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HERself

341: Helping Your Kids Navigate Friendships with Dr. Willough Jenkins

HERself

Abby and Amy

Parenting, Mental Health, Education, Vulnerable, Opportunity, Grow, Health & Fitness, Kids & Family, Future, Best Self, Real, Purpose, Comparison, Self-improvement, Honest

4.91.8K Ratings

🗓️ 8 June 2026

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

As parents, control feels like protection. It feels like we can prevent our kids' mistakes, soften their pain, and steer them away from decisions that might hurt them. But here's the truth: control protects us, not the relationship. In this episode, we sit down with board-certified child psychiatrist Dr. Willough Jenkins to talk about one of the trickiest parts of parenting: helping our kids navigate friendships. In this episode: Is it developmentally normal when kids suddenly want ...

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0:00.0

Well, first, I think there's such a wide range of normal in friendships and in our ability to make friendships.

0:08.3

So the biggest thing is first taking kind of like as a parent, taking a deep breath because our goal isn't a popular child.

0:14.6

Our goal is a child who has connections.

0:16.9

And like we said before, kind of as a friendship maker, just one or two good friendships, that's really the goal.

0:25.7

I'm Amy.

0:27.2

And I'm Abby.

0:28.7

And as women, we are constantly comparing ourselves to others.

0:32.9

But your life isn't supposed to look like hers.

0:36.2

Being your best self means standing firm in your decisions

0:38.9

and always being willing to grow with a purpose.

0:42.1

We get vulnerable and real with an honest look into the challenges and triumphs we all face.

0:48.3

Every woman listening gets an opportunity to choose what life looks like for herself.

0:57.7

Herself listeners, when I say that this was a life-changing episode, I am not saying that

1:03.6

lightly. I was in absolute tears after the interview with just how many lightbulb moments

1:08.8

came up talking to Dr. Willow Jenkins. She's a child

1:12.0

psychiatrist. She's a pharmacist. And she's made it her mission to make children's mental health

1:16.6

accessible to everyone. And these answers, they are so important. We covered such a wide range of things

1:22.2

that happen to our school-age kids and even into pre-teens. And you're just going to learn so much about childhood

1:28.6

friendships, how we can help navigate them, what our role as parents can be in these situations,

1:33.4

and then also we're we need to build confidence and build skills in our own kids. So Amy and I

1:38.1

are so excited for you to hear this interview. And so let's get into this with Dr. Willow Jenkins.

1:46.2

Willow, I love this quote that I saw on your Instagram and it said, control feels like safety as a parent. It feels like you can prevent

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