Protocols for Excellent Parenting & Improving Relationships of All Kinds | Dr. Becky Kennedy
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In this episode, my guest is Dr. Becky Kennedy, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist, bestselling author, and founder of Good Inside, an education platform for parents and parents-to-be. We discuss actionable protocols for raising resilient, emotionally healthy kids and effective alternatives to typical forms of reward and punishment that instead teach children valuable skills and strengthen the parent-child bond. These protocols also apply to other types of relationships: professional, romantic, friendships, siblings, etc.
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We explain how to respond to emotional outbursts, rudeness, and entitlement, repair fractured relationships, build self-confidence, and improve interpersonal connections with empathy while maintaining healthy boundaries.
We also discuss how to effectively communicate with children and adults with ADHD, anxiety, learning challenges, or with “deeply feeling” individuals.
The conversation is broadly applicable to all types of social interactions and bonds. By the end of the episode, you will have learned simple yet powerful tools to build healthy relationships with kids, teens, adults, and oneself.
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I love intaking this info to assess what is applicable for me, I do wish I could curate to the exact age group lol. How to implement some of these strategies with a newly 5 year old boy that has a ton of energy and deeply emotional as well as very strong and fast. Fast like a Ferrari and doesn’t know how to access brake systems 😅🙋🏻♀️
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“ I hate you, I believe, is an emotion that is used by a child when they don’t know how to express the overwhelming feeling of no control. My response when my son was young was, I don’t care! Followed by, my job is not to try and make you like me, my job is to raise you to be a contributing member of society who is able to emotionally deal with the ups and downs of adult life. You don’t have to like me but you do have to respect me and follow the rules set in our home.
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Totally disagree with this style, makes no sense, her tone or cadence or tempo is massively annoying and is hard to relate to her advice
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I’m so grateful for Dr. Becky. Especially with the way she explains things… I feel like I’m receiving things so much differently. And I have new tools on how I can improve my parenting. I’m so happy she is able to open my eyes on how to be a better parent.
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Deeply feeling kids…is that due to an overactive nervous system? Sounds like a form of anxiety or Unregulated nervous system. Is it due to no co-regulation during the first 3 years of life? Baby’s nervous system needs to be taught by the caregiver. Curious.
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I know pwople that absolutely believe that children are bad. Or that some kids will always be bad and were born bad.
I learned that children just need love from working at a daycare. I treated the nad kids so good and the dyacare teachers said, "dont do that, dont tell him you're his friend". But the "bad children" always responded so good to me.
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So real prof. One of the best things ive heard this month. I think parenting in the age on AI and tech today is one of the more important concepts, because it's gen z's time to parent and our landscape today is vastly different then the generations before that we really need to know a lot and we cant afford to just wing it because who knows what consequences there are if we just parent like it's 2016. The world is becoming scarier day by day
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This podcast is so healing to my inner child. There are many triggering moments in parenting especially if you didn't receive the same parenting approach thank you for sharing.
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So many gold nuggets in this episode about being a sturdy parent who holds firm boundaries and still stays deeply connected to their child.
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Huberman, your content is so amazing, and I am learning a lot from you in all spheres of life. As a biblically based believer, I just want to comment on the info around minute 32:20 about “kids being inherently good.” I believe the Bible is clear that we are conceived and born into sin because of Adam and Eve choosing to want to be like God rather than obey God. This caused all of humanity to follow Adam and Eve and be born into sin.
Therefore, Jesus needed to be conceived in a supernatural way. Mary became pregnant by the power of the Holy Spirit and not merely through the natural way of a man and a woman; otherwise, He would have been born into sin as well. On this basis, all kids are inherently inclined toward sin and disobedience. I am not saying kids are evil; I am saying that we have all sinned and fallen short of the glory of God (as Paul writes in the book of Romans) and cannot save ourselves. If we are inherently good, why do kids disobey? Why do some grow up and become drug addicts or murderers? If we are good inside, the evil we are inclined toward does not make sense.
But if we are honest about the fact that God made everything perfect, and it was good—He made Adam and Eve and said it was VERY good—then humanity sinned and chose against God, separating themselves from Him. We therefore need a Savior to save us from our sinfulness and fallen nature. God, being perfect love, gave up Jesus—who is God—to come in the form of a man and die on a cross to appease the wrath that a just and true God rightly has, in order to remain true to Himself. Jesus rose from the dead on the third day and is alive and seated at the right hand of the Father on high. Now, through this work, the free gift of salvation is available to everyone who chooses to receive it by faith in the work of Jesus and the cross.
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Wow, this is so incredibly helpful. So many points resonate with me. And my child, she's 3, and she is a deeply feeling kid. She has a hard time being frustrated and I'm always helping her.
Or making it easy?I'm so glad that I found dr.Becky's videos cause i've been listening to her for a week straight. I'm so excited to implement these things that I am learning
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1:18:51 so, what do you do until that becomes routine?Do you just let them kick?And scream and cry for hours.If that's what it is
Timestamps
00:00:00 Dr. Becky Kennedy
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00:07:35 Healthy Relationships: Sturdiness, Boundaries & Empathy
This content is gold. Thank you for putting this out here!
00:14:34 Tool: Establishing Boundaries
00:18:24 Rules, Boundaries & Connection
Huberman, please just ask the question and sit back. It doesn’t need to take 4 minutes and we don’t need your background and gut feeling. Let the expert speak
00:22:19 Rewards & Punishments; Skill Building
00:29:48 Sponsor: AG1
this conversation cannot be overstated. Thank you!
00:31:16 Kids & Inherent Good
00:34:06 Family Jobs, Validation & Confidence, Giving Hope
Please have Dr. Gordon Neufeld on, one of the best developmental psychologists in the world!
00:41:54 Rewards, Pride
00:44:48 Tool: “I Believe You”, Confidence & Safety; Other Relationships
The way you capture moments is so beautiful. 😍
00:52:15 Trauma, Aloneness & Repair
00:57:07 Tool: Repair & Apologies, Rejecting Apology
Very insightful, thanks! Aligns well with the "CHAOS-TO-CALM PLAYBOOK" by JD. Collins (a must read on smart parenting!)
01:01:04 Tool: Good Apologies
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Good but interviewer talks waaaayy too much
01:04:37 Tool: Rudeness & Disrespect, Most Generous Interpretation
01:12:32 Walking on Eggshells, Pilot Analogy & Emotional Outbursts, Sturdy Leadership
The editing here is seamless. Love how it all comes together!
01:20:49 Deeply Feeling Kids; Fears, Sensory Overload
01:30:10 Co-Parenting Differences & Punishment
I am a Young mother and psychotherapist for children and adults in Germany and Switzerland. I love the what you say about the old behavioural therapy. I had a lot of discussions with colleagues and I was so may times criticised for my “unscientific and too emotional” opinions. But this respect for the children is just common sense… although very challenging in the everyday life ❤
01:37:11 Tool: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD); Meditation
01:41:20 Tool: Tolerating Frustration, Screen Time, Learning
Hey guys. Nice talk. However, what's wrong with the chairs? I saw both of you going front&back all the time. And sometimes i couldn't focus
01:51:57 Grace & Parenthood, Parenting Job Description; Relationship to Self
01:55:24 Tool: “I’m Noticing”, Asking Questions; Emotional Regulation
The editing here is seamless. Love how it all comes together!
02:01:15 Adolescence & Critical Needs, Explorers vs. Nomads
02:09:58 Saying “I Love You”, Teenagers; Family Meetings
What a plot twist! I never expected that.
02:15:07 Self-Care, Rage & Boundaries; Sturdy Leaders; Parent Relationship & Conflict
02:22:08 Tool: Wayward Teens, Marijuana & Substance Use, Getting Additional Help
This content is gold. Thank you for putting this out here!
02:30:03 Mentors
02:34:26 Tool: Entitlement, Fear & Frustration
I want to try this too! You inspire me. 💪
02:41:57 Tool: Experiencing Frustration; Chores & Allowance
02:46:31 Good Inside Platform
This was so insightful—thank you for sharing!
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I think some faith practices such as Christianity, have the premise that humans are inherently evil or bad. That translates to children there is an underlying assumption that are naturally bad and you have to lead them to goodness. This is at least my experience, being raised in an extreme southern Baptist Christian household. 32:18
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@asmanmama-s4bThey are forgetting one of the most important things is we are all human all this science and research is crazy bro like I get the validation and I believe you stuff but come on take your kid on a bike scrap their knees let em get hurt like a kid there almost like scientists talking about a theory haha like why not down to earth regular hey dude your good work hard my man I have a son don’t make this a science bro be a dad Jesus
@jayhoodcleanLoved the talk not the interviewer. Remove the lengthy sponsorship announcements, the frequent ads and rambling questions. Ask a concise question and let the interviewee speak.
@nooksinbloomI found this so helpful
@JackilynEichlerThe way you explained this made it so easy to understand. 🧠
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@ShannonNahoolewaWhat a plot twist! I never expected that.
@อภิวันท์โพธิ์ทอง-ฟ7ศSuch a valuable discussion! Love this episode! 🙏🏻🤗
@IQ_ParentWhat a plot twist! I never expected that.
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