#263: Why Is My Child's Behavior Not Getting ...

A listener wants to know if it's OK to always pick up a fussy, needy toddler who always wants to be held? Will this responsiveness perpetuate more neediness and get in the way of building independence? Another mom wants to know how to handle a particular attention-seeking behavio ...  Show more

It's easy to get overwhelmed in the day-to-day. Pretty soon you're flying by the seat of your pants and can't seem to get your feet under you. How do you switch focus from constantly putting out fires to parenting with more intention? Then sometimes parenting in the short-term is ...  Show more

Our children's repeated behaviors can be baffling, exhausting, and sometimes infuriating, particularly after we've tried everything we can think of to make them stop. What are we missing? In this episode of ‘Unruffled’, Janet shares some of the common reasons behaviors persist an ...  Show more

Our child's behaviors can often feel like a mystery and it’s hard to know how to respond when they do confusing things like break toys, get aggressive, not cooperate, or run around in circles all of a sudden. I'm I’m here to help with that! In this week's episode, I'll help demys ...  Show more

<span style= "font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri,Arial; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; color: #000000;" data-sheets-value= "{"1":2,"2":"Difficult behaviors may be a child's way of telling us something isn't working for them: They are confused, tired, or afraid. Me ...

Has your little one started whining, biting, picking his nose, hitting–the list could go on and on–and you just can’t figure out how to break the pattern? What do you do if your child has picked up on one of your bad habits and you really want it to stop before it becomes a bigge ...  Show more