Good Inside with Dr. Becky

Every parent wants their kid to be happy and to grow up into a happy adult. But sometimes, a parent's intervention in the short term can lead to their kid becoming an unhappy adult in the long term. Yale professor, scientist, and podcast host, Dr. Laurie Santos, joins Dr. Becky to talk about happiness and the difference between optimizing for happiness in the moment and optimizing for happiness in...

This is a repeat of an earlier episode. What happens when you want to do things differently than how you were raised and yet the people who raised you are intimately involved in raising your children? Is it more important to hold boundaries with your extended family or should you focus on other strategies? In this conversation, Dr. Becky talks with a mom about this exact situation. Get the Good In...

Some kids are just more. More emotional. More resistant. More reactive. Just more. Dr. Becky thinks of them as Deeply Feeling Kids and author and parenting activist, Debbie Reber of Tilt Parenting, thinks of them as Differently Wired. Today, Debbie joins Dr. Becky to discuss different frameworks and strategies for parents of kids who are just more. Get the Good Inside App by Dr. Becky: https://bit...

What do you do when you give your teen a phone and everything you were worried about comes true? They stopped reading books like they used to. They never leave their room without their phone. Their grades slip. They're getting into trouble socially. Can you take the phone away? Should you? And if you do, how should you go about it? This week, Dr. Becky fields a few phone concerns and questions fro...

Social psychologist and author, Jonathan Haidt, joins Dr. Becky to discuss his new book The Anxious Generation. In this powerful episode, they talk about the impact of phones, social media, and the decline of play on our kids' mental health. But Jonathan also offers hope that we can end the epidemic of mental illness, end phone-based childhood, and restore a more humane childhood. For Jonathan Hai...

As our kids grow up and pull away, it can feel like they're breaking up with us. This week, Dr. Becky talks to a mom wondering why her son feels so distant as he begins middle school. He seems to have plenty of time to play video games and talk to his friends but she feels like she doesn't know anything about his life anymore. Get the Good Inside App by Dr. Becky: https://bit.ly/4d45xiu For inform...

The Good Inside approach to parenting is many things but gentle is not one of them. Good Inside parenting is sturdy. And sturdy parenting does not need consequences or punishments. In this episode, Dr. Becky hears situations from several parents where they aren't sure how to be the sturdy pilots their children need them to be. Get the Good Inside App by Dr. Becky: https://bit.ly/4doeeE6 Follow Dr....

Most parents want to raise kids who are confident, kind, hard-working, empathetic... And exactly no one is hoping their kid grows up to be an entitled a-hole. Yet it occupies so many conversations about parenting with friends. This week, Dr. Becky fields a few of those concerns from her producer, Jesse Baker. Listen in for insights that will reframe how you approach these conversations with your o...

Parenting Deeply Feeling Kids and kids with ADHD can be challenging. These kids really do have more intense escalations and reactions. But there is a path forward where we can help our kids build the skills for regulating their emotions, tolerate frustration, learn to focus, and learn to manage sensory sensitivities. Dr. Becky is joined by clinical psychologist, Alex Reed, to discuss the overlap b...

Everyone loses their temper from time to time — but the stakes are dizzyingly high when the focus of your fury is your own child. Clinical psychologist and renowned parenting whisperer Becky Kennedy is here to help. Not only does she have practical advice to help parents manage the guilt and shame of their not-so-great moments but she also models the types of conversations you can have to be a bet...

Dr. Becky sits down with Reese Witherspoon to discuss her newest children's book Busy Betty and the Circus Surprise, and the power of letting kids struggle, resilience, creativity, and the true definition of confidence. Order Reese Witherspoon's book: https://bit.ly/3t8gX2s Get the Good Inside App by Dr. Becky: https://bit.ly/4dneTFI Follow Dr. Becky on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drbecky...

Talking about illness or other hard topics with kids can be daunting. So it's understandable that you might want to put it off. But information doesn’t scare kids. It’s the lack of information that feels scary to them. In this conversation, Dr. Becky sits down with a mom who is struggling with how to have a hard conversation with her kids. Get the Good Inside App by Dr. Becky: https://bit.ly/3LKlQ...

Developing good habits is hard. Whether it's for us as parents or for our children. This week, author James Clear joins Dr. Becky to talk about the four things you and your kids need to do in order to develop good habits.  Get the Good Inside App by Dr. Becky: https://bit.ly/3YsJiOx Follow Dr. Becky on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drbeckyatgoodinside  Sign up for our weekly email, Good Ins...

It's time to reframe defiance. When our kids don't listen to us or are being "defiant" by doing the complete opposite of what we've asked them to do, it's important to remember that they are still good kids. They are good kids who need firm and loving boundaries, connection, and to feel a little powerful on occasion. This week, Dr. Becky chats with a mom struggling with her son's "defiant" behavio...

Kids today face a near-daily onslaught of body shame from their peers, school, diet culture, the media, and even the most well-meaning parents themselves. Virginia Sole-Smith, journalist and author, joins Dr. Becky to discuss why it’s critical that we change the way we talk to kids about fat, weight, health, and self-worth. Get the Good Inside App by Dr. Becky: https://bit.ly/3Sw5IdX Follow Dr. Be...

Truth: Feeding small children is hard and stressful. But here's another truth: You are a good parent even if your kid is only eating crackers right now. You are a good parent even if your kid hasn't touched a vegetable in months. And you are a good parent if you are bottle feeding instead of breastfeeding. What your child eats or doesn't eat isn't an indication of your parenting. This week Dr. Bec...

What happens when two become three, or four, or five? Who is responsible for the needs and wants of a couple when days are filled with playdates, pick-ups, and meal preps? Nights lack the erotic energy that couples need not only to survive but to thrive. This week, Dr. Becky consults with the renowned couples therapist, Esther Perel, to talk about what parents can do to rekindle their desires.  Ge...

Our kids often ask us questions that wish we could buy ourselves a little more time for before we had to answer. Recently, Dr. Becky helped prep two dads of twin toddlers for some existential questions they know are coming their way. Together, they talk through letting go of the idea that we, as parents, can be everything to our kids. Get the Good Inside App by Dr. Becky: https://bit.ly/4cdVCpc Fo...

On this very special Good Inside and We Can Do Hard Things crossover episode, Dr. Becky brings all your questions about parenting and the like to the podcasting trio behind We Can Do Hard Things, Glennon Doyle, Abby Wambach, and Amanda Doyle.   Get the Good Inside App by Dr. Becky: https://bit.ly/4c7o7EY Follow Dr. Becky on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drbeckyatgoodinside Sign up for our w...

This is an edited version of an earlier episode. Becoming a parent is really hard. And part of what makes it hard is the unrealistic narrative about what parenthood should feel like. In this episode, Dr. Becky has a real, say-it-how-it-is discussion about parenthood with one of her favorite new friends, Myleik Teele. While no podcast episode can single-handedly make parenthood any easier, this one...

Join Dr. Becky Kennedy, clinical psychologist and mom of three as she rethinks the way we raise our children. Her breakthrough approach has enabled thousands of parents to get more comfortable in discomfort, make repairs after mistakes, and always see the good inside.     Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for...