There’s no such thing as perfect parenting. That’s the big-sigh-of-relief viewpoint of Becky Kennedy, aka Dr. Becky—who considers herself “a clinical psychologist turned disruptor in the parenting support space,” she tells Fortune. There is effective parenting, however. “And the key to effective parenting ... is what I call sturdy leadership," she says.
Her model of sturdy leadership, as taught through her coaching company Good Inside, is all about helping parents understand their role and their kid, and how to then help their kids build the skills they need in life. "Not only to improve behavior, but to actually be fully functioning, successful adults,” says the mom to kids 7, 10, and 13.
