The Happiest Toddler on the Block The New Way to Stop the Daily Battle of Wills and Raise a Secure and WellBehaved One to FourYearOld, Harvey Karp MD, Paula Spencer. (Paperback 0553381431) Used Book available for Swap

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The Happiest Toddler on the Block The New Way to Stop the Daily Battle of Wills and Raise a Secure and WellBehaved One to FourYearOld
Author: Harvey Karp MD, Paula Spencer

Toddlers can drive you bonkers…so adorable and fun one minute…... so stubborn and demanding the next! Yet, as unbelievable as it sounds, there is a way to turn the daily stream of “"nos"” and "“don’'ts"” into “"yeses”" and hugs…... if you know how to speak your toddler’s language. In one of ... more »the most useful advances in parenting techniques of the past twenty-five years, Dr. Karp reveals that toddlers, with their immature brains and stormy outbursts, should be thought of not as pint-size people but as pintsize... …cavemen.

Having noticed that the usual techniques often failed to calm crying toddlers, Dr. Karp discovered that the key to effective communication was to speak to them in their own primitive language. When he did, suddenly he was able to soothe their outbursts almost every time! This amazing success led him to the realization that children between the ages of one and four go through four stages of “"evolutionary” growth," each linked to the development of the brain, and each echoing a step in prehistoric humankind’'s journey to civilization:•

* The “"Charming Chimp-Child”" (12 to 18 months): Wobbles around on two legs, grabs everything in reach, plays a nonstop game of “"monkey see monkey do.”•"

* The "“Knee-High Neanderthal”" (18 to 24 months): Strong-willed, fun-loving, messy, with a vocabulary of about thirty words, the favorites being "“no”" and "“mine."”

*• The “"Clever Caveman”" (24 to 36 months): Just beginning to learn how to share, make friends, take turns, and use the potty.•

* The "“Versatile Villager"” (36 to 48 months): Loves to tell stories, sing songs and dance, while trying hard to behave.

To speak to these children, Dr. Karp has developed two extraordinarily effective techniques:

1) The “fast food” rule --— restating what your child has said to make sure you got it right;

2) The four-step rule —-- using gesture, repetition, simplicity, and tone to help your irate Stone-Ager be happy again.

Once you’'ve mastered "“toddler-ese,"” you will be ready to apply behavioral techniques specific to each stage of your child’'s development, such as teaching patience and calm, doing time-outs (and time-ins), praise through "“gossiping,"” and many other strategies. Then all the major challenges of the toddler years —-- including separation anxiety, sibling rivalry, toilet training, night fears, sleep problems, picky eating, biting and hitting, medicine taking —-- can be handled in a way that will make your toddler feel understood. The result: fewer tantrums, less yelling, and, best of all, more happy, loving time for you and your child.

ISBN-13: 9780553381436
ISBN-10: 0553381431
Publication Date: 5/31/2005
Pages: 336
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3.3 stars, based on 54 ratings

Publisher: Bantam
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio CD
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Melissa O. (mobooks) reviewed The Happiest Toddler on the Block : The New Way to Stop the Daily Battle of Wills and Raise a Secure and Well-Behaved One- to Four-Year-Old on 7/24/2006 + 37 more book reviews

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I just love Dr. Karp. This is a great book.

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Heather reviewed The Happiest Toddler on the Block : The New Way to Stop the Daily Battle of Wills and Raise a Secure and Well-Behaved One- to Four-Year-Old on 8/12/2010

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After really enjoying Happiest Baby on the Block, I was disappointed with this book. Some of the toddler-ese *might* be helpful (I'm skeptical and don't see it working for the toddlers I know). Too much of the book focused on the same old parenting advice in many other books that centers around manipulation and control.

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Rebecca R. (abeccapug) reviewed The Happiest Toddler on the Block : The New Way to Stop the Daily Battle of Wills and Raise a Secure and Well-Behaved One- to Four-Year-Old on 10/8/2011 + 26 more book reviews

I felt that this book offered some helpful advice and insight into how my child is experiencing life and dealing with it and the role I should play as a parent or ambassador. The part I found challenging was about speaking Toddlerese. I would find it strange to growl at my child when I didn't want her to do something...especially in public. I don't believe I will be following this piece of advice, but will use some of his other communication techniques.

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Heather T. reviewed The Happiest Toddler on the Block : The New Way to Stop the Daily Battle of Wills and Raise a Secure and Well-Behaved One- to Four-Year-Old on 9/25/2011

I really loved reading this book. It gave me some very good insight on why my toddler is acting the way she does and what I could do to help her through this time in her life.

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Ashley B. (monkeybunnsmama) reviewed The Happiest Toddler on the Block : The New Way to Stop the Daily Battle of Wills and Raise a Secure and Well-Behaved One- to Four-Year-Old on 7/26/2009 + 6 more book reviews

I really liked this book. I felt like the baby one was really just common sense to me but this one made me think a bit more. It was an easy read (read most of it in just a couple hours) and I am going to take a bunch of ideas to help take care of my toddler.

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