Good Inside with Dr. Becky "I Quit!”: The Hidden Cost of Convenience for Our Kids
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Oct 14, 2025 Explore the hidden costs of convenience on kids today. Discover how instant gratification limits their resilience-building experiences. Dr. Becky emphasizes that frustration is a learning opportunity and how parents can foster long-term growth by embracing harmless disappointment. Learn why it’s okay not to fix every uncomfortable emotion and the importance of validating boredom. With practical tips for navigating children's hobbies and disagreements between parents, this insightful discussion offers strategies for nurturing resilience in the modern world.
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Convenience Shrinks Growing Pains
- Kids today experience almost no gap between wanting and having because of instant streaming and fast delivery.
- This reduced experience of waiting weakens opportunities to build frustration tolerance and resilience.
Hot Wheels Crash And Retry
- Becky describes building a complex Hot Wheels track with her child that crashed and required retrying.
- The toy play led to deep breaths, tinkering, and persistence after failure.
Small Frustrations Train Big Skills
- Small frustrations like failing to find a movie at Blockbuster once mimicked a larger arc: want, wait, work, and still not get it.
- Those micro-experiences historically helped children practice coping with disappointment.