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Respectful Parenting: Janet Lansbury Unruffled

Respectful Parenting: Janet Lansbury Unruffled

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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.

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Episodes
  • I'm Bad, I'm Stupid -- Kids Being Harsh on Themselves

    I'm Bad, I'm Stupid -- Kids Being Harsh on Themselves
    Jun 3 2025

    "I'm annoying, bad, stupid, not good at anything. I hate myself." It can be disconcerting to hear our kids say such unkind things about themselves, using harsh words that we've made a point not to use with them. Is this perfectionism? Low self-esteem? Passing feelings of vulnerability? What can we do to encourage our kids to stop bagging on themselves like this? How can we build up their self-image and self-confidence? Janet responds to notes from two concerned families, weighing in with encouraging advice and a point of view that can make all the difference.

    Janet's "No Bad Kids Master Course" is available at NoBadKidsCourse.com.

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

    My Boy Seems Anxious, Sensitive, Easily Overwhelmed... Is This Normal?
    May 27 2025

    Janet responds to three parents who are worried that their kids seem overly anxious and sensitive in social situations. Each parent has tried to be patient and trusting, but they wonder if their child's temperament may be abnormal, especially when compared to their peers. Aside from frustration and concern, one parent says: "I'm so lost... Sometimes I feel shame — not about him — but because I want to do fun things with him, but he always pulls back and retreats." Janet offers advice and a lot of encouragement.

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

    Discipline Isn't Working - 3 Common Reasons and What To Do Instead
    May 20 2025

    Effective discipline can be confusing! It can feel like we're working so hard to be caring, empathetic, and patient with our kids—and not lose our temper—yet still, the challenging behaviors keep happening. And then when we try to set boundaries, our child has a meltdown that seems to last forever. What are we doing wrong? In this episode of "Unruffled" Janet explores three common reasons our attempts at respectful discipline can end up being ineffective. She suggests nuanced adjustments that can make all the difference. Her recommendations will not only help to simplify our approach (for the win!) but also help our kids to feel safe, seen, and supported, deepening our parent-child bonds.

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    30 mins
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This entire podcast is always in my back pocket when I need help. I turn to you and your gentle approach and child centered views instead of calling my mother for help. You have gotten me through the foggy postpartum days helping me see that I am not alone, through teething and milestones, to bedtimes and potty training, some tricky behaviors and the occasional self doubt - you really have been one of my best mom friends during the loneliest times and pandemic. The one thing I take away from this podcast time and time again is often times the problem is me... it is my expectation of how I want things to go or my child to behave and often times it is my discomfort that is the problem, to let my child feel their feelings and THAT is normal and I need to regulate myself to be the calm one they look to. Moments when they get upset with me, I know those are moments when I am being the BEST parent, setting boundaries and teaching them what is acceptable behavior. You helped heal my inner child and also break some generational cycles. Thank you for your endless work and spreading your passion for Magda Gerber's work.

Would be lost without you!

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I am looking forward to apply this method with my 4 year old. We have not been very pushy but now I know what to apply and what things are not helpful.

Respectful method

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I’m amazed at how in tune Janet is with her listeners and our children. She knows exactly how to explain dilemmas and solutions in an easy to follow, easy to understand way. I listen to every single episode but this one especially helped expand my view as a parent and care giver to my child. Please please please listen if you care for children. This will change how you treat yourself, your children and people you come in contact with which will only add to making our world a happier, better place.

Whatever issue is coming up with my kids happens to be what Janet touches on in her current podcasts

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Janet is my go-to resource for parenting advice for my toddler. So grateful for her wisdom and expertise

Must Listen

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just what I needed to hear as always with Janet Lansbury. I gain more and more with every excerpt and audio she has. Thank you for sharing and putting things in perspective as well as giving examples and dialog I can use. ❤️

So helpful

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Janet’s calm and understanding voice guide us through her parenting approach. Helpful tips, kind encouragement, interesting guests.
It’s a great way of learning and improving, with a ton of examples.

Great for the parent looking to be a gentle, confident leader.

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