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Good Inside with Dr. Becky

My Number One Job as a Parent Is Not to Make You Happy

Good Inside with Dr. Becky

Dr. Becky

Self-improvement, Kids & Family, Relationships, Parenting, Society & Culture, Education

4.84.6K Ratings

🗓️ 10 March 2026

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Everyone in a family has a job. As parents, it’s our job to hold boundaries with our kids. It’s also our job to validate their feelings. And boy do they have feelings when we say no. On today’s episode, Dr. Becky explores the reasons behind why so many parents struggle with saying no to their kids and provides some new strategies you can start using in your house today.

Transcript

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0:00.0

I've been traveling a lot lately for my book tour, which means airports, rental cars, doing

0:04.6

bedtime, over FaceTime, and having some of the most meaningful conversations with parents.

0:10.1

And every time I'm on a trip like this, I think about how much coordination it takes to

0:13.6

step away from everyday life, even just for a couple of days.

0:17.7

I know for so many families, when you do travel for work or for fun, it can feel good to know

0:22.0

your home isn't sitting empty while you're gone. Because while you're away, you could be hosting

0:27.4

your home on Airbnb and earning some extra income to put toward future travel. Okay, Becky, that sounds

0:34.2

great, but I cannot take on one more thing. I get it, truly. And that's exactly

0:38.7

where Airbnb's co-host network comes in. You can hire a vetted local co-host to take care of the

0:44.7

hosting for you. A co-host can create your listing, manage reservations, message guests,

0:50.4

and even provide design and styling. It just makes everything feel a little more manageable.

0:56.1

If you've ever considered hosting, but you need a little help, find a co-host at Airbnb.com

1:01.8

slash host.

1:10.4

Over and over, I hear the same thing from parents.

1:13.9

Dr. Becky, I can't say no to my kid.

1:16.1

And I know part of my role is to say no to my kid or set boundaries for my kid.

1:22.3

And I know it's not good for my kid to be happy all the time.

1:25.5

But whatever I know in my brain does not come up

1:30.4

in my body in the moment my kid makes a request. And I need help saying no. Okay, this is seriously

1:38.6

one of my favorite topics. And so many of you submitted scenarios and questions. And I just want to say thank you. I want to let you know you're not alone. I want to say you're so brave to look at something and say, this is hard for me. How amazing. That's always the first step of change. And that's also the hardest steps. You already did that. And so we are going to hear from three parents today who share scenarios that I know are happening in your home as

2:02.3

well, and then we're going to problem solve together. So if you're a parent who struggles to say no,

2:07.8

which by the way comes from a good reason, and we're going to get into that, I promise you're going

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