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Good Inside with Dr. Becky

What Can I Do to Stop My Kid’s Aggressive Behavior?

Good Inside with Dr. Becky

Dr. Becky

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

4.84.6K Ratings

🗓️ 25 May 2021

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

When our child is kicking or biting someone, our first thought is probably, "How do I protect the other person?!" But here's something to consider: We also need to protect our child from associating their bad behavior with being a bad kid. In this episode, Dr. Becky advises three parents on how to respond to aggressive behavior while keeping everyone safe. She walks through distancing "the urge" from "the action," emotionally vaccinating kids for frustrating moments, and enforcing boundaries instead of punishments. In every situation, she gently reminds each caller that they're a good parent with a good kid. Join Good Inside Membership: https://bit.ly/3cqgG2A Follow Dr. Becky on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drbeckyatgoodinside Sign up for our weekly email, Good Insider: https://www.goodinside.com/newsletter Pre-order Dr. Becky's upcoming book, Good Inside: A Guide to Becoming the Parent You Want to Be: www.goodinside.com/book or wherever you order your books.

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0:00.0

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1:15.5

Hi, I'm Dr. Becky and this is Good Inside. I'm a clinical psychologist and mom of three

1:28.4

on a mission to rethink the way we raise our children. I love translating deep thoughts

1:35.4

about parenting into practical actionable strategies that you can use in your home right

1:41.1

away. One of my core beliefs is that we are all doing the best we can with the resources

1:48.8

we have available to us in that moment. So even as we struggle and even as we are having

1:55.6

a hard time on the outside, we remain good inside. Today we're going to be talking about

2:07.7

managing really difficult behaviors and situations, a child biting, kicking, hitting, throwing,

2:16.0

before we jump in and go into a ton of actionable ideas and strategies, I want us to consider

2:21.6

something together. When we have a child who's engaging in these dysregulated behaviors,

2:28.4

we often think about the kids they're doing these things too. So maybe it's my older son

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