Dr Becky Kennedy

American clinical psychologist whose Good Inside parenting philosophy — based on the premise that all children are fundamentally good and that misbehavior is a signal of unmet need rather than bad character — became one of the most influential parenting frameworks of the 2020s through Instagram and a bestselling book.

Created the most widely adopted parenting framework of the 2020s — built on the single reframe that 'good inside' (children's behavior is a symptom of their emotional state, not their character) — which shifts the parenting intervention from punishment to connection and has particular resonance for parents who reject both permissive and punitive approaches.