The 5 Principles of Parenting

There is no such thing as a perfect parent. But developmental psychologist and cofounder of the Mount Sinai Parenting Center Dr. Aliza Pressman is here to share what actually matters when it comes to raising good humans. In the age of high-pressure parenting, when so many of us we feel like we've got to get everything exactly right the first time, Dr. Aliza Pressman is the reassuring expert every parent needs. In 5 Principles of Parenting, she shares a simple, science- and experienced-backed framework for raising good humans that removes the pressure to make every moment perfect. Instead, she introduces the Five Rs, which can help you cultivate the confidence to respond to any parenting situation in a way that makes sense for the specific instance and the specific child: Relationship: The presence of a nurturing relationship with at least one supportive, stable adult Reflection: The space for mindfulness and micro-meditation in the times between the busy moments Regulation: Staying intentional without letting emotions spiral unnecessarily into fight-or-flight mode Rules: Creating boundaries and limits to help your children feel safe Repair: The spontaneous and intentional processes you can use to mend your relationships Already beloved by listeners of hit podcast, Raising Good Humans, Dr. Pressman distills it all with a handful of strategies every parent can use to get things right often enough: Relationship, Reflection, Regulation, Rules, and Repair. This book will show you how to tune out the noise, enjoy your children and know that good enough is good enough. Really - science says so.

Dr. Aliza Pressman is a developmental psychologist with over fifteen years of experience working with families. After cofounding SeedlingsGroup and the Mount Sinai Parenting Center, she began the Raising Good Humans podcast to directly bring the latest child development research to parents. Dr. Aliza holds a BA from Dartmouth College, an MA in risk, resilience, and prevention from the Department of Human Development at Teacher's College and her PhD in developmental psychology from Columbia University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. She is an assistant clinical professor in the Division of Behavioral Health Department of Pediatrics at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital where she is cofounding director of The Mount Sinai Parenting Center.