Janet lansbury toddler tantrums at bedtime
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Should We Resort to Using Force?
Janet consults with a couple who feel at odds with their 4-year-old at bedtime. She stalls, refuses or delays putting on her pajamas, brushing her teeth, getting in bed, and staying in bed. Shes also uncooperative in the mornings. The parents have conflicting ideas about how they should handle her behavior and hope Janet can offer some guidance.
Transcript of “Should We Resort to Using Force?”
Hi, this is Janet Lansbury. Welcome to Unruffled.
Today Im going to be doing something a little different, thanks to a couple who graciously agreed to consult with me here. One of them reached out via email with concerns about her four-year-olds unwillingness to cooperate with the steps leading up to bedtime and also during morning transitions. The parents wondered if there was a point when following through with limits around bathtime, toothbrushing, dressing should mean using force. And as a couple, they have differing views about t
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Tantrums, Meltdowns, and Other Intense Outbursts: My #1 Secret for Staying Calm
How do we stay unruffled when our children are anything but? Its never easy, but in this episode Janet shares the personal mindset that has helped her most, and gets SO much easier with practice. She also shares a success story from a parent who is walking through her own fears to be the parent her daughter needs.
Transcript of “Tantrums, Meltdowns, and Other Intense Outbursts: My #1 Secret for Staying Calm”
Hi, this is Janet Lansbury. Welcome to Unruffled.
This podcast is called Unruffled, and youve heard me share many different perspectives on how to be an unruffled parent, how to stay calm in all different situations. But I havent really zeroed in and talked just about my own personal favorite mindset. The secret Ive used for myself to be able to manage the incredibly uncomfortable, challenging task of facing my childrens intense emotions.
Before I ended up sharing this lit
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Solving Toddler Sleep Issues with Sleep Expert Lisa Sunbury
In this episode: Janet is joined by Lisa Sunbury to provide insight and answers to a mom who says she is spending hours every night trying to get her month-old to sleep. Her daughter refuses to stay in her bed alone, and this mom is frustrated and sleep deprived.
Transcript of Solving Toddler Sleep Issues with Sleep Expert Lisa Sunbury
Janet Lansbury: Hi, this is Janet Lansbury and welcome to Unruffled. Today Im joined by my friend and colleague, Lisa Sunbury. Im so excited. Well be responding to an email from a mother about her toddlers sleep issues.
Lisa Sunbury, if youre not aware of her work, shes spent over 20 years working in early childhood educating, advocating for infants, toddlers, and their parents. She has a Masters degree from Lesley University and she trained to become a RIE associate under the guidance of my mentor, as well, Magda Gerber. Shes taught RIE parent/infant g