2023
What To Do (and Not Do) When Children Have Meltdowns, Tantrums, Sturdy Feelings
What do children want from us as quickly as they’re experiencing intense emotions? What are the very best factors to say and do to calm their emotional storms? Janet responds to notes from three insightful professionals who categorical factors that what they’re doing isn’t working. Janet validates their views and explains why. Then she offers particular […]
It Works! Dad and mom Report Highly effective Advantages From Permitting Youngsters’ Emotions
Permitting our children to vent their emotions, encouraging and even welcoming them nonetheless they’re expressed (and in no way taking it personally!), it’s not simple at first. It’s a apply that requires taking our head after which our coronary coronary coronary heart proper right into a spot the place we’re going to calm ourselves ample to genuinely focus, and […]
Children Do not Want Intensive Parenting (and Neither do We!)
The US Surgeon Widespread warns that folk inside the present day are feeling more and more pressured and burnt out. Clearly, that is unhealthy for us and for our kids. Quite a few societal elements are thought to contribute to this draw back. The excellent news is that thought-about one amongst them is in our […]
Is Disrespect a Tantrum in Disguise?
A 7-year-old has been behaving rudely within the route of his mother and father by giving them “angle” and resisting after they supply him instructions. He says rebellious factors, reacts strongly to minor disappointments, and even will get bodily aggressive. The mother writes: “I really actually really feel at a loss for the way one […]
When Our Children Are Scared
How can we assist our children overcome their fears? Most of us have the intuition to produce consolation with messages like “don’t concern, you’re protected, it’ll seemingly be alright.” On this episode, Janet explains why our children generally want higher than our reassurance, even when their fears appear unreasonable or overblown. The mandatory issue: validating […]
Therapeutic Our Perfectionism (with Emma Nadler)
Emma Nadler is a psychotherapist, creator, and mum or dad whose life was modified eternally when medical docs educated her that her second toddler, Eden, had a peculiar genetic situation. As she grew to show into accustomed to the complexities of her daughter’s prognosis, Emma needed to confront her preconceptions of motherhood, self-judgment, and notably […]
No Dangerous Dad and mom (Visitor Submit by Michael Lansbury)
As a fan of Janet’s work and her web site, this might be a reader remark I come all by way of usually: “Oh, good! One completely different article that makes me really actually really feel like a foul father or mother.” Correctly, not this textual content material. Nope. This textual content material needs to […]
Easy methods to Create a ‘Sure Area’ Open air (When You Do not Have a Yard)
“The stimulation which nature gives is unparalleled. Even the youngest toddler turns into fascinated by listening to birds, watching the actions of flies, butterflies, shadows and leaves. Air circulation, temperature change, the playfulness of daylight and shadow are sturdy stimuli to the pores and pores and pores and skin, the eyes, the lungs, and the […]
YES Areas – What They Actually Are and Why They Matter
A YES area is a present to each children and their mother and father. It affords children possession of a protected place that encourages play, studying, creativity, agency, and a robust sense of self. Mother and father get to take pleasure in one the good pleasures of parenting – observing their toddler or toddler as […]
The Info About Your Children and Display Time (with Dr. Meghan Owenz)
On this episode: Janet is joined by Dr. Meghan Owenz and her husband Adam to debate numerous the truths and misconceptions about youngsters and screens. Meghan is a college professor educating courses on counseling and toddler and teenage enchancment. She and Adam write concerning the newest analysis on their web site on-line ScreenFreeParenting and current […]