You can never control another person.

One of the most beautiful things I think about parenting

that is a low pressure to me is that it is the most powerful

environmental influence on our children's development

and the only environmental

influence that we have control over because there's nothing else in the

world we have control over except ourselves. So once you realize that it's really awesome because you're like

you know you let go of trying to the other parent or how they're going to parent you

let go of trying to manage how the teacher is going to teach your kid. You let go of how the food at the other person's house is going to be.

You just really realize, you know what, that is not in my control and it's only going to get me into a tense place with someone else,

I can just control myself and the rest is not up to me.

I'm Amy. Amy and I'm Abby and as women we are constantly comparing ourselves to others.

But your life isn't supposed to look like hers. Being your best self

means standing firm in your decisions and always being willing to grow with a

purpose. We get vulnerable and real with an honest look into the challenges and triumphs we all face.

Every woman listening gets the opportunity to choose what life looks like for herself.

I couldn't be more excited for this interview today. We have the honor of interviewing Dr. Eliza Pressman.

She is the co-founding director and director

of clinical programming for the Mount Sinai

Parenting Center.

She has a PhD in developmental psychology from Columbia

University and is certified in parent management training from the Yale

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