Connect to the Good Kid Underneath the Bad Behavior
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Feb 4, 2025
Connecting with your kids is key to smoother parenting. When challenging behaviors arise, it's crucial to see the goodness beneath. Creating meaningful moments can enhance relationships significantly. The discussion also touches on practical tips for nurturing this vital connection, encouraging engagement even during tough times. Plus, there's an interesting take on Airbnb hosting as a way to ease financial stress after the holidays, combining parenting insights with financial wisdom.
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Connection is Key
Connection is key in parenting, just like in any important relationship.
Disconnection leads to negativity and difficulty, while connection fosters understanding and cooperation.
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The Good Kid Underneath
Separate bad behavior from the child's identity; there's always a good kid underneath.
Connect with that good kid, not the behavior, to avoid permissiveness and foster positive change.
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Workplace Analogy
Dr. Becky uses a workplace analogy to illustrate effective connection.
A good boss addresses lateness by understanding the underlying reasons and connecting with the employee as a person.
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In 'Good Inside,' Dr. Becky Kennedy shares her parenting philosophy, which focuses on building strong relationships with children rather than merely shaping their behavior. The book critiques traditional parenting methods like reward charts and time-outs, which fail to address children's complex emotional needs. Dr. Kennedy provides actionable strategies and troubleshooting for various parenting challenges, such as sibling rivalry, separation anxiety, and tantrums. Her approach helps parents move from uncertainty and self-blame to confidence and sturdy leadership, emphasizing the importance of compassion and understanding in parenting.
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, Dr. Becky tackles the very important topic and talks us through ways you can increase connection with your kid.
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Today’s episode is brought to you by Airbnb: Let's be honest: parenting is expensive, especially around the holidays. And Dr. Becky hears all the time from parents that there are so many things they want to do that just don't fit into their budget, and it can feel kind of powerless. And then, once the holidays are over, they still end up having spent more than they usually do and feel stressed and behind. So now that the holidays are behind us, she wants to share an idea for a way to make some extra income in 2025…Hosting on Airbnb. Being an Airbnb host means that you are providing another family with an amazing experience— because I know you've created your home with a family in mind—and it's a great way to earn some extra money for all the different things you want to do this year. Your home might be worth more than you think. Find out how much at Airbnb dot com slash host.
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