Aliza Pressman

Aliza Pressman is an American developmental psychologist and co-founder of the Mount Sinai Parenting Center in New York, where she runs a training programme for paediatric and family providers. Her book The Five Principles Of Parenting — "survive, plan, be present, be connected, build resilience" — distils the research on raising secure kids into practical daily tools.

Pressman hosts the Raising Good Humans podcast and has worked with hundreds of thousands of families and physicians. Her grounded, evidence-based, non-guilt-tripping advice has made her one of the most trusted parenting educators and her book an immediate international bestseller.