As a parent, do you ever wish someone could just whisper some realistic and trustworthy support in your ear? And not make you feel awful for not having all the answers? Well, that's what I'm here for.
I'm Dr. Aliza Pressman, developmental psychologist, NYT bestselling author of The Five Principles of Parenting: Your Essential Guide to Raising Good Humans, Associate Clinical Professor, and Co-Founder of the Mount Sinai Parenting Center. And I'm a mom... trying to raise good humans myself, so I'm in this with you!
In each episode, we'll go deep (but brief) with both experts and parents to share the most effective approaches and tools and talk about the important bigger picture of raising good humans. My goal is to make your parenting journey less overwhelming and a lot more joyful!
Please join me every Friday for new episodes of Raising Good Humans.
395 - Why Are All the Young People So Insecure?
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As a parent, do you ever wish someone could just whisper some realistic and trustworthy support in your ear? And not make you feel awful for not having all the answers? Well, that's what I'm here for.
I'm Dr. Aliza Pressman, developmental psychologist, NYT bestselling author of The Five Principles of Parenting: Your Essential Guide to Raising Good Humans, Associate Clinical Professor, and Co-Founder of the Mount Sinai Parenting Center. And I'm a mom... trying to raise good humans myself, so I'm in this with you!
In each episode, we'll go deep (but brief) with both experts and parents to share the most effective approaches and tools and talk about the important bigger picture of raising good humans. My goal is to make your parenting journey less overwhelming and a lot more joyful!
Please join me every Friday for new episodes of Raising Good Humans.
Episodes
395-
Why Are All the Young People So Insecure?
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Fri, 05 Jun 2026
394-
Your Kids Are Wired to Flourish — Here's How to Get Out of Their Way
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Fri, 29 May 2026
393-
Deodorant, Porn, and Nudes: How to Actually Talk to Your Tween About the Hard Stuff
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Fri, 22 May 2026
392-
Perfectionism Isn't High Standards. It's Hurting Your Kid
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Fri, 15 May 2026
391-
Perimenopause Starts Earlier Than You Think — What Every Mom Needs to Know Now
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Fri, 08 May 2026
390-
The 3 Tools That Actually Work When Your Kid Won't Listen
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Fri, 01 May 2026
389-
Are You Oversharing With Your Kids — or Not Sharing Enough?
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Fri, 24 Apr 2026
388-
Is Anxiety Your Secret Weapon?
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Fri, 17 Apr 2026
387-
Dopamine Kids: A Science-Based Plan to Rewire Your Child's Brain and Take Back Your Family in the Age of Screens and Ultraprocessed Food w/ Dr. Michaeleen Doucleff
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Fri, 10 Apr 2026
386-
The Family as a Team: Why It Matters & How to Build It at Home
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Wed, 08 Apr 2026
385-
Understanding Status: The Science Behind Respect and Influence (And What It Means for Parenting) w/ Professor Alison Fragale
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Fri, 03 Apr 2026
384-
Real Ways to Stay Regulated When Parenting Feels Overwhelming w/ Dr. Elisha Goldstein
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Fri, 27 Mar 2026
383-
How to Reduce Mealtime Tension
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Fri, 20 Mar 2026
382-
The Meaning of Your Life: Finding Purpose in an Age of Emptiness w/ Professor Arthur Brooks
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Fri, 13 Mar 2026
381-
Resilience: What It Really Means & The “Ordinary Magic” It Takes to Build It w/ Professor Ann Masten
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Fri, 06 Mar 2026
380-
Behavioral Genetics 101: How Genes Shape Mental Health w/ Professor Kathryn Paige Harden
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Fri, 27 Feb 2026
379-
The Nature of Nurture with Professor Jay Belsky
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Fri, 20 Feb 2026
378-
The Power of Real Optimism: What It Actually Means (and How to Practice It) w/ Dr. Deepika Chopra
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Fri, 13 Feb 2026
377-
10 Practical Ways to Boost Cooperation and Listening in Kids
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Fri, 06 Feb 2026
376-
How to Parent When the News and World Feel Really Heavy
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Fri, 30 Jan 2026
375-
The 7 Conversations to Have with Your Kid Before They Get a Device w/ Dr. Jean Twenge
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Fri, 23 Jan 2026
374-
Mattering: The Secret to Building a Life of Deep Connection and Purpose w/ Jennifer Wallace
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Fri, 16 Jan 2026
373-
Listener Q&A: Biting, Potty Training, Separation Anxiety & Early Lying
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Fri, 09 Jan 2026
372-
Independent Play, Play Pockets, and What to Do When Your Child Says “I’m Bored” with Lizzie Assa
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Fri, 02 Jan 2026
371-
The Tell: A Conversation About Healing and Re-Parenting Oneself with Amy Griffin
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Fri, 26 Dec 2025
370-
What Happens to Your Brain When You Become a Parent (Including Dads) w/ Dr. Darby Saxbe
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Fri, 19 Dec 2025
369-
Einstein Never Used Flash Cards: How Our Children Really Learn--and Why They Need to Play More with Professor Kathy Hirsh-Pasek
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Fri, 12 Dec 2025
368-
The Stories We Tell Ourselves and How To Let Go Of The Ones That Don’t Serve Us w/ Elise Loehnen
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Fri, 05 Dec 2025
367-
10 Tips to Decrease Entitlement and Increase Gratitude
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Fri, 28 Nov 2025
366-
Practical Tools to Protect Your Kids in the Digital Age: Phones, AI Chatbots & Online Safety w/ Founder of Aura Hari Ravichandran
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Mon, 24 Nov 2025
365-
Adolescence Isn’t What We Think: The Real Reason Your Teen Isn’t Listening to You, Why They Push Back, and More w/ New York Times Journalist Matt Richtel
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Fri, 21 Nov 2025
364-
Is Your Child "Sensitive"? Tools, Truths, and What the Research Really Shows w/ Renowned Temperament Researcher Professor Michael Pluess
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Fri, 14 Nov 2025
363-
The Dark Side of ChatGPT: What Parents Must Know Now w/ Imran Ahmed
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Fri, 07 Nov 2025
362-
10 Science-Backed Ways to Build a Closer Relationship with Your Child
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Fri, 31 Oct 2025
361-
ARFID, Anorexia, Bulimia & Binge Eating: What Parents Need to Know with Dr. Erin Parks
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Tue, 28 Oct 2025
360-
Picky Eating, Sleep Training & Potty Training: Parenting Myths Debunked w/ Professor Emily Oster
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Fri, 24 Oct 2025
359-
The Powerful Ways Siblings Influence Success w/ Susan Dominus
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Fri, 17 Oct 2025
358-
School Gets the Best of Them, We Get the Rest of Them with Dr. Lisa Damour
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Fri, 10 Oct 2025
357-
Your Questions, Answered: Tantrums, Bullying & Screen Time with Caitlin Murray of Big Time Adulting!
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Fri, 03 Oct 2025
356-
Ending the Feeding Stigma with Laura Modi, Founder & CEO of Bobbie
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Mon, 29 Sep 2025
355-
Hope for Cynics: How to Cultivate Kindness w/ Dr. Jamil Zaki
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Fri, 26 Sep 2025
354-
How to Actually Handle Feelings with Dr. Marc Brackett
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Fri, 19 Sep 2025
353-
My 101-Year-Old Grandfather, Papa Jack, Shares His Holocaust Survival Story with us
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Fri, 12 Sep 2025
352-
What Temperament Really Is—and Why It Matters for Parenting w/ Dr. Koraly Pérez-Edgar
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Fri, 05 Sep 2025
351-
Navigating Tantrums: Concrete Tools For Parents w/ Alyssa Campbell
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Fri, 29 Aug 2025
350-
What I Wish I’d Known About Aging Stronger and Better w/ Dr. Vonda Wright
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Fri, 22 Aug 2025
349-
College Mental Health 101 w/ Dr. Christopher Willard
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Fri, 15 Aug 2025
348-
The Huge Impact of Environmental Neuroscience: Effective Ways to Grow Attention and Cognition with Dr. Marc Berman
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Fri, 08 Aug 2025
347-
Is 'Gentle Parenting' Actually Good? Here's the Truth
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Fri, 01 Aug 2025
346-
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy At Home get home (CBT): Practical Tools for Families with Dr. David Anderson