Respectful Parenting: Janet Lansbury Unruffled

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JLML Press Visit website › Kids & Family · EN · 465 episodes · latest 2026-11-10

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In the 25+ years Janet Lansbury has worked with children and parents, she's learned a lot. She's here to share it with you. Each episode of Unruffled addresses a reader's parenting issue through the lens of Janet's respectful parenting approach, consistently offering a perspective shift that ultimately frees parents of the need for scripts, strategies, tricks, and tactics. Janet is a parenting author and consultant whose website (JanetLansbury.com) is visited by millions of readers annually. Her work informs, inspires, and supports caregivers of infants and toddlers across the globe, helping to create authentic relationships of respect, trust, and love. Janet's "No Bad Kids Master Course" is available at NoBadKidsCourse and JanetLansbury. Her best-selling books “No Bad Kids: Toddler Discipline without Shame” and "Elevating Child Care: A Guide to Respectful Parenting" are available in all formats at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or wherever you buy your books. Featured in The New Yorker, recommended 'Best Parenting Podcast' by The Washington Post, The New York Times, USA Today, The Cut, Fatherly, Today's Parent, and many, many more. Please note: This podcast is for informational and entertainment purposes only. The views and advice presented on this podcast by Janet Lansbury and her guests are based on their training and experience. Opinions are offered in good faith but do not constitute professional, psychiatric, or medical advice, neither are they intended to be. You do not have to use this information, and it should not be substituted for qualified medical expertise. Copyright JLML Press (2026) All Rights Reserved

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Loud, Messy, Physical - What To Do When Kids Won't Stop Fighting

2026-11-10 · 29 min

A mom describes the constant struggle between her 4.5-year-old and 2.5-year-old, which often includes yelling, biting, and hitting. “Lately,” she writes, “it’s been extra wild to the point where I’m canceling plans…
When Toddlers Resist Absolutely Everything

2026-11-03 · 30 min

When toddlers are in resistance mode, simple routines like bathing, bedtime, buckling into a car seat, or holding hands near traffic become daily struggles. One mother writes that her two-year-old’s constant, intense…
Choose Not to Battle with Your Child (Here's How)

2026-10-27 · 30 min

A single parent writes that she is frustrated and exhausted by her almost 3-year-old’s constant resistance. Every aspect of their lives is either a negotiation or a struggle: dressing, leaving the house, getting into…
Damage Control When We Feel Like We're Failing

2026-10-20 · 21 min

A parent describes her past year as “brutal” and lists a series of traumatic life events. “I am not okay,” she admits. She says she doesn’t have the energy to remain unruffled when dealing with her kids and feels that…
Everything Seems Impossible When Our Kids Won't Listen

2026-10-13 · 30 min

When our kids won't go with the flow of the day and seem to push back on everything, it's often because they're sitting on feelings they can't easily express. In this episode, Janet responds to a note from a parent…
Mommy, Mommy, Mommy... Why? Why? Why? Getting Unstuck From Annoying Behaviors

2026-10-06 · 22 min

What do we do when our kids seem stuck on repeat—like when they keep asking us the same question over and over or making the same demand? Even on our best days, their persistence can quickly wear us down. We respond…
Does This Stuff Actually Work? Parents Write Back

2026-09-29 · 23 min

In this episode, Janet shares updates from parents whose concerns she has addressed in recent episodes — one about a preschooler’s escalating meltdowns at drop-off; another about a toddler pulling her own hair when…
Connecting with Kids Shouldn't Be a Performance

2026-09-22 · 23 min

A parent writes that her mother is constantly asking her bright 17-month-old to perform and grows frustrated when he doesn’t oblige. The truth is, we often think connecting with kids means entertaining them, getting…
Don’t Let School Be the End of Play

2026-09-15 · 24 min

When school starts, our children’s days can quickly fill with classes, activities, homework, and screens, crowding out opportunities that are critical to their development and emotional health: play. A parent wonders…
End of the Day Crazies With Kids

2026-09-08 · 28 min

Many of us imagine late afternoons or evenings with our children as the perfect time to wind down and connect after a busy day. Unfortunately, this is often precisely when our children need to unload the day’s stresses.…

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