About this episode

Janet discusses how parents can help their children thrive socially amidst various play dynamics.

A 4-year-old struggles when friends won't follow her rules of play. A 3-year-old is reserved around other people. Another preschooler is routinely excluded from a group of friends. Janet weighs in on these issues and explores how parents may be playing a bigger role in these dynamics than they realize, and what they can do instead to encourage their kids to build confidence, resilience, and healthy social skills. 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

• peer play
• social skills
• parenting
• child development
• confidence
• resilience

Keywords

• peer play
• social skills
• parenting
• confidence
• resilience
• preschool
• child development

Mentioned in this episode

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

Products: No Bad Kids Master Course

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