I'm Dr. Becky and this is good inside.

Reese Witherspoon is someone who doesn't exactly need an introduction.

But what you might not know about Reese is she's written her second children's book,

Busy Betty and the Circus Surprise that is out today.

And she's also one of my favorite people to talk about parenting with.

I see this a lot with parents.

I don't know when we stop letting our kids fail.

Like I learned so much from the paper I didn't turn in

or the demerits I got so I got detention.

I was suspended from school when I was in fifth grade for talking in class and being disruptive and

my parents didn't say she didn't deserve that and take me out of school they actually

let me sit in it and feel uncomfortable.

So I think learning from failure is actually a valuable tool that you can't take away from kids, right?

You rob them if you don't let them sit in the discomfort of the experience.

In her book, she brings to life so many of the themes that we hold really dear here at Good inside.

Letting kids struggle instead of taking them out a struggle.

Resilience, creativity, holding on to big ideas,

and the true definition of confidence.

I can't wait for you to hear this conversation.

We'll be back right after this.

Not much matters more than helping our kids develop confidence.

And the way I see it, confidence comes from watching yourself,

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