200: Let the Dance Be Messy with Developmental Psychologist Dr. Aliza Pressman
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4.7 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 12 July 2023
⏱️ 61 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Aliza Pressman, developmental psychologist, co-founder of the Mount Sinai Parenting Center and the Seedlings Group, professor, and host of the Raising Good Humans podcast. We discuss how Dr. Aliza came to developmental psychology, how her work influences her parenting and vice versa, and her thoughts on parenting “best practices” versus what is actually realistic. She shares the “orchid and dandelion” theory about children, her top four pieces of advice for first-time parents, and the value of process over outcome. Finally, we discuss growth mindsets versus fixed mindsets in children, how to start potty training with your child, and what she finds both difficult and great about parenting teenagers right now.
Key Takeaway / Points:
- What drew Dr. Aliza to developmental psychology
- On how her work shifted after becoming a parent
- On “best practices” for parenting vs. what is actually realistic
- How children can be “dandelions” or ”orchids”
- Dr. Aliza’s top four pieces of advice for first-time parents
- On pivoting away from achievement-oriented praise and perfectionism
- The value of process over outcome
- On growth mindsets vs. fixed mindsets
- On not projecting your interests as a parent onto your child
- Dr. Aliza’s advice for starting potty training
- What Dr. Aliza finds difficult and great about parenting teenagers
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| 0:00.0 | The following podcast is a dear media production. Today's episode is so freaking educational and |
| 0:06.6 | informative for, yes, parents, but honestly everyone, I get a lot of messages from you all being like, |
| 0:12.5 | I don't have kids yet or I'm nowhere near having children, but I find all of this information |
| 0:17.7 | so helpful for the future for when I eventually have kids. And I love that you |
| 0:21.5 | guys even care about this that early on. And this one is just one of those episodes that I think |
| 0:26.5 | is going to help so many people. Today we are joined by Dr. Elisa Pressman, who is a developmental |
| 0:32.2 | psychologist with over 15 years of experience working with families and children. She's the co-founder |
| 0:37.4 | of Seedlings Group and the Mount Sinai Parenting Center, |
| 0:41.2 | which is a team of child development educators and psychologists |
| 0:44.1 | that help parents navigate the many challenges of raising a happy and healthy child. |
| 0:48.2 | She also began the Raising Good Humans podcast to bring the latest research on child development |
| 0:53.5 | directly to parents, |
| 0:54.5 | which is another dear media show. I love her so much. This was my first time meeting her, |
| 1:00.0 | and I will now have her on speed out to pick her brain about all things parenting. She not only made me |
| 1:05.6 | feel more confident in my decisions and my styling, but also just calm around the whole thing. Like, |
| 1:11.6 | it's really not that detrimental. Like, one move you make isn't going to ruin anything. And I think |
| 1:19.0 | she just has such a calming presence, especially in a field that has so much jargon and |
| 1:24.7 | information thrown at us that can feel very overwhelming. She feels the opposite, |
| 1:28.7 | and I love her. And she's now on my list of LA friends. So I hope you guys love this one as much as I did. |
| 1:35.8 | Come on in, take a seat, pour a drink, pass one to me. Freckle foodie and friends friends talk about life size and ends. |
| 1:45.0 | Go away your hesitations. |
| 1:49.0 | Have a filter conversations if you've got it near land. |
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