Are Tantrums Normal?

ℹ️ EPISODE INFO

Released

May 6, 2022

Duration

26m

Channel

Good Inside with Dr. Becky

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📝 EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Tantrums are normal. Dr. Becky would even argue they’re healthy. In the moment, of course, tantrums feel awful, exhausting, and inconvenient. In this episode, Dr. Becky answers three parents’ questions about navigating tantrums and teaches strategies to help you feel more equipped and in control. Join Good Inside Membership: http://www.goodinside.com Follow Dr. Becky on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drbeckyatgoodinside Sign up for our weekly email, Good Insider: https://www.goodinside.com/newsletter Want More? Check these out: My Kids Are Out of Control, What Should I Do? -https://youtu.be/4XP5Colc6QM Yes, One-Year-Olds Have Tantrums - https://youtu.be/yE2To4sOHG8 Why Won't My Kids Listen To Anything I Say? - https://youtu.be/Rb7FSL1y3Oo Deeply Feeling Kids Need a Different Approach - https://youtu.be/WQNM5EyDtKE Motherhood Doesn’t Have to Be Martyrdom - https://youtu.be/ywJMtRHzqFY

🎤 SPEAKERS

• Dr. Becky

  host

  Clinical psychologist and founder of Good Inside, focused on parenting and child emotional development.

🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Good Inside with Dr. Becky, featuring Dr. Becky, Are Tantrums Normal? explores Tantrums are normal; stay calm, keep kids safe, repair afterward Tantrums are framed as normal, even healthy, biological states of dysregulation rather than willful disobedience.

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