People misunderstand what happiness is all the time. One big mistake is thinking that happiness is a feeling. The other is thinking that happiness is a destination. And it's neither according to our guest this week. He thinks happiness is a direction. Social scientist, author, and Harvard professor, Arthur Brooks, joins Dr. Becky to help all parents get on the path toward happiness. Join Good Inside Membership: https://bit.ly/3SxzCPl Follow Dr. Becky on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drbeckyatgoodinside Sign up for our weekly email, Good Insider: https://www.goodinside.com/newsletter Or ..read more

If your kid doesn't want to try new things like trying out for a new team, or playing chess, or is slow to warm up to new groups, then this episode is for you. Dr. Becky talks to a mom about her teenage son with this very issue and shares her favorite strategy to help move the needle. Join Good Inside Membership: https://bit.ly/3Rl6D0s Follow Dr. Becky on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drbeckyatgoodinside Sign up for our weekly email, Good Insider: https://www.goodinside.com/newsletter Order Dr. Becky's book, Good Inside: A Guide to Becoming the Parent You Want to Be, at goodinside.com ..read more

We can't parent in a bubble and so one day our sweet little children will come home with some not so sweet little words. Myleik Teele is back to chat with Dr. Becky about the moment her five-year-old made the leap from potty words to curse words. Join Good Inside Membership: https://bit.ly/3KA36HV Follow Dr. Becky on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drbeckyatgoodinside Sign up for our weekly email, Good Insider: https://www.goodinside.com/newsletter Order Dr. Becky's book, Good Inside: A Guide to Becoming the Parent You Want to Be, at goodinside.com/book or wherever you order your books ..read more

This is a repeat of an earlier episode. One day, your two-year-old loves taking a bath. They love playing with bubbles and bringing in all of their different toys. And then all of sudden... they *hate* the bath. No amount of encouragement or cajoling will get them in the tub. What's going on here? On today's episode, Dr. Becky talks with parents of a toddler about navigating the (very common) bathtime resistance phase and how it relates to another part of toddlerhood. Join Good Inside Membership: https://bit.ly/4cdu6Zh Follow Dr. Becky on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drbeckyatgoodinsi ..read more

We all have tendencies. Adults. Kids. Every last one of us. And understanding our tendencies as well as our kid's is a useful parenting tool. Author and host of the podcast Happier, Gretchen Rubin, joins Dr. Becky to discuss the four different tendencies people have and how to use them in everyday ways.  Join Good Inside Membership: https://bit.ly/3RhpAkD Follow Dr. Becky on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drbeckyatgoodinside Sign up for our weekly email, Good Insider: https://www.goodinside.com/newsletter Order Dr. Becky's book, Good Inside: A Guide to Becoming the Parent You Want ..read more

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, thinks of them as Differently Wired. Today, Debbie joins Dr. Becky to discuss different frameworks and strategies for parents of kids who are just more. Join Good Inside Membership: https://bit.ly/3x99pPw Follow Dr. Becky on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drbeckyatgoodinside Sign up for our weekly email, Good Insider: https://www.goodinside.com/newsletter Order Dr. Becky's book, Good Inside ..read more

This episode contains discussions of a death by suicide. Please take care listening. Today on the podcast, Dr. Becky talks to a dad about fatherhood, his relationship with his dad, repair, intergenerational change, what success really means to him, and the legacy he wants to pass on to his sons. To listen to Dr. Becky on A Slight Change of Plans: https://www.pushkin.fm/podcasts/a-slight-change-of-plans/a-game-changing-strategy-for-better-relationships Join Good Inside Membership: https://bit.ly/3RjNzj7 Follow Dr. Becky on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drbeckyatgoodinside Sign up for o ..read more

Once you have kids, vacations aren't vacations anymore. They're trips. And traveling with kids, big and small, can be a challenge. As we head into summer, Dr. Becky shares some tips and small shifts to help get you through stressful travel moments while creating core memories for your family. Good Inside's Guide to Traveling with Kids: https://bit.ly/4biF0MP Upcoming DFK Workshop on June 5th @ 12pm EST: https://bit.ly/3wCYrBH Join Good Inside Membership: https://bit.ly/3wfceOD Follow Dr. Becky on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drbeckyatgoodinside Sign up for our weekly email, Good Insi ..read more

Today on the podcast, we're releasing an episode of A Slight Change of Plans with Maya Shankar where Dr. Becky joins Maya to talk about how shifting to a mindset that children are “good inside” can improve parent-child relationships and make for long-lasting behavior change. Dr. Becky explains why her approach can help us navigate all kinds of relationships in our adult lives—with our co-workers, friends, and family members—thanks to simple practices like the "most generous interpretation."   Upcoming DFK Workshop on June 5th @ 12pm EST: https://bit.ly/3wCYrBH Join Good Inside Membership ..read more

This is a repeat of an earlier episode. Parenting small children is a full-body sensory experience. They're loud. They're grabby. They make messes everywhere. Personal space isn't a concept they fully understand yet. And as a parent, it's a lot. Occupational therapist Larissa Geleris joins Dr. Becky to give parents tips and tools for sensory and emotional regulation so they can go back to enjoying parenthood. Join Good Inside Membership: https://bit.ly/4dx0yHx Follow Dr. Becky on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drbeckyatgoodinside Sign up for our weekly email, Good Insider: https://www.g ..read more