Stop Trying To Make Your Kids Happy Says Dr. Becky

At the 2025 Forbes Power Women's Summit, Dr. Becky Kennedy and President and Publisher of Forbes Women Moira Forbes discuss the state of healthcare for families and women. Subscribe to FORBES: https://www.youtube.com/user/Forbes?sub_confirmation=1 0:00 - Introduction: Raising the Next Generation of Leaders 1:11 - What It Means to Be a 'Sturdy' Parent 2:47 - How We Teach Boys to Blame & Girls to Take Responsibility 5:04 - Confidence is Self-Trust, Not Likes 8:16 - Kids Do What We Model: The 'Two Closed Doors' Phone Rule 11:21 - The Most Powerful Relationship Strategy You Have is 'Repair' 13:00 - The Dangerous Trend of Trying to Keep Our Kids Happy 16:51 - Why You Should Let Your Child Struggle 18:03 - 2 Practical Tips for Exhausted Parents Fuel your success with Forbes. Gain unlimited access to premium journalism, including breaking news, groundbreaking in-depth reported stories, daily digests and more. Plus, members get a front-row seat at members-only events with leading thinkers and doers, access to premium video that can help you get ahead, an ad-light experience, early access to select products including NFT drops and more: https://account.forbes.com/membership/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=display&utm_campaign=growth_non-sub_paid_subscribe_ytdescript Stay Connected Forbes newsletters: https://newsletters.editorial.forbes.com Forbes on Facebook: http://fb.com/forbes Forbes Video on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/forbes Forbes Video on Instagram: http://instagram.com/forbes More From Forbes: http://forbes.com Forbes covers the intersection of entrepreneurship, wealth, technology, business and lifestyle with a focus on people and success.