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Dr. Becky Kennedy shared something so warm and wise about parenting:
When your child really doesn’t want to do something, start with three simple words: “I believe you.”
Fully acknowledge their feelings — “I know this isn’t what you want” — then hold the boundary with kindness and hope: “And I also know you have it in you to get through this.”
No shaming. No giving in. Just honest validation paired with loving steadiness.
Kids build real confidence not by always getting their way, but by feeling truly seen and learning they can handle hard things.
This gentle-but-firm approach feels like exactly what so many families need.
What about you — how do you handle those moments when your kid really doesn’t want to do something important?
Bedtimes are one of the best opportunities for parents to connect with their kids
As kids wind down, their nervous systems are calmer & they are are more receptive to what you have to say
This is a great time to talk about important concepts like gratitude, kindness & mindset
Kids who get consistent 1-on-1 time before bed have better mental health & stronger bonds with parents
This is one habit you will both be happier for building
Dr. Daniel Amen said something that made me pause and think about how we parent today.
“We are raising mentally weak children because we overdo for them.”
He explained that when you do too much for your kids, you’re actually increasing your own self-esteem by stealing theirs. Mental toughness comes from solving problems — not from having every problem solved for you.
If your daughter forgets her homework, don’t bring it to school.
If she doesn’t bring a jacket on a cold day, she feels the cold.
When she says “I’m bored,” don’t rush to fix it — just say, “I wonder what you’re going to do about it,” and then stay quiet.
It’s tough love, but according to Dr. Amen, that’s how you build resilience instead of helplessness.
Don’t fight your kids’ battles.
Dr. Philip Mamalakis dropped some of the best parenting wisdom I’ve heard in a while.
His three daughters came home complaining that their highly respected piano teacher kept yelling at them when they made mistakes. His first instinct was to storm in and fix it for them.
Instead, he sat down with his girls and asked: “How are you going to handle this?”
They practiced a simple, respectful response together. The next lesson, his tiny middle daughter looked up at the yelling teacher and calmly said, “I can hear you better when you don’t yell at me.”
The teacher was taken aback — and it worked.
Dr. Mamalakis didn’t rush to protect them from discomfort. He walked alongside them and helped them find their own voice.
That small moment taught his daughters something far more valuable than perfect piano playing: how to speak up for themselves with courage and respect.
It’s such a powerful reminder that sometimes the best thing we can do as parents is not fight our kids’ battles for them.
This is how a child loses trust in their parents;
- Asks a genuine question. Gets dismissed.
- Shares excitement about something. Gets mocked.
- Comes home with a problem. Gets lectured instead of heard.
- Cries. Gets told to stop being dramatic.
- Fails at something. Gets compared to someone else.
- Achieves something. Parents barely look up.
- Tries to talk. Parent is on the phone.
- Learns that home is not a safe place to be honest.
- Starts hiding things.
- No quality time. Only correction.
- No "I'm proud of you" without a condition attached.
- No listening without an agenda.
- No apology when the parent is wrong.
- No curiosity about who the child actually is.
- Child raises themselves emotionally.
- Grows up. Moves away as fast as possible.
- Calls home out of obligation, not love.
- Becomes a stranger who shares blood.
And the parent wonders why their child never opens up.
To raise a child who actually trusts you, do this;
- Put the phone down and look them in the eyes when they talk.
- Ask questions about their world without judging the answers.
- Apologize when you're wrong. They're watching everything.
- Celebrate who they are, not just what they achieve.
- Make home the safest place they know.
- Listen to understand, not to respond.
- Show up to the small moments. Those are the big ones.
- Tell them you love them without them having to earn it.
- Be the person they run to, not from.
NON-NEGOTIABLE.
Mothers need to stay home with their babies a minimum of three years, and men need to make whatever sacrifices they need to make to ensure that happens.
I removed all the LED lights in my home. I never felt good around them and now I know why.
“The LED lights that are commonly used now… that short wavelength light, in the absence of long wavelength light, has been shown to damage the mitochondria.”
When your kid screams “I HATE YOU”… the most powerful move is often doing absolutely nothing.
Becky Kennedy (parenting expert):
If you fire back (“Go to your room!” or “I hate you too!”) you just volley the energy right back — ping-pong match starts.
When you stay sturdy and say nothing, the rude words just sit there between you.
They’re far more likely to re-own it and feel the weight of what they just said.
Silence creates space for natural consequences and self-reflection — kids learn faster when they can’t blame-shift or escalate.
Parents: Have you tried the “do nothing” response to rudeness / backtalk?
Did it feel impossible at first… or did it actually work better than yelling?
Your real experiences 👇