How can I get my partner on board?

My partner is so skeptical of this parenting approach.

My partner always says it's softer.

It's too permissive.

And we're going to raise kids who are

snowflakes in the world and we can't do that. Dr. Becky, can you help? Okay, I think this is a question

I get as much as any question. And so what I want to do today is basically answer this question,

but probably in a different way than you might expect.

See, I am going to say something surprising.

I love skeptical partners.

I know you expected me to say something different.

Like, how dare they question my approach?

I know that good inside is sturdy, not soft, right?

But I think skepticism, I don't know, I think it's such a close cousin of curiosity.

And I love curiosity.

I love when people are curious.

Ooh, why do people do that?

Why is this happening?

I wonder.

And I think right next to curiosity is skepticism,

where there's just maybe a little bit less generous of an outlook, but they're so close.

And in my experience, especially in working with parents in private practice and connecting

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