📚 4 Books mentioned in "Dr. Becky Kennedy On Stoic Parenting Advice, Emotional Regulation, And Raising Great Kids" of The Daily Stoic

You know, it's obviously a parenting book, but I got to say something that affected me the most in it, and my wife and I noticed that we need it perhaps more than our kids. It strikes me as a very Stoic concept.

In this episode, Ryan Holiday discusses a parenting book by Dr. Becky Kennedy, noting that its insights had a significant impact on him and his wife, suggesting they found the book's teachings particularly valuable, possibly even more so than their children.

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It strikes me as a reframing of how most people think about things. You say this in the book: people want their kids to be happy. Most of us want to be happy; that's what we sort of think we're aiming for.

In this segment, Ryan Holiday highlights a key idea from Dr. Becky Kennedy's book, discussing how people often prioritize happiness for their children. He emphasizes a shift in perspective, suggesting that instead of solely aiming for happiness, the focus should be on resilience as a crucial life goal.

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As you say in the book, you know your kids are good. So you quickly look for a reason why they're behaving the way that they are, right? Because you know that they're good.

The host, Ryan Holiday, refers to a concept discussed in Dr. Becky Kennedy's book where it is stated that parents should remind themselves that 'kids are good'. He draws from this concept to further his point by implying it is meant to aid in separating children's behaviors from their identity to better understand why they do what they do.

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And so whether you're right, it was three days ago, three years ago, a pattern of things for the last twenty years, to go to your kid and, you know, in my, in the book and definitely in the TED Talk, there are the scripts like I think like having words like, oh here's how I could start that conversation, here's how I can open that door, um it is never ever too late, and I do think our body is always seeking connection for the moments that were stored with a lack of connection.

The host, Ryan Holiday, highlights the optimistic theme of 'it's never too late' as discussed in Dr. Becky Kennedy's book, suggesting that it offers parents valuable communication strategies to reconnect with their children. He also references that the same ideas can be found in her TED talk.

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