Our Expectations Can Make Us Feel Like Failures

Respectful Parenting: Janet Lansbury Unruffled

JLML Press

Kids & Family, Parenting

4.7 • 3.8K Ratings

🗓️ 26 March 2021

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Janet consults with a parent who says she feels utterly exasperated by her two young boys’ difficult behaviors. While she has a clear image of the kind of gentle, empathetic parent she wants to be, she says she loses her patience more often than not, and at the end of the day feels like a failure. “I’m so tired of the chaos in my home,” she writes, “that exists even on my best parenting days, even when I’m 'doing it right'.” Janet and this mom discuss the possible reasons for her sons’ behaviors and some possible solutions to modify the family dynamic. 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	Hi, this is Janet Landsbury. Welcome to Unruffold. Today I'm going to be consulting with a parent
0:08.8	who is feeling totally overwhelmed by her two young son's behavior and her wish to be the
0:16.0	best mom for them. She finds herself yelling, being annoyed, she feels that they terrorize her
0:22.8	and she really wants to be a good parent for them but feels exasperated and defeated.
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1:39.6	Okay, before I begin with this consultation, I have the letter that I received from this parent.
1:45.2	Hi Janet, I've been listening to your podcast often on for my whole three and a half year career
1:50.8	in parenting. I find your approach to be the ideal way I desire to parent, but sometimes find that
1:57.1	in the moment it's often impossible. I was raised by yellers and now I yell. I hate that so much.
2:04.7	I'm trying so hard to break that cycle, but I find myself failing too often. My husband and I
2:11.0	have two sons. Our oldest is three and a half years and was adopted at birth. We met him when he
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