Dr. Aliza Pressman On Understanding How Children Process Their Emotions & How to Genuinely Connect with Them

Today, we welcome Dr. Aliza Pressman. She is a developmental psychologist with over 15 years of experience working with families. Aliza co-founded SeedlingsGroup and the Mount Sinai Parenting Center and hosts the highly popular, Raising Good Humans Podcast, to empower and educate parents on the latest research and evidence-based practices regarding child development and parenting.   We talk about the challenges of parenting, why adults and children alike can’t be happy all the time, how to gradually but skillfully build connections with our children, why being curious about what your child does can help deepen relationships, the incredible power of physical activity for our mental health, and so much more!  Thanks to this episode's sponsor: Organifi: Receive 20% off your order by going to www.organifi.com/doug  What to Listen For: 00:00 Intro 01:19 Recent mistake made as a parent 04:14 Humas and children can’t always be happy 10:25 Kids want to talk but it isn’t natural for them 14:19 Difference between temperament and struggle 18:34 There’s nothing more powerful than curiosity 24:15 Building connection with family through little rituals 27:33 The power of physical movement for mental health 31:19 The three established parenting style 34:59 Encouraging your child to change a bad habit 39:37 Divorce is a stressor for kids   Episode Resources: Aliza Pressman | Website, Facebook, LinkedIn Raising Good Humans Podcast | Twitter, Instagram Follow me on Social Media: LinkedIn Instagram Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices