Author tests Dr Becky's Good Inside app in parenting experiment

9 articles · Updated · Slate · May 10

Pregnant with her second child, she used the $84 three-month app for about three weeks and found some advice useful, especially on boundaries, validation and staying calm during meltdowns.
She remained uneasy about monetised parenting help, the chatbot and parents relying on an app, but said workshops and a live burnout support session felt more helpful and unexpectedly connecting.
The trial ended with her saying she would not subscribe to the forthcoming Good Inside Baby app, though she felt more mindful and steadier in handling her six-year-old son's emotional outbursts.

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