Hard Parenting Questions Answered: ’I Hate You,’ Porn Talks, Vapes, and School Pickup Meltdowns

Dr. Aliza Pressman answers your hardest parenting questions: toddler tantrums, screen time guilt, porn talks, vaping teens & social media limits.

Real parenting questions don't come with a manual — so Dr. Aliza Pressman, developmental psychologist and New York Times bestselling author, is answering yours. In this listener Q&A episode, Dr. Pressman offers practical, shame-free parenting strategies rooted in child development research — helping you move from panic and guilt to clarity and connection, no matter what stage your kid is in.

What You’ll Learn:

• How to respond when your young child says "I hate you" without shaming them or ignoring it

• The truth about toddler screen time guilt and whether 45 minutes of Bluey is actually harmful

• Why your well-behaved child falls apart at school pickup (and what to do about it)

• How to talk to your preteen about pornography in a way that's honest, age-appropriate, and shame-free

• How to hold firm on a no-social-media rule at 12 — and where your confidence as a parent comes from

• What to do when you find vapes in your teenager's backpack, and how to have the conversation without blowing up your relationship

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