How to Parent When the News and World Feel Really Heavy

Raising Good Humans

Voicing Change Media

Education, Kids & Family, Parenting

4.7 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 30 January 2026

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

In this solo episode, I talk directly to parents about how to show up for our kids when the world feels heavy and unsettling—without turning the conversation into politics. I share what research tells us about stress, co-regulation, and why our kids absorb our emotional state even when we think we’re hiding it. I also offer practical guidance for talking to children at different ages, setting healthier boundaries around the news and doom scrolling, and staying grounded so we can provide safety, connection, and hope while raising compassionate, resilient humans. I WROTE MY FIRST BOOK! Order your copy of The Five Principles of Parenting: Your Essential Guide to Raising Good Humans Here: https://bit.ly/3rMLMsL Subscribe to my free newsletter for parenting tips delivered straight to your inbox: https://dralizapressman.substack.com/ Follow me on Instagram for more: @raisinggoodhumanspodcast Sponsors: Experian: Get started with the Experian App now! Bloom: Get Bloom’s best offer by visiting bloomnu.com and using code HUMANS at checkout Ka'Chava: Go to kachava.com and use code HUMANS for 15% off OneSkin: 15% off when you use code RGH at oneskin.co/RGH Skims: Go to skims.com See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	The following podcast is a Dear Media production.
0:10.0	Hey, everyone.
0:11.7	Welcome back to Raising Good Humans podcast.
0:15.0	I'm Dr.
0:15.5	Elisa Pressman.
0:16.8	Today, I'm doing a solo episode.
0:19.7	I'm not even sure what to call it. Parenting through the storm,
0:25.3	staying grounded during this unsteady time. I don't want to make a pithy, like ridiculous title,
0:33.6	but what I'm hearing in my DMs, in my parent groups, in my conversations with friends, my
0:39.6	conversations with my kids is how are we parenting when the world feels like this?
0:46.3	And how can we support our kids to be aware of what's going on in the world and helpers in the world,
0:54.5	but also acknowledge that we still forge on.
0:58.5	I also want to be honest with you from the jump.
1:02.6	I'm very disturbed by what's happening in Minnesota.
1:07.6	I want to be here for everybody on any political spectrum.
1:13.1	And also, I really don't understand what in the world is going on.
1:19.0	So I'm not talking about politics in this episode.
1:22.3	I'm not telling you what to think.
1:24.1	I can't do that.
1:25.2	I just also don't want to avoid the conversation because it's so
1:30.0	relevant to our kids. They are feeling it. They're seeing the news. And I just think that I have to
1:36.7	address it. What I'm not addressing is like the choices that you're making in terms of how
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