Resilient Parenting with Dr. Kate
May 7, 2026 · 24 min · 15 segments
Modeling accountability serves as a foundational building block for raising resilient children who are not afraid to face failure or own their mistakes. Counselor…
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And you say so many important things in that, and really what pops out at me is, yeah, admitting as parents, as people-
when we've made a mistake, when perhaps things haven't gone as well as we had hoped.
And I feel like that's a really important piece of this authentic human connection that we can form with our kids.
And I think that really adds to that ability to connect with our kids on a human level-
I think the stereotypical things that you may grow up with, depending on your generation, depending on your culture, and sometimes if you ask a question, that's talking back, and you're like, "Really? I'm just asking a respectful question," but it's like, "No back talk." And then it can be a thing where you may hear what's ...
something one way from your parents or from adults, and then it's the, "Don't do as I do, do as I say," and that's one of my least favorite quotes of all time, [laughs] I would say, because it's just not a good modeling of character.
And I think it's just really important as a parent, and it sounds like we're saying a s- similar thing, that you're a better role model when you are just owning everything, your shortcomings and the things you do well, the things you do wrong or not as well, or the things that you're working on.
I'm not putting this pressure on myself to be perfect as a kid, and because, you know, Dad's doing great or Mom's doing well, and they would never, you know? But whereas if it's okay to get it wrong and then learn from it and do better or any of those sorts of things, then it's okay.
And you say so many important things in that, and really what pops out at me is, yeah, admitting as parents, as people-
when we've made a mistake, when perhaps things haven't gone as well as we had hoped.
And I feel like that's a really important piece of this authentic human connection that we can form with our kids.
And I think that really adds to that ability to connect with our kids on a human level-
I think the stereotypical things that you may grow up with, depending on your generation, depending on your culture, and sometimes if you ask a question, that's talking back, and you're like, "Really? I'm just asking a respectful question," but it's like, "No back talk." And then it can be a thing where you may hear what's ...
something one way from your parents or from adults, and then it's the, "Don't do as I do, do as I say," and that's one of my least favorite quotes of all time, [laughs] I would say, because it's just not a good modeling of character.
And I think it's just really important as a parent, and it sounds like we're saying a s- similar thing, that you're a better role model when you are just owning everything, your shortcomings and the things you do well, the things you do wrong or not as well, or the things that you're working on.
I'm not putting this pressure on myself to be perfect as a kid, and because, you know, Dad's doing great or Mom's doing well, and they would never, you know? But whereas if it's okay to get it wrong and then learn from it and do better or any of those sorts of things, then it's okay.
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