Good Inside: A Guide to Becoming the Parent You Want to Be

INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER An Instant Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and Indie Bestseller This book is for any parent who has ever struggled under the substantial weight of caregivingwhich is to say, all of us.Good Insideis not only a wise and practical guide to raising resilient, emotionally healthy kids, its also a supportive resource for overwhelmed parents who need more compassion and less stress. Dr. Becky is the smart, thoughtful, in-the-trenches parenting expert weve been waiting for!Eve Rodsky, New York Times bestselling author of Fair Play and Find Your Unicorn Space Dr.Becky Kennedy, wildly popular parenting expert and creator of @drbeckyatgoodinside, shares her groundbreaking approach to raising kids and offers practical strategies for parenting in a way that feels good. Over the past severalyears, Dr. Becky Kennedyknown to her followers as Dr. Beckyhas been sparking a parenting revolution.Millions of parents, tired of following advice that either doesnt work or simply doesnt feel good, have embraced Dr. Beckys empowering and effective approach, a model that prioritizes connecting with our kids over correcting them. Parents have long been sold a model of childrearing thatsimply doesnt work. From reward charts to time outs, many popular parenting approaches are based onshaping behavior, not raising humans.Thesetechniques dont build the skills kids need for life, or account fortheircomplex emotional needs.Add to that parents complicated relationships with their own upbringings, and its easy to see why so many caretakers feel lost, burned out, and worried theyre failing their kids.InGood Inside, Dr. Becky shares her parenting philosophy, complete with actionable strategies, that will help parents move from uncertainty and self-blame to confidence and sturdy leadership. Offering perspective-shiftingparenting principles and troubleshooting for specific scenariosincluding sibling rivalry, separation anxiety, tantrums, and moreGood Insideis a comprehensive resource for a generation of parentslooking fora new way to raise their kidswhile still setting themupfor a lifetime of self-regulation, confidence, and resilience.