A mum or dad worries her 3-year-old wants extra connection, nonetheless the consideration that she and her companion give him certainly not seems to be sufficient, while shortly as they make themselves obtainable available on the market for play. He requires they play a optimistic approach, usually refuses to participate, throws his toys and has […]

Janet’s “all feelings allowed” technique to parenting is generally misconstrued as permissive, passive, lax on boundaries. Nonetheless as Janet clarifies on this episode, the exact reverse is true! She describes how acquiescing to our youngsters’ whims and requires, giving them pretty quite a few potentialities to handle to our directions, or making it our job […]

A father or mother writes that alongside alongside together with her firstborn, she had listened to Janet’s recommendation and used quite a few her parenting strategies with good success. To her shock and assist, motherhood was comparatively straightforward, and “I had mates remark how nice I used to be as a mom.” After the births of […]

With our most loving intentions as mother and father, we’d uncover ourselves caught in a full-time carry out we not at all wished—as our teen’s playmate and entertainer. On this episode, a mother asks Janet for recommendation relating to her “vibrant, busy, extroverted four-year-old lady who loves having my full consideration.” Sadly, this father or […]

Janet consults with a pair who truly actually really feel at odds with their 4-year-old at bedtime. “She stalls, refuses or delays placing on her pajamas, brushing her enamel, getting in mattress, and staying in mattress.” She’s furthermore uncooperative contained in the mornings. The mother and father have conflicting concepts about how they need to […]

Whereas it’s flattering to be a toddler’s chosen one, being prized can change proper right into a drain when our teenager’s dependency will get out of hand. On this episode, a mother writes to Janet for assist alongside collectively together with her 2.5-year-old daughter, who she says has regularly had separation nervousness and continues to […]

Janet consults with a single mother who’s alarmed by her toddler’s sturdy reactions and aggressive habits. She appears merely and virtually continuously upset—hits, pushes, and bites her mom and brother—and gained’t be consoled. “When she is crying for a short time on account of me taking one issue away, I console her and say, ‘I […]

We’re making an attempt to be there for our children, allow them to know we care, and offers them optimistic, healthful messages about their emotions. What might presumably go incorrect? On this episode, Janet responds to a dad or mum who worries that when she tries to consolation her upset 3-year-old daughter, the kid appears […]

A guardian consults with Janet about her one-year-old who screams, cries, “loses it anytime he’s picked up and moved to do one issue else or is educated he can’t go someplace.” She’s involved that it’s too early for such a conduct, wonders uncover methods to answer and if she’s doing one issue improper. Janet shares her […]

We may be our children’ most interesting followers, they usually additionally want us to be. How can we reward them in a strategy that actually encourages them? We would have heard that “good job!” or “you’re so good!” aren’t the ticket. On this episode, Janet shares her express strategies and a easy means we’re going […]