Does it ever feel like so many of your hardest parenting moments happen in the car with your kids?

You're driving and your kids are arguing about the music or who's sitting in what sea or they're just kind of touching each other.

Or maybe some of your hardest parenting moments are when you're in the car without your kids and you're just thinking, when did I become an Uber driver?

I didn't know this is what parenting would be like. Well, I'm so excited

to bring you a special bonus carpool Q&A brought to you by chumps. All questions having to do

with the practical situations we all face in the car. I'm Dr. Becky, and this is good inside.

We'll be back right after this.

I'm so excited to join you for a back-to-school carpool Q&A in partnership with chomps.

All right, let's just start with some basic top tips for getting through car time and carpools.

Number one, set the stage by naming that your teammates.

Look to the kids in the back before you pull out of a driveway of school wherever you are

and just say, car rides can be tricky.

I want you to know we're on the same team.

We are going to be able to get through this tricky thing together.

By doing that, you're immediately saying that you kind of trust

your kids, that you're in it together. And kids love that and will often kind of improve their

behavior just by setting the stage in that way. Two, always have something for you. You need something

on a car ride to give you grounding. That might mean a snack.

That might mean you insist on a song that you like, that has a positive association.

Insert yourself into the car moment. And I promise you, you will not be as reactive. Three, I always give myself permission to just

pull to the side of the road at any point and take a break. I just say to the kids in the back,

hey, we're going to take a break for a moment. I need a deep breath. That is such amazing modeling

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