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Respectful Parenting: Janet Lansbury Unruffled

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

Episodes

A parent struggles with the distinction between setting healthy boundaries and unintentionally inducing shame in her three-year-old son during moments of dysregulation. While she prefers a calm, gentle intervention, her husband tends to be firmer, sometimes leading to the child appearing quiet and ashamed. Children oft...

How to Survive an Upset Child

05 May 2026

32m

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Parenting through a child’s meltdowns requires shifting from a "fixer" mindset to one of calm acceptance. Rather than viewing emotional outbursts as problems to be suppressed, treat them as healthy, necessary expressions of a child's internal state. Setting firm boundaries is essential, but it must be paired with the w...

We Can't Make Them Share

28 Apr 2026

23m

3 Reasons Your Toddler Rejects You for Their Other Parent

21 Apr 2026

27m

Setting Boundaries Without Power Struggles

14 Apr 2026

22m

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Managing a five-year-old’s challenging behavior during major family transitions, such as the impending arrival of a new sibling, requires shifting from reactive discipline to proactive, empathetic boundary-setting. Children often express internal distress and feelings of displacement through unkind actions toward sibli...