Boundaries That Encourage the Most Positive Sibling Relationships

Respectful Parenting: Janet Lansbury Unruffled

JLML Press

Kids & Family, Parenting

4.7 • 3.8K Ratings

🗓️ 5 July 2022

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

A mother writes that her toddler son “can’t keep his hands off” his 10-month old sister. She describes his demeanor as a mixture of excitement and affection, but she also senses an undertone of aggression. She wants them both to feel her support when they’re together in one space, but she finds herself either holding him back or removing the baby altogether. “I’d like to find a safe way for them to engage with each other,” she writes. “At least sometimes.” For more advice on common parenting issues, please check out Janet's best-selling books in paperback at Amazon, and on audio at Audible (adbl.co/2OBVztZ). Her exclusive audio series "Sessions" is also available for download. This is a collection of recorded one-on-one consultations with parents discussing their most immediate and pressing concerns (SessionsAudio.com). This episode is a special ad-free recording. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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0:00.0	Hi, this is Janet Lansbury, welcome to Unruffold.
0:05.7	Today I'm responding to a parent who has asked about encouraging her two and a half year
0:10.7	old and ten month old to engage safely.
0:14.7	The two and a half year old is having some difficulties with that.
0:18.4	So this mother wants to intervene in a manner that really encourages both of them while
0:23.9	keeping them safe.
0:28.8	Here's the note I received.
0:30.6	Greetings Janet, your books and podcasts have been my go-to parenting guide.
0:34.8	Thank you for providing such a wonderful resource.
0:37.7	I'm writing about the relationship between my two and a half year old son and ten month
0:41.8	old daughter.
0:43.2	During this transition time we have prioritized one on one time with our son, giving him
0:48.0	extra focus during all caretaking.
0:51.2	We've also provided separate, yes, spaces in our home.
0:55.3	In most ways the transition has felt smooth, but in recent months as my daughter has become
1:00.7	more active in engaging, a challenge has developed, at least a challenge for me.
1:06.0	When we are all playing together in one space, I'm there directly supervising and engaging,
1:11.6	he cannot keep his hands off his sister.
1:14.2	He is constantly grabbing her or putting his head on her and leaning on her.
1:19.1	It isn't a vertically aggressive, no-hitting or pushing.
1:22.4	It truly feels to me like a mixture of excitement and affection, with maybe an undertone of
1:27.9	aggression.
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