And it kind of is an ebb and flow because there’s going to be good times, there’s going to be bad times, there’s going to be everything in between. And all of us are trying to help our daughters to become the people that they’re becoming. Talk to me about, with your daughter, what have you done and how have you balanced the role of guiding your daughter while also giving her the independence to grow into the person that she has become?

Brad Meltzer [00:06:28]: You know, someone said to me recently that there’s a point in parenthood where you have to stop being the advisor and you have to become the cheerleader. And I love that. And I can tell you that in many ways, you know, I think, and this is probably the thing I’m most embarrassed about that I’ve done as a dad, or maybe the worst thing I’ve done, is I think I spent a long time trying to teach my daughter how to walk through the world in the best way that I thought possible, but didn’t realize what I was really trying to teach her was just to be like me. ‘Cause that’s what I thought worked for me. It worked for me. I got here and had you and was lucky enough and blessed to have this kid. And I wasn’t trying to, I certainly never want her to be like me, but that’s what I was teaching her were my ways. And it took me a long time when my daughter was very younger to finally figure out, no, no, she has to do it her way.

Brad Meltzer [00:07:14]: And my way is great for me, but my way is not the only way, that there are plenty of fantastic ways to do it. And I learned the lesson actually from my son. I always would tell my son when, He was really little. He was like second grade. They would go to the pizza party and they’d open up the pizza box and all the kids, the little boys and girls would go running for the pizza to grab their slice of pizza. And my son would always sit in the back and be like, just kind of waiting and watching. I’d be like, get in there. You got to get your pizza.

Brad Meltzer [00:07:40]: Because my whole life I was taught, if you don’t get the pizza, someone’s going to take the pizza. You’re not going to get any pizza. And when all the kids were done and they would all scatter, my son would then walk in at his own pace and everyone would see that he was the only one who didn’t rush in like a maniac. And they would give him 2 slices of pizza. And I was like, wait a minute, you’re disrupting the whole way that I think the universe works. Like, it’s not supposed— you can’t get 2 slices. Like, what happened to the way that I thought the universe worked? And I realized my way did work, but his way worked also, and it was his way. And I think that realization cracked open fatherhood for me and for my daughter.

Brad Meltzer [00:08:13]: I think it really took me a long time to figure out, especially for her, because I think I spent— when I started writing for her, I wrote a book for my son called Heroes to My Son. I wrote one for my daughter called Heroes to My Daughter. And my editor said that the difference between the one I wrote for my son and the one I wrote for my daughter is that the one I wrote for my son was full of inspiration. And the one I wrote for my daughter, I kept using this one word over and over again. And the word was fight. Like, you gotta fight for this. You gotta fight for that. You gotta fight.

Brad Meltzer [00:08:38]: Even Gandhi, who was in the book, I was like, has to fight. Even the Dalai Lama had to fight. The pacifists had to fight. Everyone was fighting. And I realized that my son I was trying to inspire, but my daughter I was trying to protect. And I was very happy that an editor was smart enough to see that. And it really affected also how I changed the things I do with my daughter to realize, like, I was seeing her differently and I got to give her a different approach.

Dr. Christopher Lewis [00:09:01]: So as your daughter’s getting older and you’re making that shift, as you said, from advisor to cheerleader, how are you supporting her as she is working towards pursuing Her passions and her dreams.

Brad Meltzer [00:09:15]: I think it was fine. I mean, I’m someone, you know, when I write novels for a living, okay? And I used to think I was a novelist because I’m so creative and I can tell stories and that’s what my job is. But I will tell you that, think of a novel, right? On every page that I write, everyone does exactly what I want them to do. They say exactly what I want them to say. The ending’s exactly how I want it to be and everything works out how I want it to work out. So writing a book is not an exercise in creativity, it’s an exercise in control. And I think for me, what I had to do is turn off that control with my daughter and let her do her thing, even when it wasn’t gonna go well, even when I thought it was gonna be a mess. I wouldn’t ever send her into anything where she would really, you know, get hurt or anything like that.

Brad Meltzer [00:09:58]: But, but sometimes she had to just do it her way. And was I good at that all the time? Of course not. I can’t help myself. It’s hard to turn off your nature. But I think for me, I think the core of it was just accepting her for who she was and letting her have the space to be who she was. And that’s the best way I can say it is you gotta let your kid— and it was maybe some of the best advice I ever got as a parent was from my friend Rochelle Schwartz, may she rest in peace. She had just had her kids and my son was just born. She said, the only thing you have to do as a parent is your kids have to have a sense of self.

Brad Meltzer [00:10:33]: If you give them a sense of self, everything else will take care of itself. And I actually believe that to my core to this day. And I think it’s really just to get out of the way and let her be her own self.

Dr. Christopher Lewis [00:10:44]: Now, as you said, you’re a storyteller and you spent many years telling children the stories of people who changed the world. As a father, what do you believe happens when a dad sits down and reads those stories with his daughter?

Brad Meltzer [00:10:59]: So I’ll tell you both sides. So when I wrote it, I wrote my first kids’ books with my daughter in mind and obviously my son in mind. But it was my daughter who I picked the first hero for. I wanted my daughter to have Amelia Earhart. I was like, forget all these Disney princesses. Forget people who are famous on Instagram. Here’s a real hero, Amelia Earhart. She flew across the Atlantic Ocean.

Brad Meltzer [00:11:16]: And my daughter was like, big deal, Dad. Everyone flies across the Atlantic Ocean. She was not impressed at all. She did not care. And then I went to her and I said, when Amelia Earhart— and this is true— she was 7 years old, built a homemade roller coaster in her backyard. And she took a wooden crate and she put roller skating wheels on the bottom of it and she shoved it to the roof of her tool shed. She put pieces of wood and she flew down the side, flew through the air, and stomach bottomed out from under her and she crashed and got up and was like, that was amazing, whatever she yelled. And my daughter was like, I like that story.

Brad Meltzer [00:11:44]: And I remember realizing in that moment again that it didn’t matter what I wanted to teach her. What mattered was what she liked and what she was responding to. And it changed all the books. So now to answer your question, that was my intention. When I got to sit down and read it with her, it was because of her that I had the story. And I will tell you, it’s one of the great moments of my life is to be able to take something that I created because of her and around her, and then show her the art that our amazing artist Chris Eliopoulos puts into it, and then to show her the final work. And it’s one of the most rewarding things I get to do is usually you get to pick up a book and read it to your kid. I get to write it and then read it.

Brad Meltzer [00:12:22]: And my job is a crazy job, but that’s when it gets craziest.

Dr. Christopher Lewis [00:12:25]: Now, I mentioned that your new book is about the Wright brothers, and the Wright brothers failed over and over before they succeeded. What can fathers learn from their story about how we respond when our daughters fail or struggle with something?

Brad Meltzer [00:12:39]: The only reason I write kids’ books is because of this story about the Wright brothers. And my friend Simon Sinek told it to me over a decade ago, is that every time the Wright brothers went out to fly their plane, They would bring enough extra materials for multiple crashes, which means every time they went out, they knew they would fail and they would crash and rebuild and crash and rebuild. And that’s why they took off. And I love that story. I wanted my daughter to hear that story. I wanted my sons to hear that story. I wanted everyone to know if you dream big and you work hard and you have a good side order of stubbornness, you can do anything in this world. And that’s what The Wright Brothers as a book is about.

Brad Meltzer [00:13:15]: It’s not a book that I’m trying to tell you history. What I’m trying to show you and your kids is how they can make history. And man, I don’t know a better lesson for life.

Dr. Christopher Lewis [00:13:25]: Yeah. Not many people would think that bike makers would turn into people that would create what and be able to make that happen. And I think that book, along with other books that I’ve read in this series, really are built around the idea that ordinary people can do extraordinary things.

Brad Meltzer [00:13:45]: And that’s, it’s a key part for what we’re talking about. It doesn’t just start when they’re bicycle makers, it starts when they’re little kids. So their dad comes home and shows them this toy that he brings into the house, and it’s one of those propellers that you wind up with a rubber band and it flies across. And the Wright brothers are just obsessed with this thing. They start timing to see how long it’ll stay in the air. And, but it’s their mother who’s the tinkerer. She’s the one who likes taking things apart. And they come home one day and one of the brothers has taken apart the sewing machine.

Brad Meltzer [00:14:11]: If I took apart our sewing machine, my mother, may she rest in peace, would murder me. But the parents of the Wright brothers look down at their boys and they’re like, awesome. Awesome. And that’s the lesson of fatherhood right there. Stop trying to push your kid to live the way you want them to live, but see what they’re passionate about and just nurture it, water it, like feed that thing. The Wright brothers are the Wright brothers not because they had a bicycle shop, but it’s because when they were younger, their parents are like, take it all apart, put it all together, figure it out, and remain curious. It’s great to be a dreamer. And That’s how the world changes, by those dreamers who become doers.

Brad Meltzer [00:14:48]: And again, I think it’s just so important that we give our daughters that lesson. And to me, that’s always been my goal, is just trying to show her possibility. Whatever one she picks, I don’t care, but it’s all possible.

Dr. Christopher Lewis [00:15:01]: You know, we’re raising kids in a world where social media influencers can become their heroes. How should fathers talk with their daughters about the difference between being famous and actually being someone worth looking up to.

Brad Meltzer [00:15:14]: That’s the reason why I wrote the books. It’s number one. I said I was tired of my own kids looking at reality TV show stars and people who are famous for being famous, millionaire overpaid athletes, and thinking that’s a hero. And to me, like you said, I mean, that’s fame. Being famous is very different than being a hero. And I think for me, your kids are going to pick heroes whether they like it or not. You might as well have some say in it. And that’s what this book series is designed to do.

Brad Meltzer [00:15:37]: So we started with I Am Amelia Earhart and I Am Abraham Lincoln, but we’ve done Rosa Parks and Dolly Parton. We’ve done Jane Goodall and Billie Jean King. We’ve done Mr. Rogers and I am Jim Henson. And, you know, I am Walt Disney and we are the Beatles. To teach empathy, I did I am Princess Diana. To teach about mental health, I did I am Simone Biles. And the reason I did the Wright Brothers, I started in the beginning, I chose heroes that I wanted my daughter to have, my son to have.

Brad Meltzer [00:16:02]: But eventually I started looking and saying, what do they need? And when I saw they needed empathy, I was like, oh, empathy’s like missing in society right now. Let’s do Princess Diana. When I thought how divided we were as a culture, I was like, hmm, how do I teach them to come together? Oh, I’m going to do We Are the Beatles. And I just started picking things. And so even the Wright Brothers came as the 40th book. We had people vote on it. But it has always been my book that it’s hard to change the minds of adults. But for over a decade now, I’ve been teaching and arming the next generation of kids with lessons of compassion and kindness and being a good person.

Brad Meltzer [00:16:33]: And I’ll take that fight any day.

Dr. Christopher Lewis [00:16:34]: Now you’ve had the opportunity to meet presidents, celebrities, athletes, activists, and other remarkable people in your journey as an author and as a public persona. After spending so much time around people considered heroes, has your definition of what makes someone a hero changed?

Brad Meltzer [00:16:56]: I hope it has. I mean, I hope I’m always evolving and learning. I don’t think I ever know the answer, but the one thing I’ve learned in 40 books on this is that Every person that I’ve written about, they have one thing in common. They help someone. That’s the core hero. That’s the need. And some people do it like consciously, right? Like Mother Teresa goes and gets into the gutter. Princess Diana is hugging people in leper colonies.

Brad Meltzer [00:17:19]: Dolly Parton is funding things in Tennessee and giving millions of books away. But some people don’t even know they’re helping someone. They’re just doing what they love. Amelia Earhart’s just flying her plane. Jim Henson is just like, I love puppets and creating. He has no idea that a decade later, a generation of kids are gonna be like, I’m so inspired by that thing you did. love so much, but they do help someone. And that’s the key ingredient.

Brad Meltzer [00:17:41]: And that’s why I say to my kids, I’m like, I don’t care what you do. You don’t have to start Disney World or a Muppet empire or make Dollywood to be a hero. All you got to do is help one person, be kind to one person. That’s the answer. It’s in every story I told you here today is just finding that person and seeing what they do to make this world a better place at any macro or micro level.

Dr. Christopher Lewis [00:18:01]: Years from now, when your children look back on their childhood, they probably won’t remember every book that you read together, but They may remember sitting next to you while you read. What do you hope your children remember about those moments with you?

Brad Meltzer [00:18:15]: It is funny because I do think that as a father, I spend so much time planning, as I said, that perfect moment. Someone once told me that when you read to your kids, they’ll never remember the book, but they’ll remember your arms around them. That’s what you remember every day is just being read to. I don’t even know if my kids remember that. Maybe they do, maybe they don’t. And I think what I’ve had to, especially as my kids have gotten older, is it’s okay that they don’t. All they gotta know is that you love them. They don’t have to have all the memories you demand they have.

Brad Meltzer [00:18:42]: And in fact, I remember my kids will quote stuff to me from years ago that I said that I’m— that’s what you remember? I’ve given you so many great quotes, so many ones I’ve written just for this moment. You— they don’t remember any of it, but they remember some like offhanded, like nonsense thing that I’m like, really? That’s like my worst moment. That’s what you bring back to me? But it’s okay. That’s what fatherhood’s all about. It’s spectacular and it’s a disaster and it’s amazing and it’s humbling and it’s perfect, and it’s horrible, and it’s amazing ups and the craziest lows, and it’s humiliating and spectacular, all sometimes within a couple of minutes of each other.

Dr. Christopher Lewis [00:19:16]: Very true. Now, you’ve been working on these stories for kids for quite some time. You’ve brought a number of heroes out in front of the kids of all ages. As you look at the future, who are some heroes that you haven’t gotten to spotlight that you hope to spotlight in the future?

Brad Meltzer [00:19:32]: I mean, we have a huge list. Chris Eliopoulos and I have this huge list because when I went to the publisher, they were like, oh, you want to do 2 heroes? Amelia— I’m Amelia Earhart and I am Abraham Lincoln. How cute. 2 books. And I remember that day I said to them, no, I want to do 100 books. I want to build a library that will exist and you’ll have everyone in it. And to their credit, they didn’t laugh. They didn’t laugh me out of that office.

Brad Meltzer [00:19:53]: So I’m at number 40, but that list includes everyone from Nelson Mandela. I mean, I’m just literally off the top of my head. I mean, there’s So many people I want to do. I’d love to do everyone from George Lucas and Steven Spielberg to doing Joan Ganz Cooney, who was the other founder of Sesame Street with Jim Henson. Alex from Alex’s Lemonade Stand, people you’ve never heard of, and famous people I’d love to do. And so the beautiful part is there are so many amazing people that you can tell the stories of, and there’s more that keep coming every day. And my goal really is I do want to tell the story of someone you’ve never heard of, because I feel like if we can get the book series to that, and I can tell you someone you’ve never heard of, then we can do anybody. And then it never ends.

Brad Meltzer [00:20:32]: And so I’m, we’re trying to get there.

Dr. Christopher Lewis [00:20:34]: Now we always finish our interviews with what I’d like to call our Dad Connection 6. 6 more questions to get into you as a dad. Are you ready?

Brad Meltzer [00:20:41]: I’m ready.

Dr. Christopher Lewis [00:20:42]: What’s one word that describes your relationship with your daughter?

Brad Meltzer [00:20:45]: Proud.

Dr. Christopher Lewis [00:20:46]: What’s the best piece of dad advice that you ever received?

Brad Meltzer [00:20:51]: I said it to you, the child has to find their sense of self. And if they do, they’ll find everything else.

Dr. Christopher Lewis [00:20:56]: What’s one activity that you and your daughter love doing together?

Brad Meltzer [00:20:59]: Walking and talking. We both like to walk and talk together, and we both like to eat.

Dr. Christopher Lewis [00:21:03]: Now, if you could give your daughter one life lesson in a single sentence, what would it be?

Brad Meltzer [00:21:07]: Love yourself for who you are.

Dr. Christopher Lewis [00:21:09]: What’s one thing you’ve learned about yourself since becoming a dad?

Brad Meltzer [00:21:14]: I am so not perfect. It has been the most humbling task I’ve ever taken on in my life, and without a question, the most rewarding. And even as I say it, your first question was like, what do you think about the relationship? And I said proud. It’s not the relationship. I’m proud of my daughter. I’m proud of this. You know, I’ve seen her grow and I fully believe that I’ve learned more from my kids than my kids have learned from me. And when my kids were born, I was like, get ready vessels, because I’m about to fill you with information every single day that’s going to be amazing and perfect.

Brad Meltzer [00:21:43]: But they have taught me so much more than I’ve taught them.

Dr. Christopher Lewis [00:21:46]: And finally, what advice would you give to other dads who want to build a lasting and meaningful relationship with their daughters?

Brad Meltzer [00:21:54]: I think you have to love them for exactly who they are. And I think you have to let go. of your own view of the universe and embrace that theirs is entirely different and equally, if not more beautiful.

Dr. Christopher Lewis [00:22:06]: Now, if people want to find out more about the book series, about the new book and others to come, where should they go?

Brad Meltzer [00:22:13]: You can go to bradmeltzer.com. It’s Meltzer, is like seltzer that you drink, but with an M like Mary. So you can find me, Brad Meltzer, on any social media platform. You can go to whether it’s Facebook or Instagram or anywhere else. And even if you just put Ordinary People Change the World into the internet, you’ll find us there too. You’re going to be hard pressed not to find this if you’re looking.

Dr. Christopher Lewis [00:22:31]: Well, Brad, I just want to say thank you. Thank you so much for being here today, for sharing not only your own journey with your kids and your daughter, but also this amazing series that you’ve created over the years to help kids to be able to see heroes in different ways and people in different ways. And I truly wish you all the best.

Brad Meltzer [00:22:52]: Thank you so much. And

Dr. Christopher Lewis [00:22:53]: that’s a wrap for this episode of the Dad and Daughter Connection. Thanks for joining us on this journey to build stronger bonds and raise confident, independent daughters. Remember, being an engaged dad isn’t about being perfect; it’s about being present. If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to subscribe and share it with a fellow dad. And don’t forget, you can find all our episodes at dadanddaughterconnection.com. Until next time, keep showing up, keep connecting, and keep being the dad she needs.

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