Listener Q&A: Biting, Potty Training, Separation Anxiety & Early Lying

Raising Good Humans

Voicing Change Media

Education, Kids & Family, Parenting

4.7 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 9 January 2026

⏱️ 36 minutes

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I answer four listener questions—toddler biting, potty training pressure, emotional daycare drop-offs, and early “lying” in preschoolers—breaking down what’s developmentally normal, what to do in the moment, and the practical, compassionate strategies that actually help (without shame, power struggles, or panic). 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: Pique Tea: Secure 20% off your order and begin your intentional wellness journey today at Piquelife.com/humans Ka'Chava: Go to https://kachava.com and use code HUMANS. New customers get twenty dollars off an order of two bags or more, January 1st through 31st Zip Recruiter: Go to ZipRecruiter.com/HUMANS Wayfair: Head to Wayfair.com right now to shop all things home BetterHelp: Sign up and get 10% off at BetterHelp.com/humans 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.
0:09.4	Welcome to Raising Good Humans podcast.
0:12.4	I'm Dr. Lisa Pressman, and I hope you are settling into what I consider the first week of the new year.
0:19.9	Today's episode, I'm answering
0:21.7	four listener questions. They are about biting, potty training challenges, school separation,
0:28.6	and beginning lying. So if any of these issues have come up in your life, hopefully I'm giving
0:36.3	you some good tips for the next time it comes across and please keep sending in your life. Hopefully, I'm giving you some good tips for the next time it comes across
0:39.8	and please keep sending in your questions. I'm going to try to answer more of them on the podcast.
0:45.7	And I hope you have a beautiful January. Here's a listener question about biting. My two-year-old
0:53.2	has started biting other kids at daycare and I'm mortified.
0:56.5	The teachers keep sending incident reports home and I can see other parents giving me looks at pickup.
1:01.7	I've tried everything.
1:03.3	I say no biting.
1:04.8	I try redirecting.
1:06.6	Is there anything that you think of that could work?
1:09.7	Why is he doing it and how can I stop it?
1:12.4	Okay, toddler biting is so much harder for adults than it is for the toddlers experiencing it
1:20.4	because it's just embarrassing, frankly, and you're worried they're going to hurt someone.
1:25.3	And so I totally understand the shame that
1:28.9	comes with knowing that your toddler might be one of those ones that needs to be watched extra
1:35.2	carefully and can't just let out loose to play with everybody. We're talking about a two-year-old.
1:40.7	They don't have strong language development, if any language development. And so they're definitely more likely to act on impulse. And it's totally developmentally
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