How to Stop Kids from Interrupting

About this episode

Janet Lansbury discusses how to manage children's interruptions during adult conversations while maintaining respectful parenting.

A parent wonders if it’s respectful—or even reasonable—to expect to sometimes have an adult conversation with her partner over dinner when their three-year-old constantly interrupts, protests, and demands attention. The situation leaves this mom questioning her approach to respectful parenting. Janet explores what children are truly ready for and how confidence in our boundaries makes all the difference, offering three practical bits of guidance to help parents approach these moments with greater clarity, conviction, and respect—for themselves and their children—while making room for both the child’s needs and the parents’ relationship. Janet's "No Bad Kids Master Course" is available at ⁠⁠⁠NoBadKidsCourse.com⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠JanetLansbury.com⁠⁠⁠. Please support our sponsors! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Janet Lansbury

Topics covered

• parenting
• child behavior
• adult conversations
• respectful parenting
• boundaries
• family dynamics

Keywords

• interrupting
• parenting advice
• adult conversation
• child needs
• respectful parenting
• boundaries

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: JLML Press, NoBadKidsCourse.com, JanetLansbury.com

Products: No Bad Kids Master Course

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