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We all know that children are the greatest blessing in life. They indeed are. However, raising them can be quite a challenge for us parents. We want to protect them, shape them and encourage them to be the best they can be. But how do we do this without being too permissive or too authoritarian? Many parents struggle to find parenting methods that work for themselves and their children, especially when the generations before us had such different parenting styles. Maybe you’re trying to break a family cycle you’ve learned and want to do things differently with your child. Maybe you wish you had better boundaries and more respect as a parent. If this is you and you’re looking for ways to connect more with your kids and parents with compassion, you’re going to love today’s guest, Janet Lansbury.
Who is Janet Lansbury?
Janet Lansbury is a former actress and model whose passion for parent education began when she became a mother and sought guidance from baby expert Magda Gerber . Inspired and grateful for her wisdom, Janet began training professionally with Magda. She has taught RIE parenting classes in Los Angeles for the past 20 years and has served as a board member of Resources for Infant Educators (RIE) since 1995. Gained from personal experience as a mother of three.
In 2009, Janet founded her parent education blog, JanetLansbury.com, and subsequently published two best-selling books, Improving child care: A guide to respectful parenting and No Bad Boys: Shameless Child Discipline. In 2015, Janet launched her podcast, Unruffled, Wondery’s #1 parenting podcast about respectful parenting.
Janet encourages parents and child care professionals to view babies as unique, capable persons with natural abilities who need no instruction to learn, develop motor and cognitive skills, communicate, face age-appropriate struggles, initiate and guide adults Time’s indie games and more.
What did we discuss?
In this episode, we talk to Janet about respectful parenting, the science behind it, the benefits, how it helps parents, and more. Here are a few of the questions we discussed during our conversation:
- How did you become passionate about educating parents and carers?
- I know you are a believer and expert in respectful parenting. Can you define this parenting style for our listeners?
- How to raise children with gentleness and respect?
- What are the benefits of respectful parents?
- Can you tell us the science behind respectful parenting?
- What are some common misconceptions about respecting parents?
- What does it mean to “re-raise” oneself?
- What are your top tips for respectful parenting?
- What is one thing you wish you had told your younger self?
my thoughts
Janet Lansbury is someone I have admired in the baby and nursery industry for many years. Her work has impacted the way I and many others (including many of my clients) parent and how we view our children, boundaries, discipline, and more. It was inspiring to hear her share her personal story and her overall thoughts on respectful parenting. I’ve been interested in learning more about RIE and the work Janet does for some time, but after this episode I’ll probably take a course myself. stay tuned!
If you want to build healthier relationships with your children and discover a different approach to parenting that will improve your own parenting skills, I highly recommend listening to this episode and learning more about Janet’s work. I’m sure you’ll leave inspired too.
Janet Lansbury’s Resources
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