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Deeply Feeling Kids Need a Different Approach

If your child escalates quickly, struggles to calm down, and hates talking about their feelings… there's nothing wrong with them. And there’s nothing wrong with you. Your kid is probably a Deeply Feeling Kid. In this week’s episode, Dr. Becky hears from three parents of DFKs and explains why these kids need a different approach—and what that approach looks like. She shares scripts and strategies to help you show up as a sturdy leader, put up boundaries to stop difficult behavior, and bring out the good inside your child. Dr. Becky also reminds parents that seeking additional support for your DFK is a sign of everything that’s *right* in your family: You’re willing to work through the tricky things, together. 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: Are Tantrums Normal? - https://youtu.be/cEraEW3075E @theotbutterfly on Parenting Neurodivergent Kids - https://youtu.be/dCLTSquTwDU 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

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May 10, 202229mWatch on YouTube ↗

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Released
May 10, 2022
Duration
29m
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Good Inside with Dr. Becky
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

If your child escalates quickly, struggles to calm down, and hates talking about their feelings… there's nothing wrong with them. And there’s nothing wrong with you. Your kid is probably a Deeply Feeling Kid. In this week’s episode, Dr. Becky hears from three parents of DFKs and explains why these kids need a different approach—and what that approach looks like. She shares scripts and strategies to help you show up as a sturdy leader, put up boundaries to stop difficult behavior, and bring out the good inside your child. Dr. Becky also reminds parents that seeking additional support for your DFK is a sign of everything that’s *right* in your family: You’re willing to work through the tricky things, together. 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: Are Tantrums Normal? - https://youtu.be/cEraEW3075E @theotbutterfly on Parenting Neurodivergent Kids - https://youtu.be/dCLTSquTwDU 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

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  • Dr. Becky

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    Clinical psychologist and parenting expert behind the Good Inside platform.

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Good Inside with Dr. Becky, featuring Dr. Becky, Deeply Feeling Kids Need a Different Approach explores parenting deeply feeling kids with modeling, play, and support strategies Deeply Feeling Kids (DFKs) feel emotions intensely, escalate quickly, and may worsen when parents use typical “name the feeling” approaches because shame activates alongside vulnerability.

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