Struggling with a Strong-Willed Toddler's Tantrums

Respectful Parenting: Janet Lansbury Unruffled

JLML Press

Kids & Family, Parenting

4.7 • 3.8K Ratings

🗓️ 13 May 2025

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

This week Janet consults with the single mother of a 2.5-year-old who's concerned about how she's handling her daughter's behaviors. She describes her toddler as strong-willed, smart, intuitive, loving, sweet, and caring, but when she doesn't get what she wants, she loses it, throwing things, hitting, and screaming. This parent realizes that her daughter's behavior is developmentally normal and maybe even necessary, but it upsets her, as the model she was raised with was entirely different. "I grew up under the auspices of spare the rod, spoil the child," she says. "I don't want that for my baby. I will not be that kind of mom. She deserves better." Janet makes several observations as to how this parent is already achieving her goals, and offers advice for framing her toddler's behaviors in a manner that will make it easier for this mom to calm herself and continue nurturing their relationship in a positive direction.

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1:01.4	Hi, this is Janet Lansfrey.
1:03.6	Welcome to Unruffled.
1:05.1	I'm looking forward to this one.
1:06.9	I love the opportunity to engage with a parent and do a consultation here.
1:12.1	And today I have the pleasure of speaking with a mom who reached out to me about her toddler
1:17.1	daughter, who sounds quite spirited.
1:20.1	Her mother describes her as strong-willed.
1:22.9	And she's been having a lot of tantrums and meltdowns, especially when she doesn't get her way.
1:29.4	And this mom is having a really hard time getting out of the house in the morning with her daughter.
1:34.5	So she feels overwhelmed.
1:36.7	She's unsure as to how to respond, and it just keeps happening.
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