Baby Person

What Babies Know, What Parents Miss and How Seeing Your Child Clearly Changes Everything

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From trusted childcare expert Janet Lansbury comes an empowering method for raising confident, independent and resilient children – not by doing more, but less.

Janet Lansbury’s philosophy is simple: a baby is to be respected and trusted, not constantly managed, fussed over or taught. In Janet Lansbury's wise and eminently helpful hands, however, this is more than a philosophy – she makes it actionable.

At the heart of her method is her compelling ‘baby whisperer’ approach: truly understanding your baby and having the confidence to support their development, not control it. Drawing on Lansbury's more than twenty-five years working with families and being a parent herself, Baby Person will help parents deal confidently with the pressure points they face every day, including:

Getting a child to sleep or eat
Setting boundaries with gentleness and respect
Reacting to and soothing toddler tantrums
Potty training in a stress-free, child-centred way

A guide sure to be cherished by readers everywhere, this book will reframe the way a whole generation relates to the little people in their lives, helping them become the calm and emotionally present caregivers they want to be – now, and beyond the tender first few years.

'Every new parent needs to read this book.'
Philippa Perry, author of The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read (And Your Children Will Be Glad You Did)

'This book is impeccably researched but it never feels abstract or unrealistic. With the warmth of a wise friend, Janet Lansbury gives clarity to some of the big parenting conundrums and will help you keep the day moving along in the face of all of the “little things” that come up when caring for a baby. But perhaps even more importantly she walks alongside you in these pages offering gentle reassurance that you are enough.'
Kim John Payne, author of Simplicity Parenting and The Soul of Discipline

'This timely book reminds us that from birth babies are people: already curious, exploring, learning at their own pace, and in their own individual ways. If we step back to observe, listen, and wait before we respond, their unique brilliance will reveal itself to us as it unfolds. Janet Lansbury offers a banquet of practical suggestions and opportunities, not prescriptions, that support this goal – advice that encourages your child’s self-directed discoveries while conserving your parental energy and expanding your joy.'
Dr Joshua Sparrow, Executive Director, Brazelton Touchpoints Center, Boston Children’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School

'This book is a blueprint for parenting across a lifetime. It helps you see the world through your child’s eyes so you can respond with greater understanding, curiosity, connection, and intention. The writing is compelling, the advice is wise, and the perspective makes babies so relatable!'
Mr. Chazz (Chazz Lewis), Head of Education at birdhouse Preschool and host of Learning Curve with Mr. Chazz

'Baby Person is a powerful invitation to see babies for who they already are: whole, capable, deeply relational people. Janet Lansbury helps parents trade anxiety and over-managing for curiosity, trust, and connection, giving our children both the security of our presence and the space to become fully themselves.'
Tina Payne Bryson, LCSW, Ph.D., New York Times Bestselling co-author of The Whole-Brain Child & No-Drama Discipline

'Janet Lansbury gives parents an amazing gift: the ability to see their child through new eyes—not as someone "waiting to become"—but as a thinking, feeling human right from the start. Packed with relatable examples and practical advice, Baby Person not only talks the talk, but walks the walk, putting new tools in the hands of parents just when they need them most.'
Dan Wuori, Ph.D. author of The Wonder Years: How the First 45 Months Shape Your Baby's Brain...and Who They'll Become

About Janet Lansbury

Janet Lansbury is a parenting teacher and consultant whose blog is read by millions annually. Her podcast, Janet Lansbury Unruffled, is one of the all-time most downloaded parenting podcasts, and her supporters include big names such as James Clear, Tina Payne Bryson and Susan David. Trained by parenting pioneer Magda Gerber in her Resources for Infant Educarers (RIE) philosophy, Lansbury has more than twenty-five years of hands-on experience working with parents and their infants and toddlers. The author of bestselling parenting books No Bad Kids and Elevating Child Care, she lives in Los Angeles with her husband and has three grown-up children.

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