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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I really like Janet Lansbury.  But I can't say I follow all her advice perfectly.  I don't see most of these philosophies as something you need to do PERFECTLY.  They are ideas.  Ways to push your thinking about child rearing, and how to change your approach when you aren't getting the behavior you want.  I do not see them as a holy gospel.  I think that's our cultural problem, we want a check list of "how to do it right" when it's much more complicated than that.

Lansbury helped me be MUCH more empathetic with my toddler.  Especially after I added a little brother to her life, which really did throw her in a tailspin.  I still put her in timeout, so I was not The Perfect Unruffled Parent, but it helped me immensely see the limitations of my own "my way or the highway" attitude in getting what *I* wanted.

I think each generation finds improvements in parenting.  But again, there is no one perfect doctrine.  It just moves the needle.  Look at how spanking has gone from common to derided in just one generation.[/quote]

I agree with the gentle parenting philosophy, but for whatever reason Janet Lansbury just seems a little too extreme? Perfect? Annoying? idk. but when i listen to her I feel like she rarely gives practical advice for the problems, and basically only ever says things like "Connect with them' 'express how they're feeling'. Like yes yes i agree that this should be done, but little Timmy keeps putting little Becky in a headlock and that is not helpful.

I prefer people like biglittlefeelings and a couple other parenting podcasts i listen too who 1) provide actual practical solutions to problems and 2) Are less 'perfect' and are very real about making mistakes and you are not going to get it right all the time and that's ok. [/quote]

Can you please share the parenting podcasts?[/quote]

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