Respectful Parenting: Janet Lansbury Unruffled Calming Our Reactivity to Children's Irritating, Demanding Behaviors
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Jul 8, 2025 A parent grapples with her children's constant demands for attention, feeling overwhelmed and drained. The discussion highlights strategies to manage reactivity and emotional boundaries in parenting. Self-compassion emerges as a key theme, empowering parents to respond calmly. Transformative approaches for navigating relentless requests are shared, aiming to enhance interactions without sacrificing parental control. Insights into understanding children's needs foster a respectful and balanced parenting dynamic.
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Over-Attunement Causes Exhaustion
- Parents can become over-attuned to repetitive behaviors like children calling "Mommy" repeatedly.
- This over-attunement causes exhaustion and frustration, creating a cycle of irritation between parent and child.
Embrace Self-Compassion in Parenting
- No parent is perfect; even attuned parents misrespond about 50% of the time.
- Self-compassion is crucial for parents to reduce self-judgment and anger.
Use Buffering to Stay Calm
- Create a "padding" or buffer around yourself to soften and slow down repetitive demands.
- This helps parents respond calmly without being overwhelmed or reactive to every call.