Respectful Parenting: Janet Lansbury Unruffled podcast

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 (2025) All Rights Reserved

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 (2025) All Rights Reserved

 

#403

Helping Your Child Overcome Anxieties, Fears, and Rocky Transitions

Transitions tend to be difficult for young children, and they express their struggles in a... more

02 Sep 2025

31 MINS

31:10

02 Sep 2025


#402

Negativity, Pushback, No to EVERYTHING

The parent of a 7-year-old describes writes that her daughter has become relentlessly nega... more

26 Aug 2025

24 MINS

24:31

26 Aug 2025


#401

Fighting Is Playing (Let the Kids Work It Out)

It's unnerving when our kids engage in conflict with siblings or peers, whether it's over ... more

19 Aug 2025

32 MINS

32:52

19 Aug 2025


#400

Making a Successful Transition to Preschool (with Mr. Chazz)

Janet welcomes a timely visit from iconic educator Mr. Chazz who shares how parents and te... more

12 Aug 2025

45 MINS

45:16

12 Aug 2025


#399

How to Help a Strong-Willed Child (Without Wounding His Spirit)

A parent describes her 4-year-old son as energetic, independent and strong-willed. While s... more

05 Aug 2025

23 MINS

23:03

05 Aug 2025


#398

Validating Feelings Isn't Working

The practice of acknowledging our children's feelings and struggles can provide healing, c... more

29 Jul 2025

21 MINS

21:00

29 Jul 2025


#397

The Help Toddlers Need With Aggressive Behavior

Janet responds to 3 messages from listeners who say their kids exhibit aggressive or viole... more

22 Jul 2025

32 MINS

32:54

22 Jul 2025


#396

The Bad Advice I Gave About Toilet Training

In a previous "Unruffled" episode, Janet offered advice to a parent who was struggling wit... more

15 Jul 2025

34 MINS

34:25

15 Jul 2025


#395

Calming Our Reactivity to Children's Irritating, Demanding Behaviors

In this popular encore episode, a parent writes that she’s overwhelmed by her two girls co... more

08 Jul 2025

21 MINS

21:35

08 Jul 2025


#394

Eating Disorders, Healthy Body Image: What Parents Need to Know (With Grace Lautman, CN, LMHC)

Janet is joined by Grace Lautman, a therapist and nutritionist who focuses on eating disor... more

01 Jul 2025

41 MINS

41:38

01 Jul 2025


#393

Rejection, Exclusion, Teasing — What to do When Friends Aren't Kind

We all want our kids to enjoy thriving friendships, to feel appreciated by supportive peer... more

24 Jun 2025

33 MINS

33:59

24 Jun 2025


#392

Sleep, Baby, Sleep (with Hari Grebler)

RIE expert Hari Grebler joins Janet to discuss her respectful and surprisingly simple idea... more

17 Jun 2025

43 MINS

43:11

17 Jun 2025


#391

Secrets to Talking to Kids About Anything

3 families reach out to Janet and ask, "How do I say it?" Listen to find out more! Janet's... more

10 Jun 2025

27 MINS

27:57

10 Jun 2025


#390

I'm Bad, I'm Stupid—Kids Being Harsh on Themselves

"I'm annoying, bad, stupid, not good at anything. I hate myself." It can be disconcerting ... more

03 Jun 2025

28 MINS

28:28

03 Jun 2025


#389

My Boy Seems Anxious, Sensitive, Easily Overwhelmed... Is This Normal?

Janet responds to three parents who are worried that their kids seem overly anxious and se... more

27 May 2025

31 MINS

31:18

27 May 2025


#388

Discipline Isn't Working - 3 Common Reasons and What To Do Instead

Effective discipline can be confusing! It can feel like we're working so hard to be caring... more

20 May 2025

31 MINS

31:52

20 May 2025


#387

Struggling with a Strong-Willed Toddler's Tantrums

This week Janet consults with the single mother of a 2.5-year-old who's concerned about ho... more

13 May 2025

35 MINS

35:39

13 May 2025


#386

How to Handle Our Kids' Obsessive Jealousy

Bossiness. Toy taking. Unkind words. Hitting. Behaviors like these are particularly common... more

06 May 2025

35 MINS

35:12

06 May 2025


#385

3 Ways to Lift Your Parenting Spirits (with Loryn Brantz)

Loryn Brantz is an Emmy-winning author, illustrator, and mom of two, who once built puppet... more

29 Apr 2025

33 MINS

33:49

29 Apr 2025


#384

In an Age of Anxiety, How to Stop Worrying and Raise Less Stressed Kids (with Dr. William Stixrud)

In this encore episode, Janet’s guest is Dr. William Stixrud, a clinical neuropsychologist... more

22 Apr 2025

50 MINS

50:06

22 Apr 2025


#383

Discipline That Works - Your Best Responses to Your Kids' Behaviors

Respectful, effective discipline can be challenging for us to learn, and experience is our... more

15 Apr 2025

24 MINS

24:39

15 Apr 2025


#382

How to Stop the Screaming

There's nothing unusual about a child screaming, but sometimes it can become a go-to respo... more

08 Apr 2025

27 MINS

27:30

08 Apr 2025


#381

Play That Builds Skills and Bonds Us (with Dr. Tina Payne Bryson)

Janet’s guest is Dr. Tina Payne Bryson. Her new book “The Way of Play” (co-authored with p... more

01 Apr 2025

46 MINS

46:05

01 Apr 2025