How to Tackle Bad Behaviour (with Dr Becky Kennedy)

Clinical psychologist Dr Becky Kennedy thinks every child is
“good inside” even when they’re behaving badly. So to tackle
tantrums or rule-breaking, she argues that parents must set clear
boundaries for acceptable behaviour, but also seek to understand
why their children are misbehaving. 


If a child is acting "badly" because they are disappointed, sad,
frustrated, jealous, or uncomfortable, then a parent's job is to
help their kid deal with those feelings and build up more
resilience to common emotions that they'll experience throughout
life.


Hear more of Dr Becky's parenting tips on her podcast Good Inside
With Dr Becky


This series on parenting coincides with Dr Laurie's new free
online class, The Science of Wellbeing for Parents which is
available now at Coursera.org. You can sign up
at drlauriesantos.com/parents.


 


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