When Play Seems Too Rough

Respectful Parenting: Janet Lansbury Unruffled

JLML Press

Kids & Family, Parenting

4.7 • 3.8K Ratings

🗓️ 1 November 2016

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

A mom with 4 and 6-year-old girls is worried that playdates at the park with friends are too rough, sometimes downright dangerous. She says that in many instances children get hurt and someone ends up in tears. This mom is wondering how, when, or if to intervene to protect her kids. For more advice on common parenting issues, please check out Janet's best-selling books on audio at Audible (https://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). 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	Hey everyone, before we begin, I just want to remind you to please check out my new
0:07.6	No Bad Kids Master course.
0:09.6	You can find out all about it at nobadkidscourse.com.
0:18.3	Hi, this is Janet Lansbury and welcome to Unreffold.
0:22.3	This week I'm responding to a mom who is concerned about the rough and sometimes dangerous
0:27.0	games her girls are getting involved in with friends in the park.
0:31.1	And she's wondering when to step in if at all or when to let kids work it out for themselves.
0:38.4	Before I begin, I want to remind everybody both of my books, No Bad Kids in Elevating
0:42.1	Child Care are available on audio at audible.com in paperback at Amazon and in ebook at Amazon
0:49.8	Barnes & Noble at Apple.com.
0:55.9	Hi there, I'm curious what your thoughts are on slightly older children and conflicts
1:00.1	between them.
1:01.9	My children are 4 and 6 and we have a small group of friends we have park dates with.
1:07.1	At these park dates I've encountered on a number of occasions situations where there are
1:11.0	games with good guy, bad guy themes, wrestling, swordplay, gunplay, various types of spy
1:17.8	games, attack games.
1:20.6	Usually these games get out of control and someone is hurt.
1:24.0	The parents in the group are varied in their attitudes about this but we all want to
1:28.3	let the children be children.
1:30.1	We don't want to hover and interfere, etc. etc.
1:33.5	But at the same time I feel it is our responsibility to lead and direct towards safety and respect
1:39.2	it all times.
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