Your kids can’t tolerate feelings you can’t. Dr. Becky Kennedy explains that kids learn to handle big emotions by watching how you handle them. If you rush to quiet their anger, or try to talk them out of sadness, they learn those feelings aren’t safe. But if you can sit with them - even when it’s uncomfortable - you teach that every feeling can be felt and survived. It doesn’t mean you tolerate every behavior. You can stop the hitting or the yelling while still saying, “I know you’re angry. I know this is hard.” Dr. Becky calls this “sitting on the feeling’s bench.” It’s what helps kids feel seen and safe. Because the message underneath is: I still like you when you feel this way. This feeling isn’t too much for me. And that’s what teaches real emotional resilience - not fixing, not reasoning, but presence. It makes us wonder: how often do we try to solve a feeling instead of sitting beside it? Speaker: Dr. Becky Kennedy Interviewer: Chelsea Clinton Recorded: 92nd Street Y, New York