• Good Inside

  • A Guide to Becoming the Parent You Want to Be
  • By: Becky Kennedy
  • Narrated by: Becky Kennedy
  • Length: 9 hrs and 55 mins
  • 4.9 out of 5 stars (1,121 ratings)

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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 caregiving—which is to say, all of us. Good Inside is not only a wise and practical guide to raising resilient, emotionally healthy kids, it’s 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 we’ve 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 several years, Dr. Becky Kennedy—known to her followers as “Dr. Becky”—has been sparking a parenting revolution. Millions of parents, tired of following advice that either doesn’t work or simply doesn’t feel good, have embraced Dr. Becky’s empowering and effective approach, a model that prioritizes connecting with our kids over correcting them.

Parents have long been sold a model of childrearing that simply doesn’t work. From reward charts to time outs, many popular parenting approaches are based on shaping behavior, not raising humans. These techniques don’t build the skills kids need for life, or account for their complex emotional needs. Add to that parents’ complicated relationships with their own upbringings, and it’s easy to see why so many caretakers feel lost, burned out, and worried they’re failing their kids. In Good 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-shifting parenting principles and troubleshooting for specific scenarios—including sibling rivalry, separation anxiety, tantrums, and more—Good Inside is a comprehensive resource for a generation of parents looking for a new way to raise their kids while still setting them up for a lifetime of self-regulation, confidence, and resilience.

©2022 Becky Kennedy (P)2022 HarperCollins Publishers

Interview: Dr. Becky Kennedy Helps Kids and Parents See the Good Inside Them

'One of the most liberating things in my own parenting is I don't hold myself to Dr. Becky standards with my kids.'
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  • 'One of the most liberating things in my own parenting is I don't hold myself to Dr. Becky standards with my kids.'

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Exactly what I needed!

Dr. Kennedy delivers excellent information through real life scenarios that can be applied to any family. I’m excited and look forward to putting her words into practice.

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The new parenting Bible

I am literally going to give this book as a gift in every baby shower!

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A Must-Read for All Parents

If you want to help reparent yourself so that you can parent your children compassionately and lovingly, this is the book for you. What a different world we would live in if every parent read this book.

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Love Dr. Becky!

There are so many good examples of common issues parents have faced, or will face, with their child, and her advice for dealing with these tough situations is applicable immediately. Performance-wise, Dr. Becky clear and soothing. I could listen to this book each night to fall asleep (in a good way).

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Best book ever

Thank you Dr Becky, this is the best parent book I have ever read. Practical but also comforting and empowering.

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Really powerful work

Please give this a listen. This will really help you put actions into place. There is a lot of inner work to do and this book gets you there.

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Best parenting book yet

As a single parent and a psychotherapist, this is the parenting book I've been hoping for. Learn how to give your kids the emotional support they need to feel good inside, and feel good about your parenting, even in the toughest moments.

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a must read for parents

I enjoyed this more than her Instagram, or podcast. a great resource for parents looking for a guide to parenting without corporal punishment.

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More than 5 stars!

This book is transformative. I love it’s empathy and collaboration between parent and child. I am learning some ways that *I* had wish I’d been parented, myself, which will help me heal those places that need it. Thank you Dr Becky! I’m a HUGE fan.

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Powerful!

it was the best and hardest thing I ever read. SO GOOD HIGHLY RECOMMEND!

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