Respectful Parenting: Janet Lansbury Unruffled Don't Play Along With Annoying Behavior
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Nov 18, 2025 A parent grapples with her daughter's silly, demanding behavior, feeling torn between playful engagement and frustration. Janet explores the parent’s heavy self-blame and emphasizes it’s okay not to fake playfulness. She suggests that calm, minimal responses can help diminish the child's testing. By modeling unruffled behavior and recognizing these moments as exploration, parents can improve relationships. Janet reframes boundaries as crucial for self-care, allowing parents to focus their energy on what truly matters.
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Lighten The Parental Burden
- Janet Lansbury says parents often carry a heavy responsibility that makes children's silly behavior feel bigger than it is.
- Letting go of that heaviness helps children stop testing how seriously we take minor antics.
Don't Fake Playfulness
- Avoid forcing playful engagement if you don't feel playful; you don't need to pretend.
- Use a light, upbeat attitude or a simple shrug to move on instead of performing play.
Children 'Fish' For Parental Reaction
- Children's antics often probe whether parents make a big deal of small things, not to be mean but to understand reactions.
- When parents stay unruffled the behavior loses power and becomes genuine play only.
