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Why Your Child Gets Scared and How to Respond

By Mica Gonzalez, PhD

This is one of my favorite secrets to share with parents. It’s this weird thing that no one seems to know about but can have such a profound impact on family life. Why do well-adjusted, well-loved kids seem like such scaredy-cats sometimes? The short answer is, they’re supposed to.

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Looking Back, Looking Forward: Why Trying to Be Better Than Your Parents Might Be a Mistake

By Mica Gonzalez, PhD

Many parents who seek my help have a particular stance towards raising their children: They don’t want to parent the way they were parented (i.e., they want to be better than their parents). This sounds reasonable when taken at face value. After all, it seems wise for a mother who was maltreated by her parents to want to avoid a rerun with her own children.

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About

Welcome! The Good Enough Parents is dedicated to helping parents with children ages 0-6 by making sense of child psychology and social-emotional development. If you...

  • are tired of anxiously pursuing parental perfection and want to take it easier without feeling like everything will fall apart
  • feel insecure and ill-equipped to raise children
  • have children who you don't understand
  • want a stronger connection with your children
  • struggle to understand your own behavior towards your children...

Then this is the place for you! Join us as we explore and decode the emotional life of your little one and give you the confidence to be the best parent you can be. 

-Mica Gonzalez, PhD

Up Your Parenting Game by...

  • Studying 3 of the most common causes of toddler stress and acting out behavior.
  • Learning 4 mindset strategies that will help you choose how to respond to your child rather than merely react.
  • Practicing 2 daily tools that are designed to prevent the escalation of conflict.