Your kid is melting down in public... and you feel it:

"If I don't shut this down, I'm a pushover. My kid will walk all over me."

In this first episode of our new Is It True? series, Dr. Becky and Myleik Teele take a closer look at a belief so many parents carry, though rarely question:

If I don't punish, I'm being permissive.

Together, they unpack what's underneath that fear, why punishment can feel so satisfying (and why it often doesn't work), and what it actually looks like to hold boundaries without being harsh or permissive.