How to Survive an Upset Child
5/5/202633 min
When your child melts down, do you freeze, give in, or reach for a distraction trick? Janet explains why trying to stop the storm only makes it worse and how your own triggers and discomfort may be driving your response. She offers advice to help us hold boundaries, encourage our kids' resilience, and create lasting calm.
Janet's "No Bad Kids Master Course" is available at NoBadKidsCourse.com and JanetLansbury.com.
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First 90 secondsJanet Lansbury· Host0:00
When my kids were little, we used to love taking short family vacations together. I mean, I wouldn't call traveling with three kids relaxing, but those trips, the memories, the laughs, the time together, I wouldn't trade those bonding experiences for anything. Great Wolf Lodge is built around that kind of family time. At Great Wolf Lodge, the adventure is all under one roof, a massive indoor water park with a wave pool, a lazy river, water slides. The whole family can ride together, and it's always a perfect 84 degrees. [laughs] No weather drama, no sunscreen wars, all splash, no stress. And the overnight rooms are really reasonable compared to a lot of destination spots. There are plenty of food options on site, which matters when you've got tired or picky kids, and they do little extras like nightly dance parties and other activities for the kids. With more than 20 lodges around the country, there's probably a Great Wolf Lodge just a short drive away. So if you're looking for a getaway where the whole family can unplug and laugh and make some memories together, bring your pack to Great Wolf Lodge. Learn more at greatwolf.com and strengthen the pack. Greatwolf.com. [gentle music] My husband has a hard time throwing anything out, I mean anything, ratty old T-shirts, magazines he's never going to read. And it's not just little stuff. Those mismatched patio chairs from a yard sale that somehow became permanent, and don't get me started on the barbecue, which I'm pretty sure belongs to the squirrels now. This spring,