@drbeckyatgoodinside: On my @callherdaddy episode I talked about confidence and what actually builds it in kids... and I wanted to expand on one piece of that here, because I keep thinking about it, not just as a parent but as a woman. How many times in my own life did I feel like something was off, or too much, or not right for me, and then someone told me I was overreacting, and I believed them over myself. That voice doesn't go away when we grow up. It just gets quieter and harder to trust. "You're so dramatic." "You're fine." In the moment, it seems like a harmless comment. But comments like that teach kids that other people know their feelings better than they do. So when I catch myself saying "you're fine" or "you're so dramatic" to my own kid, I try to remember what's actually happening underneath. Underneath that moment, my kid is really asking one thing. Can I trust what I feel, or does someone else get to decide that for me. "You're fine" answers no. "Tell me more" answers yes. Where do you notice yourself doubting your own read on things, even now, as an adult? I'd love to hear in the comments.

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