Help Them Understand This Distinction

Published: Jan. 25, 2024, 6 a.m.

We have emotions. We experience stressful situations. We have intrusive thoughts. So really what we have to teach our kids, Dr. Becky writes in her incredible book Good Inside (must read!), is how to differentiate urge from action. \u201cHaving the urge to bite is okay,\u201d she explains, \u201cbiting a person is not. Having the urge to hit is okay; hitting a person is not okay.\u201d We know this to be true in our adult lives\u2014that there\u2019s a big difference between being angry and then doing something rash ...