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What Does This Say About You? Jul 09, 2026

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We say our kids are important—but words don’t matter. Our choices are what matter.

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This Is The Way We Teach Jul 08, 2026

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They need literature. They need to know the myths. They need to know the riveting moments of human history.

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In The End, No Reason Will Suffice Jul 07, 2026

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How often are you saying “no” when they want to connect, when they want to do something, when they ask for attention or time together?

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They’re Bringing You Jul 06, 2026

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Our job is to drag them around, to expose them to things, to get them to where they need to be…but aren’t they also doing the same thing for us?

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How To Stay Calm When Your Kid Isn’t | Dr. Becky Kennedy Jul 04, 2026

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Kids have big emotions. Parents do too. The work is not pretending those feelings are not there, but learning how to stay in the driver’s seat when they show up. In this episode, Ryan talks with Dr. Becky Kennedy about deeply feeling kids, why so much “bad behavior” is really a lack of skills, and how parents can respond with more patience.

Dr. Becky Kennedy is a clinical psychologist, bestselling author, and the founder and CEO of Good Inside, a parenting platform that gives parents practical tools for raising emotionally healthy kids. Named “The Millennial Parenting Whisperer” by TIME, Dr. Becky is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Good Inside: A Guide to Becoming the Parent You Want to Be and host of the chart-topping podcast Good Inside with Dr. Becky.

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It Won’t Last Much Longer Jul 03, 2026

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Enjoy it while you have it. Because you’re losing a little bit of it everyday.

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Are You a Good Example to Them? Jul 02, 2026

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Are you stuck in your comfort zone? Are you practicing good boundaries? Are you challenging yourself to grow and change? Every day presents us with plenty of opportunities to make beautiful choices.

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Give Them What You Didn’t Get Jul 01, 2026

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If being understood is not in our control, there is something quite wonderful that is in our control: Understanding.

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These Are Not Unreasonable Feelings Jun 30, 2026

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Their feelings are reasonable. They’re just struggling a little bit at dealing with them, at understanding how to express them and how seriously to take them.

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