298. Raising Good Humans: Discover the 5 Key Principles of Parenting with Dr. Aliza Pressman #WellnessWednesdays
Be Well by Kelly Leveque
Kelly Leveque
4.8 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 15 May 2024
⏱️ 75 minutes
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Summary
Today, we're excited to welcome Dr. Aliza Pressman back to the show to share insights from her new book, The Five Principles of Parenting: Your Essential Guide to Raising Good Humans.
Dr. Pressman, a seasoned developmental psychologist and co-founding director of the Mount Sinai Parenting Center, introduces a refreshing, simplified approach to parenting that cuts through the noise of endless advice. This episode is crucial for anyone looking to establish a solid and sustainable parenting approach based on current research that focuses on nurturing strong relationships – without the pressure to be perfect!
In this conversation, Dr. Pressman breaks down her science-backed strategies from the book and shares advice on how to navigate the overwhelming world of parenting advice to find what truly benefits your unique family. We explore the nuances of conscious parenting, and dive into the five key principles of parenting: relationship, reflection, regulation, rules, and repair. We also get practical advice on how they can be integrated into daily parenting practices – with real life examples from Kelly.
Dr. Pressman encourages parents to ditch the scripts, and shares how to stop feeling guilty and start trusting your gut by focusing on the five principles and what truly works for your family.
This episode is packed with valuable insights for current, and future, parents striving to build resilience, independence, and confidence in their children. And don’t forget to check out the Raising Good Humans podcast if you loved this conversation and Dr. Pressman’s advice.
We also cover:
(00:01:14) Science-Backed Parenting Advice Made Simple
(00:16:56) Introducing The 5 Principles of Parenting
(00:23:59) Parenting Principles: Relationship, Reflection & Regulation
(00:31:33) Parenting Principles: Implementing Rules & Reconciling with Repair
(00:51:00) Help Your Kids Build Resilience, Independence & Confidence
Resources:
• Click here for full show notes
• Instagram: @raisinggoodhumanspodcast
• Read: The 5 Principles of Parenting by Dr. Aliza Pressman
• Website: draliza.com
• Podcast: Raising Good Humans
Connect with Kelly:
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• Facebook: www.facebook.com/bewellbykelly
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| 0:00.0 | So I chose five areas of the research that are rooted in the science and that are in our control. |
| 0:08.6 | Because there's a lot that matters that has nothing to do with us. |
| 0:12.7 | It's relationship, reflection, regulation, rules, and repair. |
| 0:19.8 | And those are the five principles rooted in the science that we actually have control over that move the |
| 0:26.1 | needle on resilience and you know becoming a good human. In today's episode, we welcome back Dr. Elisa Pressman to the show and for good reason her new book the five principles of parenting your essential guide to |
| 0:44.4 | raising good humans was just released now dr aliza is not only the host of the very popular |
| 0:50.0 | podcast raising good humans but most importantly as a developmental |
| 0:53.5 | psychologist with nearly two decades of experience working with families and |
| 0:57.4 | the health care providers that care for them. She's an assistant clinical |
| 1:01.1 | professor in the Division of Behavioral Health at Iken School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital. |
| 1:06.8 | She's also the co-founding director of the Mount Sinai Parenting Center. |
| 1:10.5 | So let's welcome Dr. Pressman back to the show. |
| 1:14.0 | All right, Dr. Eliza Pressman is back on the show. |
| 1:17.0 | If you guys didn't tune in to her first episode, it was episode 183 and it was a really, really good one. I love everything she puts out into this world and she just |
| 1:26.8 | put out a new book, The Five Principles of Parenting, Your Essential Guide to Raising Good Humans. She has a very famous podcast. your essential guide to raising good humans. |
| 1:33.6 | She has a very famous podcast that I was telling her |
| 1:37.3 | before this show started that I make my husband listen to |
| 1:39.7 | on our trips to Mammoth. |
| 1:41.1 | I'm like, we're driving six hours. you're giving me at least an hour of a parenting |
| 1:44.8 | from the gas. It's like absorb it through osmosis even if you're staring at the |
| 1:50.8 | out the windshield. So, Eliza, thank you so much for being here. Thank you for |
| 1:56.0 | putting all that you do out into the world for us to be really good parents and raise good |
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