Dr. Becky on Instagram: "Our “good” parenting doesn’t guarantee “good” behavior. Your child’s reaction to you is not a measure of your effectiveness.⁠ ⁠ Teaching kids healthy emotion regulation means lots of repetition: you hold a boundary → your child tantrums → you hold the boundary again while showing empathy. And then… you repeat. ⁠ ⁠ Is it enjoyable? No. Is it exhausting? Absolutely. But it’s also real, parenting is hard, messy, and non-linear.⁠ ⁠ What helps is acceptance. When your child m