The In-Between Years with Dr. Sheryl

Gloria Steinem's Message to Parents: Raise Your Sons Like Your Daughters

Gloria Steinem died this month at 92. Just a few weeks before she did, she sat down at home with Dr. Becky and repeated something she’s been saying for fifty years: we've

Your Kid Doesn't Need Fixing. They Need Witnessing.

Somewhere around 12 or 13, most kids make a quiet decision about themselves: that they're likable, or too much, that they belong, or that they're better off not needing a

Play First, Ask Later: A Play Therapist on Getting Tweens to Actually Cooperate

Somewhere around 11, your kid stops playing “the floor is lava” with you. A lot of parents quietly stop trying to connect that way and never start again. Dr. Kim Van Dus

The New Puberty

Puberty is starting earlier—and for many parents, it’s arriving before they or their kids feel ready. In this episode, Dr. Becky sits down with Dr. Sheryl to unpack why p

Dr. Sheryl's College Drop-off Confessional

Two days before her daughter and oldest child leaves for college, Dr. Sheryl hits record and doesn't clean it up: the grief and the relief showing up in the same moment,

When Your Kid Says "I'm Ugly," Here's What to Actually Say

Somewhere around 9 or 10, your kid starts watching their own body: how it looks, how it compares, whether it's keeping up. And most of us freeze, because nobody handed us

Your Kid Isn't Lazy. Their Brain Is Wired for Momentum. | Dr. Alex Reed on ADHD in the Teen Years

Middle school strips away the training wheels. Elementary school's one teacher becomes six. The hand-holding disappears. For a kid with ADHD, that's when a lot of quiet f

Middle School Isn't a Problem to Solve, It's a Skill Being Built

Phyllis Fagell has spent years inside a middle school as a counselor, and she's here to make the case that the silence, the friend-group churn, and the sudden need for pr

AI Can't Do the One Thing Your Teen Needs Most

Your tween or teen is already using AI. For homework, for image generation, for drafting the text they're too nervous to send, and, more and more, for the human stuff: br

My Tween is Pulling Away. Is That Normal? - Revisit

A revisit from the Good Inside archives, hosted by Dr. Becky. As our kids grow up and pull away, it can feel like they’re breaking up with us. This week, Dr. Becky talks

Muscles, Masculinity, and the Thing We Keep Mistaking for Health

Boys have body image issues too. They're just harder to spot. Dr. Kyle Ganson is a researcher at the University of Toronto who studies body image, eating disorders, and

The Even-Keel Kid: What to Do When Your Child Can't Name Their Feelings

Your kid seems fine. Easygoing, no meltdowns. But when you ask how they're doing — nothing. "Fine." "I don't know." A shrug. And then one day you notice something's off,

When Your Kid Comes Out: What to Say, What to Skip, and What Really Matters

Sarah Kate Ellis has spent more than a decade as President and CEO of GLAAD, the nation's largest LGBTQ media advocacy organization. She's a TIME 100 honoree. She's testi

Losing My Teen to the Screen - Revisit

What do you do when you give your teen a phone and everything you were worried about comes true? They stopped reading books like they used to. They never leave their room

How to Stay Friends When One of You Has Kids

What happens to friendship when one person has kids—and the other doesn’t? In this episode, Dr. Sheryl sits down with two of her longtime friends, Lisa and Nancy, to tal

Can't Tap Out: One Mom on Single Parenting, Perimenopause, and Repair

What happens when your teenager is deep in puberty, your tween is just starting to feel the first shifts — and meanwhile, you're navigating perimenopause on your own? In

What Today’s Girls Are Up Against

Tweens and teens today are growing up without something many of us took for granted: an off switch. No break from comparison. No break from group chats, social pressure,

The Trait That Drives You Crazy Might Be Their Superpower

You ask your kid to do something simple — put their shoes away, come downstairs, stop snapping at their sibling — and suddenly you’re in a full blown argument about your

I Care About You Right Now: The Period Doctor Talks Puberty

When should you start talking to your child about puberty and periods? What’s actually normal when it comes to cramps, mood changes, and cycle symptoms — and what’s not?

Sibling Drama Isn’t A Problem. It’s Practice.

One minute they're playing, the next they're snapping or shutting down. When your kids are fighting, it’s easy to wonder: What am I doing wrong? Should I step in… or stay