Engaging in Your Child's Play Without Interrupting

Respectful Parenting: Janet Lansbury Unruffled

JLML Press

Kids & Family, Parenting

4.7 • 3.8K Ratings

🗓️ 22 July 2020

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

A parent hopes to encourage her 21-month old’s self-directed play by sitting with her in her play area observing, “ready to respond if she engages with me.” Lately, she says, her daughter has been asking for help with tasks she can do by herself, and also actively directing both she and her husband to perform various roles. “She wants us to play, and she will watch.” This mom feels this dynamic may be stifling self-direction, so she’s wondering if Janet has any suggestions how she can encourage her daughter’s play without participating. For more advice on common parenting issues, please check out Janet's best-selling books on Audible, FREE with a 30-day trial membership if you use this link: adbl.co/2OBVztZ. Paperbacks and e-books are also available at Amazon, Google Play, Barnes & Noble and Apple Books. Janet's exclusive audio series "Sessions" is available for download. This is a collection of recorded one-on-one consultations with parents discussing their most immediate and pressing concerns (www.SessionsAudio.com). Our Sponsors:* Check out BabyQuip and use my code UNRUFFLED for a great deal: http://www.babyquip.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	My favorite thing to hear as I'm wrapping up an extensive consultation or a group session
0:05.4	with parents is when they say, now I can't wait to see my child and trial this out.
0:11.8	The secret to finding more ease and joy in caring for our children is a perspective shift.
0:17.0	It's about the way we see our children and understand our role in their lives.
0:21.5	And unfortunately, quick tips and strategies and sound bites, they can't make this shift
0:25.9	for us.
0:26.9	We need something thorough.
0:27.9	We need the whole picture.
0:29.6	I've created the resource that will give you that.
0:32.0	The No Bad Kids Master Course.
0:34.7	You can check out all the details at nobadkidscourse.com.
0:38.6	Hi, this is Janet Landsbury.
0:43.8	Welcome to UnRuffled.
0:45.3	Today I have an email I received from a parent who has some questions about encouraging her
0:52.2	21-month-olds independent play, her self-directed play, and how the parent can participate in
0:58.8	that without interrupting and how the parent should handle the child's requests to play
1:06.6	with, help do something for the child during play.
1:10.5	This is one of my favorite topics and I could talk for days about it, but I won't.
1:17.1	Okay, here's the note I received.
1:21.7	Hi Janet, I found Magda Gerber's approach and you when my daughter was just a couple
1:26.2	of months old.
1:27.6	It has been wonderful as a parent to read your blog and listen to your podcast.
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