Our Clingy Child Won't Let Us Leave

Respectful Parenting: Janet Lansbury Unruffled

JLML Press

Kids & Family, Parenting

4.7 • 3.8K Ratings

🗓️ 13 December 2017

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

A parent describes the struggle she and her husband face with their 5-year-old when they try to go out together. Their boy cries and begs them not to leave, and though they’ve experimented with several approaches -- including “trying to be unruffled and say goodnight and leave swiftly” – none has worked. This mom says she finds the process exhausting and is hoping Janet has some suggestions. For more advice on common infant/toddler parenting issues, please check out Janet's books at Amazon and Audible (https://adbl.co/2OBVztZ). Also available for download, her audio series "Sessions" -- recorded consultations with parents discussing their most immediate and pressing concerns (SessionsAudio.com). 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 Unruffled.
0:06.2	Today I have a question from a parent who describes her two and a half year old as having severe
0:11.3	clingingness.
0:12.9	When she gets home from work, each night he pounces immediately, demands that she plays with
0:18.0	him, and he won't let her do anything she needs to do for herself even taking her shoes
0:23.1	off.
0:24.3	So this mother is looking for a little advice.
0:28.5	Okay, here's the email I received.
0:32.2	Hello Janet, first off I love your work, thank you so much for all you do.
0:36.8	My two and a half year old has recently become so clingy that it has been causing a lot
0:40.9	of frustration and exhaustion in our home and often leads to major tantrums.
0:45.7	I'm struggling with what to do.
0:48.0	When I get home from work at around 530, my little one is usually already home with my
0:53.0	partner who picks him up around 4pm.
0:56.5	My son is often waiting by the door and insists that I sit down right away to play with him.
1:01.8	He doesn't want me to sit my bags down or take my shoes off.
1:05.6	If I say I have to use the restroom or put some things away or really anything other than
1:10.2	sit right down with him, it often leads to a tantrum.
1:14.2	If I do sit right down and play with him after a while, sometimes an hour, I try to get
1:19.1	up to make dinner or eat the dinner my partner made.
1:21.8	This causes a tantrum.
1:23.6	He will often refuse to eat dinner and, as was the case last night, will sometimes stand
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