How you interact with your child sets the tone for their day. Parents often ask how to stay calm when their child melts down as they’re trying to leave for school. But as Dr. Becky explains, yelling doesn’t begin in that moment - it begins with the state we bring into it. When we’re exhausted, rushing, anxious about being late, and asking young kids to move faster than their nervous system can, we create a tone of urgency. And urgency in an adult often registers as panic in a child. We’re not just reacting to their behavior. We’re reacting to the pressure we’ve already built around the moment. Rewinding might sound like: - Did I get enough rest to regulate this morning? - Did I leave any buffer in our routine? - Am I expecting a child to transition at adult speed? - Is my stress spilling into their body? When we adjust our state before the moment, our kids don’t have to carry the weight of our rush. It makes us wonder: what happens when we teach calm by being calm first? Speaker: Dr. Becky Kennedy Source: Dr. Becky Kennedy: The 5 Parenting Mistakes You Never Want To Make | Mighty Pursuit Podcast