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Dr. Becky Kennedy: Protocols for Excellent Parenting & Improving Relationships of All Kinds

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1. Parents have two essential jobs: setting boundaries is crucial for maintaining safety and well-being in parent-child relationships.
2. Behavior stems from lack of skills to manage feelings, addressing root causes rather than punishing behaviors is essential.
3. Key family decisions should involve children while maintaining parent authority to create a balanced approach.
4. Allowing kids' feelings to dictate decisions can hinder learning important life lessons.
5. Trauma can alter the brain and nervous system, leading to maladaptive responses.
6. Divine rule influences child development, impacting beliefs, values, and behaviors.
7. Self-affirming mantras like 'I'm a good parent having a hard time' promote self-compassion in difficult parenting moments.
8. Children need to develop skills to handle disappointment and surprise maturely.
9. Intense love in children is linked to vulnerability and sensitivity to shame.
10. Deeply feeling kids may push away when they need support the most.
11. Modern world sensory overload influences deeply feeling kids group.
12. Children need a trusted adult to help process experiences.
13. Instant gratification society challenges parents to build children's tolerance levels through introducing frustration.
14. Embracing limbic friction in challenging experiences leads to personal growth.
15. Setting boundaries and validating feelings are crucial in parenting and self-relationships.
16. Noticing rather than praising allows children to feel seen and not controlled.
17. Fostering inquiry and connection with open-ended questions promotes trust and connection.
18. Adolescence brings shifts in parent-child dynamics; parents should acknowledge and normalize emotional changes.
19. Acknowledge misbehavior without condoning it to reinforce empathy and connection with children.
20. Maintaining individuality in parenthood is essential to prevent feeling consumed by the caregiver role.
21. Empowering others with decision-making helps build resilience in challenging moments.
22. Healthy entitlement involves pursuing personal desires without fear of frustration.
23. Transforming frustration into expectation can avoid deep intolerance and fear of frustration in adulthood.

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