3 Ways to Change Your Child’s Irritating Beha...

Do you have a child who fights you and gets upset about going to new activities? Who is already threatening not to go to that expensive camp you paid for? Who is nervous about family vacation or an upcoming move? I give you three very specific scripts and actions steps to help ov ...  Show more

So how do your strong-willed kids and kids with PDA react when you try to correct them or talk to them about their behavior? My guess is they hate this! Even if you do it in a really sweet way, your child gets furious and lashes out or screams or even covers his or her ears. Does ...  Show more

We often think of “good” kids as those who listen and follow rules, but what if constant compliance comes with a long-term cost? Dr. Becky talks with Dr. Sunita Sah, author of Defy: The Power of No in a World that Demands Yes, about rethinking defiance, the downsides of ...

In this heartfelt and practical episode, we sit down with Kim John Payne—renowned author, family counselor, and pioneer of the Simplicity Parenting movement—to explore what it really means to stay grounded when our children are falling apart. Drawing from his book Being at Your B ...  Show more

CC282: Lindsie and Kail prepare for traveling and they hate it. Lindsie notices Jackson having a hard time on transition days and asks what she can do to make it less stressful, but realizes maybe it has something to do with her unique parenting relationship. This leads to the ...

Our kids experience almost no gap between “want” and “have.” Looking for a movie? Stream it now. Have a question? Search for instant answers. Need a new water bottle? Select next-day shipping. In today’s episode, Dr. Becky explains why our kids get less practice waiting and to ...