Connect to the Good Kid Underneath the Bad Behavior
Connection is everything when it comes to parenting. When we're connected to our kids, so many things become easier. And when we're disconnected, almost everything feels harder. Today on the podcast, ...
4 Feb 202528min
Revisit - When DFKs, Birth Order, and Siblings Collide
This is a repeat of an earlier episode. Deeply Feeling Kids just feel things more intensely and when you throw their siblings into the mix, and sprinkle in some jealousy, ooh boy! This week, Dr. Becky...
28 Jan 202536min
The #1 Question Parents Ask: Why Won't My Kids Listen?
Parents have lots of different questions for Dr. Becky. How do I help my kid sleep independently? When is the right time to potty train? How do I teach frustration tolerance? But the number one parent...
21 Jan 202518min
Parenting During the LA Wildfires
There are no adequate words to express the horror of the ongoing LA wildfires. It’s completely understandable if you feel worried, out of control, or stunned. Parenting is hard enough on a “normal” da...
18 Jan 202545min
Can We Raise Good Kids Without Punishing Them?
If you've lost your cool with your kids and fallen into yelling, threats, timeouts, or other punishments, you’re not alone. This week, Dr. Becky explores the complex topic of punishment in parenting, ...
14 Jan 202522min
Optimizing Happiness with Laurie Santos
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. Y...
7 Jan 202533min
Revisit - How Dare You Speak to Me That Way
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?...
31 Des 202449min
The "More" Kids
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, th...
18 Jun 202436min
