DeepSummary
Dr. Becky responds to questions from parents about traveling with kids. She addresses concerns like handling picky eaters in a new environment, keeping young kids entertained during long flights, and dealing with judgmental looks from strangers when kids act out in public. Her main advice is to validate that travel will have challenging moments, but remind yourself that you are capable of getting through those moments as a sturdy leader.
For dealing with sibling fights in the car, Dr. Becky suggests doing practice runs at home to work on skills like staying calm and asking for breaks. She also recommends connecting with kids through games like "fill up" before car rides to meet their need for attention. With picky eaters, she cautions against projecting lack of capability and instead frame trying new foods as a learning experience to figure out together.
Dr. Becky emphasizes that turbulence during travel doesn't mean you're not a sturdy parent - it's actually an opportunity to build your sturdiness by getting through hard moments. She advises making up supportive thoughts from strangers if you imagine them judging you, since their actual thoughts are unknown. The goal is showing up as the sturdy leader your child needs despite inevitable bumps in travel.
Key Episodes Takeaways
- Validate that travel will have challenging moments with kids, but remind yourself that you are capable of getting through them.
- Do practice runs at home for difficult travel situations like sibling fights in the car so kids can practice calming skills.
- Avoid projecting anxiety about picky eating or misbehavior by framing it as a learning experience you'll figure out together.
- Make up supportive thoughts strangers might have about your parenting if you imagine them judging you.
- Turbulence during travel doesn't make you a bad parent - it's a chance to build resilience by getting through the hard moments.
- Connect with kids through games and affection before stressful travel situations to meet their attention needs.
- Preparing for the inevitable bumps in travel helps you stay the sturdy leader your kids need during those moments.
- Your home environment can provide extra income for family travel through platforms like Airbnb.
Top Episodes Quotes
- “Anxiety equals the unknown plus our underestimation of our coping ability.“ by Doctor Becky
- “We would never expect a basketball player to make more shots in a game if they're not practicing those shots in practice.“ by Doctor Becky
- “We're looking for attention. Are you looking to play a game? Oh, what game could you ask your brother to play, right.“ by Doctor Becky
- “I wish when I was a kid, I was allowed to express my emotions in that way.“ by Doctor Becky
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Good Inside with Dr. Becky
Dr. Becky Kennedy
6/4/24