Is It True? If I Don’t Punish, I’m Permissive (with Myleik Teele)
3/24/202638 min
Your kid is melting down in public… and you feel it:
“If I don’t shut this down, I'm a pushover. My kid will walk all over me."
In this first episode of our new Is It True? series, Dr. Becky and Myleik Teele take a closer look at a belief so many parents carry, though rarely question:
If I don’t punish, I'm being permissive.
Together, they unpack what’s underneath that fear, why punishment can feel so satisfying (and why it often doesn’t work), and what it actually looks like t...
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First 90 secondsBecky Kennedy· Host0:00
Okay, parents, quick check-in. If your brain feels like it's holding everyone's schedule except your own, you're not doing it wrong. You're carrying a lot. I see this all the time. School emails, activities, chores, dinner plans, and somehow it all lives in one person's head, usually mom's, and that gets exhausting. That's why I love Skylight Calendar. It's a smart touchscreen calendar that takes everything swirling around in your brain, schedules, chores, meals, grocery lists, and puts it in one place where the whole family can actually see it and participate. It syncs with Google, Apple, Outlook, all of it, and you can color code each family member so there's a lot less, "Wait, I didn't know," in your house. Plus, with the free Skylight companion app, you can add or update events, lists, and more on the go. And I appreciate this. If after 120 days you're not 100% happy, you can return it for a full refund, no questions asked. Right now, you can get $30 off a 15-inch Skylight Calendar at myskylight.com/becky. That's M-Y S-K-Y L-I-G-H-T.com/becky. [upbeat music] Okay, your kid is screaming in the middle of the grocery store. No, your kid is rolling around in the middle of a restaurant. Actually, no, sorry, your kid is jumping in mud in their dress clothes after you said, "Please don't jump