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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have the youngest kids amongst my friend group so am not at the age where she’s as relevant but I will be steering farrr clear of anything she recommends because anecdotally my friends who watch her have the worst behaved kids, and it’s not even close. She seems to attract parents who have emotional issues themselves around discipline. I feel like she does less what’s best for the kid and more how to justify whatever parenting technique you want to do (which again, anecdotally, does not yield good kids). [/quote]

I hope your friends and others are not as judgmental as you when your youngest gets older and act out.  Judging how all kids act based on their parents shows that you are very naive, judgmental, and maybe not ready to be a parent (too late).  My parents disciplined different than Dr Becky and my sibling has all sorts of issues...all from childhood.

You don't get to judge. Maybe you should tell your friends how you feel so they can get a better more understanding friend. Kids have ADHD, anxiety, all sorts of stuff.  Kids act out for all types of reasons, not just due to how the parent disciplines their child.

DR Becky says different kids need different things.  She also says if what she says doesn't work, get help elsewhere.  Some of her stuff works for my kid, some doesn't.  I like some of her phrasing and how she is non-judgmental for parents with kids who have trouble with things like transitions.  But judging other parents is really awful (unless they are abusing the child like spanking them) as you have no idea what they have to deal with.

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