Dr. Becky Kennedy
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That stuck with you. Yeah, I think about that sometimes too. Can actually be a missing piece for a kid in their processing.
That stuck with you. Yeah, I think about that sometimes too. Can actually be a missing piece for a kid in their processing.
That stuck with you. Yeah, I think about that sometimes too. Can actually be a missing piece for a kid in their processing.
No. I think we all, again, like it's one of the main things with kids. We all learn the best when other people are imperfect. None of us like to learn from perfect people. It's full of shame because you're like, I could never be like that. And so I actually bet your audience just is more willing to learn from you and has more trust in you. It's like what I say all the time.
No. I think we all, again, like it's one of the main things with kids. We all learn the best when other people are imperfect. None of us like to learn from perfect people. It's full of shame because you're like, I could never be like that. And so I actually bet your audience just is more willing to learn from you and has more trust in you. It's like what I say all the time.
No. I think we all, again, like it's one of the main things with kids. We all learn the best when other people are imperfect. None of us like to learn from perfect people. It's full of shame because you're like, I could never be like that. And so I actually bet your audience just is more willing to learn from you and has more trust in you. It's like what I say all the time.
I just yelled at my kids. I was on my phone too much. My kids don't have Dr. Becky as a mom and I wouldn't wish that on them.
I just yelled at my kids. I was on my phone too much. My kids don't have Dr. Becky as a mom and I wouldn't wish that on them.
I just yelled at my kids. I was on my phone too much. My kids don't have Dr. Becky as a mom and I wouldn't wish that on them.
So if you go in our app in our library and you look at if you search for frustration, the first thing is that building resilience and improving frustration tolerance. Having a hard time losing actually is a sign a kid needs more frustration tolerance skills because they're not tolerating the frustration of losing.
So if you go in our app in our library and you look at if you search for frustration, the first thing is that building resilience and improving frustration tolerance. Having a hard time losing actually is a sign a kid needs more frustration tolerance skills because they're not tolerating the frustration of losing.
So if you go in our app in our library and you look at if you search for frustration, the first thing is that building resilience and improving frustration tolerance. Having a hard time losing actually is a sign a kid needs more frustration tolerance skills because they're not tolerating the frustration of losing.
And those skills then also help in academics and struggling at math, winning and getting in 100, whatever it is. And so it all relates. And so to me, when kids show us the things they're struggling with, it's good because you're like, oh, that means at this age I can already know the skills you need help with. That's like a huge leg up in life rather than figuring it out at age 18.
And those skills then also help in academics and struggling at math, winning and getting in 100, whatever it is. And so it all relates. And so to me, when kids show us the things they're struggling with, it's good because you're like, oh, that means at this age I can already know the skills you need help with. That's like a huge leg up in life rather than figuring it out at age 18.
And those skills then also help in academics and struggling at math, winning and getting in 100, whatever it is. And so it all relates. And so to me, when kids show us the things they're struggling with, it's good because you're like, oh, that means at this age I can already know the skills you need help with. That's like a huge leg up in life rather than figuring it out at age 18.
Which is actually, I'm telling you, the confidence and frustration tolerance, I think it'll blow your mind. Because actually, it goes back to how reassurance sometimes diminishes confidence. In the moment, it feels good.
Which is actually, I'm telling you, the confidence and frustration tolerance, I think it'll blow your mind. Because actually, it goes back to how reassurance sometimes diminishes confidence. In the moment, it feels good.
Which is actually, I'm telling you, the confidence and frustration tolerance, I think it'll blow your mind. Because actually, it goes back to how reassurance sometimes diminishes confidence. In the moment, it feels good.
But when they're older and someone else gets a promotion before, if the only way they feel good is getting a promotion at the same time, that's more fragile than being like, okay, sometimes I make mistakes. Sometimes something happens here and I can still find myself and keep going. That's like the thing we want.
But when they're older and someone else gets a promotion before, if the only way they feel good is getting a promotion at the same time, that's more fragile than being like, okay, sometimes I make mistakes. Sometimes something happens here and I can still find myself and keep going. That's like the thing we want.