Parenting Without Power Struggles 2:10 Five Principles of Parenting with Aliza Pressman
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Mar 25, 2026 
Aliza Pressman, developmental psychologist and cofounder of the Mount Sinai Parenting Center, outlines five R's for parenting. She highlights relationships as the bedrock. She talks about reflection on triggers, regulation and co-regulation tools, compassionate rules for safety, and the power of repair after mistakes.
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Five Core Principles Build Resilience
- Five core principles—relationship, reflection, regulation, rules, repair—form a teachable pathway to raise resilient children.
- Aliza frames them as R-words linked to resilience and emphasizes “good enough” parenting over perfectionism.
Model Imperfection And Repair
- Embrace being a flawed parent and model repair rather than chasing perfection.
- Aliza advises intentionally messing up sometimes so children learn imperfection is normal and repair is possible.
Attunement Enables Co-Regulation
- Relationship and reflection create the space for regulation and co-regulation with children.
- Aliza describes using breath as a quick tool to create the space between chaos and rigidity for better parenting choices.
