Respectful Parenting: Janet Lansbury Unruffled

Challenging Moments With Kids: How To Keep Your Cool (with Psychotherapist Tasha Lansbury)

Nov 22, 2017

Licensed psychotherapist Tasha Lansbury discusses the importance of self-care and mindfulness in parenting. She offers tools for handling common stressful situations, promoting compassion and mindfulness for effective parenting.

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Tasha Lansbury

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Quick takeaways

Mindfulness is essential for parents to manage challenging moments and practice self-care as a foundation for effective parenting.

Grounding techniques like focusing on the feet can redirect overwhelming energy and prevent outbursts, promoting emotional balance and resilience in challenging situations.

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Benefits of Mindfulness in Parenting

Mindfulness offers valuable tools for parents to manage challenging moments, emphasizing the importance of self-care as a foundation for effective parenting. By utilizing practices like the 'pause' technique, parents can proactively address stress and prevent reactive responses during tense situations. Practicing self-awareness through methods like body checks and breath awareness enhances emotional regulation and fosters a calmer parental approach.

Introduction

2min

Tools for Mindful Parenting

7min

Managing Challenging Parenting Moments Through Body Awareness

2min

Mindful Techniques for Navigating Challenging Parenting Moments

4min

Promoting Compassion and Mindfulness for Effective Parenting

3min

Janet and her guest Tasha Lansbury, LICSW, consider the role of self-care and mindfulness as elements of easier, happier, more successful parenting. Tasha has been in private practice for over 3 decades and describes herself as “an enthusiastic psychotherapist and wide-eyed mother.” She believes mindfulness is a parenting essential and offers some simple tools to handle common stressful situations.

For more advice on common infant/toddler parenting issues, please check out Janet's books at Amazon and Audible (https://adbl.co/2OBVztZ).

Also available for download, her audio series "Sessions" -- recorded consultations with parents discussing their most immediate and pressing concerns (SessionsAudio.com).

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