What Becky Kennedy has said about Gentle parenting

2 quotes · 1 episode · Sep 16, 2026

Becky Kennedy, American clinical psychologist and founder of the parenting platform Good Inside, has been quoted on Gentle parenting 2 times in 1 episode of Call Her Daddy, most recently on September 16, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.

In their words

  • Kennedy says the term gentle parenting never appealed to her and she prefers the idea of being a sturdy parent.

    “the term gentle parenting, what I can say, has never appealed to me because when I think about my best parenting moments, gentle is just so far down the list”

    Call Her Daddy: Dr. Becky: Parenting 101 (Sep 16, 2026) · Listen from 4:42

  • Kennedy warns that letting children's feelings change the world around them can lead to narcissism and unhealthy relationships.

    “it's a really dangerous thing for people to think my feelings give me the right to change the world around me”

    Call Her Daddy: Dr. Becky: Parenting 101 (Sep 16, 2026) · Listen from 7:35

Episodes

  • Dr. Becky: Parenting 101

    Call Her Daddy · Sep 16, 2026 · 1 h 35 min

    Alex Cooper talks with clinical psychologist Dr. Becky Kennedy about sturdy parenting, boundaries, confidence, attachment, repair, fertility struggles and early motherhood.

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