Most of us aren't trying to raise perfect kids. We're trying to raise kids who can handle life without falling apart. The problem is… adults are drowning too.

Dr. Marc Brackett sits down with Dr. Aliza Pressman on Dealing With Feeling to break down what emotionally healthy parenting actually looks like in real time—especially when your child is melting down, you're depleted, and every instinct is telling you to control the moment.

In this conversation:

• The difference between boundaries and harshness
• Why "all feelings are welcome" doesn't mean all behaviors are
• The five essentials: relationship, reflection, regulation, rules, repair
• Repair after rupture and the language that rebuilds trust
• How to stay steady without becoming permissive or reactive

Links

Marc Brackett: https://marcbrackett.com

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About the guest

Dr. Aliza Pressman is a developmental psychologist and co-founding director of the Mount Sinai Parenting Center.

Explore Aliza's work

Raising Good Humans podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...

Instagram: @raisinggoodhumanspodcast

Mount Sinai Parenting Center: https://www.mountsinai.org/care/parenting-center

Dr. Marc Brackett's Books

• Permission to Feel
• Dealing with Feeling

Explore Marc Brackett's work at the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, where he serves as founding director, and learn more about RULER—an evidence-based, systemic approach to SEL developed at Yale that supports leaders, educators, students, and families in building emotional intelligence and creating healthier school climates.

A special thank you to the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence for supporting this webcast. I also want to thank Oji Life Lab for their generous support. Visit https://ojilifelab.com and use promo code DEALINGWITHFEELINGS to save 25%.