Dr. Becky on Parental Stress: "The World Has Left Us Ill-Equipped for Parenting"

Read her interview with the go-to parenting coach. [Parents: Take Give with Grace]( Photo Credit: Melanie Dunea [Dr. Becky Kennedy Has Been Known To Lose Her Cool]( [Grace Bastidas]( Hi, it's Grace, Editor in Chief of Parents. Welcome to my bi-weekly column, where I'll bring you conversations with well-known personalities sharing their rituals, routines, and experiences on this ride called parenthood. [Grace Bastidas, Editor-In-Chief]( It's true: Dr. Becky sometimes loses it and yells at her kids. "I'm not even apologetic about it," says the mom of three, ages 7, 9, and 12. "I mean, I repair, but I don't think that I should be perfectly calm and attuned all the time," she adds. "Me neither," I tell her, feeling slightly relieved that Rebecca Kennedy, PhD, a clinical psychologist, bestselling author, and founder of Good Inside, is not so different from the rest of us. "We're all trying to do a bit better on more days of the year," she concurs. That's why she recently launched the Good Inside app. Dr. Becky understands that all parents get frustrated, and she wants to be the person caregivers turn to in those moments for personalized, age-based advice. "Even if you use our app once a week for two minutes, you'll start liking your kid again, liking yourself, and liking parenting a little more," she says, on the verge of tears. [READ THE FULL STORY]( [It Takes a Village to Raise a Child—But What if You Don't Have That Community?]( [READ MORE]( [How to Make Friends as a Parent]( [READ MORE]( [9 Ways To Spend Quality Time With Your Kids]( [READ MORE]( [The Best Family Board Games That Will Make Kids Forget All About Their Screens]( [READ MORE]( [Yes, You Can Opt Your Kids Out of Homework—Here's How]( [READ MORE]( [Parents logo]( [Facebook]( [Pinterest]( [Instagram]( We independently evaluate all recommended products and services. If you click on links we provide, we may receive compensation. [Unsubscribe from Membership Updates]( [Manage My Subscriptions]( This email was sent to {EMAIL} | Was this email forwarded to you? [Subscribe here]( [Privacy Policy]( | [Terms of Service]( Dotdash Meredith, 225 Liberty St, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10281 ©2024. All rights Reserved. [Dotdash Meredith]( Parents is part of the [Dotdash Meredith]( publishing family.