Dr. Aliza Pressman answers your hardest parenting questions: toddler tantrums, screen time guilt, porn talks, vaping teens & social media limits.
Real parenting questions don't come with a manual — so Dr. Aliza Pressman, developmental psychologist and New York Times bestselling author, is answering yours. In this listener Q&A episode, Dr. Pressman offers practical, shame-free parenting strategies rooted in child development research — helping you move from panic and guilt to clarity and connection, no matter what stage your kid is in.
What You’ll Learn:
How to respond when your young child says "I hate you" without shaming them or ignoring it
The truth about toddler screen time guilt and whether 45 minutes of Bluey is actually harmful
Why your well-behaved child falls apart at school pickup (and what to do about it)
How to talk to your preteen about pornography in a way that's honest, age-appropriate, and shame-free
How to hold firm on a no-social-media rule at 12 — and where your confidence as a parent comes from
What to do when you find vapes in your teenager's backpack, and how to have the conversation without blowing up your relationship
🔗 RESOURCES & LINKS:
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