Episode 361: The 5 Principles of Parenting with Dr. Aliza Pressman

Raising Boys & Girls

That Sounds Fun Network

Religion & Spirituality, Kids & Family, Christianity, Parenting

4.9 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 26 March 2026

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Dr. Aliza Pressman shares five research-based principles—relationship, reflection, regulation, rules, and repair—that empower parents to raise resilient, capable kids, emphasizing that growth comes not from perfection but from consistent connection, healthy boundaries, and allowing kids to experience manageable challenges. Resources mentioned: The 5 Principles of Parenting: Your Essential Guide to Raising Good Humans by Aliza Pressman Raising Good Humans Podcast . . . . . . Sign up to receive the⁠ bi-⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠monthly newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to keep up to date with where David and Sissy are speaking, where they are taco'ing, PLUS conversation starters for you and your family to share! Pre-order our new book, Capable and grab tickets for Capable - The Book Tour here! See our speaking dates, purchase books and check out our courses here.. . . . . . If you would like to partner with Raising Boys and Girls as a podcast sponsor, fill out our⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Advertise With Us⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ form. QUINCE: Go to ⁠Quince.com/rbg⁠ for free shipping on your order and three hundred and sixty-five day returns. BOLL & BRANCH: Get 15% off plus free shipping on your first set of sheets at Bollandbranch.com/rbg⁠. Exclusions apply. ATHLETIC GREENS: Go to DRINKAG1.com/RBG to get their best offer… For a limited time only, get a FREE AG1 duffel bag and FREE AG1 Welcome Kit with your first subscription order! Only while supplies last. COOK UNITY: Go to cookunity.com/RBG or enter code RBG before checkout to get 50% off your first order. SETH AND THE VERY SCARY STORM: Go to https://tinyurl.com/RBGSethStorm to check out this Lifeway book. YARA THE BRAVE: Go to https://tinyurl.com/RBGYara to check out this Lifeway book.ADVENTURE BIBLE: Get an Adventure Bible for your child and begin reading and exploring it together to build confidence and curiosity in God’s Word https://tinyurl.com/RBGAdventureBible. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Jamie Lang and Sophie Haboo have arrived on Disney Plus.
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0:15.0	I think of it like a Tamagotchi.
0:17.0	At the end of all of this...
0:20.0	We're going to have a little baby.
0:21.6	Raising Chelsea, a Hulu original series streaming April 2nd exclusively on Disney Plus.
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0:43.4	Hey friends, welcome to the Raising Boys and Girls podcast. I'm Sissy Goff.
0:49.2	And I'm David Thomas, and we're so glad you've joined us for this conversation. Let's dive in. Dr. Alisa Presman is a developmental psychologist with two decades of experience working with families and the health care providers who care for them.
1:05.0	She is the author of the New York Times bestselling book, The Five Principles of Parenting, Your Essential Guide to Raising Good
1:11.3	Humans, and the host of the award-winning podcast Raising Good Humans.
1:16.9	You all, this is going to be a note-taking episode, so go ahead and grab some pen and paper
1:22.5	and stick around to the end. We had this incredible conversation around motivation, three quarters
1:29.4	the way through, that I loved her wisdom in that moment and a thousand other takeaways that just
1:35.3	are going to stay with me. So enjoy this thoughtful conversation with our friend, Dr. Elisa,
1:41.6	Presman. We do need to say, before we we get started that we had the privilege of sitting and listening to you at an event through META and both were blown away by your heart for kids and parents, your wisdom, your encouragement to everyone in that room, and immediately started talking about
2:03.2	how much we wanted to have you on the podcast. And so we have wanted to do that for all this time.
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