The ONE Thing That Actually Matters in Parenting (And What You Can Finally Stop Worrying About) with Dr. Aliza Pressman

After Bedtime with Big Little Feelings

Dear Media and Big Little Feelings

Big Little Feelings, After Bedtime, Deena Margolin, After Bedtime With Big Little Feelings, Kids & Family, Parenting, 105161, Kristin Gallant

4.7 • 5.7K Ratings

🗓️ 2 July 2025

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Stop what you’re doing—this episode will change the way you parent forever. Kristin and Deena sit down with the incredible Dr. Aliza Pressman, developmental psychologist and host of Raising Good Humans, to reveal the ONE parenting thing that really matters (hint: it’s not the perfect lunchbox, perfect summer camp, or perfect anything).

What you’ll walk away with: The top thing that makes or breaks your child’s emotional health. What you can finally stop stressing over. Why your “C+” days are actually good enough. How to parent big feelers, highly sensitive kids, and yourself—with science-backed tools and zero guilt.

This conversation is honest, hilarious, and full of the kind of real talk that makes you breathe easier as a parent.

If you’ve ever thought, “Am I messing this up?”—you need this episode.

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0:00.0	The following podcast is a dear media production.
0:06.4	Welcome to another episode of After Bedtime with Big Little Feelings. You are not going to
0:11.5	miss today's episode. We have one of my favorite parenting experts, Dr. Alisa Pressman,
0:19.0	who is a developmental psychologist, but also a real mom, like somebody
0:23.9	who actually gets it. She's giving us some real talk on what actually matters in parenting.
0:30.2	And spoiler alert, it's only one thing. And what things we can release in parenting that we're
0:36.4	also worried about. Spoiler alert, it's everything
0:39.3	else. What is the only thing in parenting you need to get right? You're about to find out.
0:47.0	I'm excited besties. Let's dive in. Welcome to after bedtime, where the house is finally quiet,
0:53.7	but the real noise begins.
0:56.0	The thoughts, the questions, the wondering if you're doing any of this right.
1:00.1	We're Kristen and Dina, child behavior experts, moms, and co-founders of big little feelings.
1:06.0	And we're not here to give you more pressure or perfect parenting energy.
1:09.5	Nope.
1:10.0	We're here to tell the truth,
1:11.8	the unfiltered, beautiful, brutal truth about what it means to raise kids and re-raise ourselves
1:17.8	in the process. Because parenting isn't just about sleep schedules and snack hacks. It's about
1:22.7	healing. It's about breaking cycles. It's about becoming the kind of adult you want your kids to grow up to be.
1:29.0	This is the place where we say the quiet parts out loud, and we're so glad that you're here.
1:34.8	Oh, Dina.
1:36.6	What's up, girl?
1:37.8	Oh, what?
	...

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