Respectful Parenting: Janet Lansbury Unruffled Raising Can-Do Kids
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Jan 27, 2026 A look at a viral toddler video sparks a conversation about letting children struggle to build agency and resilience. The host shares a four-step response sequence to encourage perseverance without taking over. Practical tips cover waiting, offering emotional presence, brief direction, and minimal help as kids work through frustration.
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Toddler Basket Practice
- Janet recounts a viral video of Dita Howard's 19-month-old patiently working to hold two market baskets.
- The child struggles for about a minute and then succeeds, illustrating natural curiosity and persistence.
Process Over Achievement
- Janet highlights that the emotional benefits of such self-directed efforts outweigh the motor-skill gains.
- She argues children value the process more than adult-style goal-driven outcomes.
Adults Project Outcome Anxiety
- Janet observes adults project a goal-oriented anxiety onto children, undermining kids' natural attitudes.
- She suggests adults would benefit from adopting children's calmer approach to learning.