
How to Tackle Bad Behaviour (with Dr Becky Kennedy)
Published on May 19
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<p>Clinical psychologist <a href="https://www.goodinside.com/">Dr Becky Kennedy</a> 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. </p> <p>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.</p> <p>Hear more of Dr Becky's parenting tips on her podcast <a href="https://www.goodinside.com/podcast/">Good Inside With Dr Becky</a></p> <p>This series on parenting coincides with Dr Laurie's new free online class, The <em>Science of Wellbeing for Parents</em> which is available now at <a href="https://www.coursera.org/">Coursera.org</a>. You can sign up at&nb...