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Your baby's growing up! The joys and challenges of parenting a toddler are many, and you may be wondering how best to prepare for this exciting time. The Mother of All Toddler Books provides the skinny on what it's really like to raise a toddler, giving you expert guidance in everything from discipline and nutritional needs to sleep problems and behavioral issues. Packed with parent-tested advice, money-saving tips, and medically reviewed answers to all your toddler health questions, this comprehensive, entertaining guide is a must-have for surviving and enjoying this exciting time in your child's life.
Warm and down-to-earth, The Mother of All Toddler Books covers the good, the bad, and the ugly sides of parenting a toddler, offering a hefty dose of reassurance for everything from toddler-proofing your home to toilet training without stress to administering first aid. Inside, you'll find proven strategies for coping with whining, dawdling, and tantrums, as well as handy growth charts, immunization schedules, safety checklists, a directory of key parenting and pediatric health organizations, and a listing of Internet resources. Concise, authoritative, and fun to read, The Mother of All Toddler Books has everything you need to raise a happy, healthy child!
Praise for The Mother of All series
The Mother of All Pregnancy Books
"The must-read pregnancy book! Ann Douglas has created the most comprehensive guide to pregnancy we've ever seen."
-Denise & Alan Fields, authors of Baby Bargains
The Mother of All Baby Books
"With humor, sensitivity, an easy, no-jargon style, and a million `extras' that the leading baby books on the shelves don't cover, Ann Douglas holds nothing back. Finally a baby book written for women of my generation!"
-M. Sara Rosenthal, author of The Breastfeeding Sourcebook
Customer Reviews:
very helpful!.......2007-09-04
I am using this book for the second time around. It's still full of fabulous information. As with anything you have to take it all with a grain of salt. I use this book reguarly to determine if I should take a toddler into the ER on the weekend or if it can wait until Monday.
I had to buy this..........2007-03-11
I had to buy this book because The Mother of All Pregnancy books was so helpful. I found the book useful already with my 14 month old and find that I need to reference it whenever new toddler behaviors decide to surface.
not the best.......2007-01-06
I wasn't totally impressed with this book. It definately has some good points and advice and there is information to be learned, I just thought it was average in the format.
This book is a lot of fun.......2006-03-23
How can you not like a book with this title? It is a huge book with tons of information. I find it a lot more helpful and user friendly than the what to expect series....but that's just my opinion...Great information - I keep it out for ideas, suggestions and to check up on my toddlers progress.
not super.......2006-03-16
I had liked The Mother of All Pregnancy Books and decided to try this one. But I don't find it nearly as complete or helpful as "What to Expect the Toddler Years". I haven't read it cover to cover, but so far I find that the sections don't delve deeply enough into topics or offer unique suggestions/advice.
Book Description
The Emotional Impact Series... Anger can be a powerful and frightening emotion for children to see in others and experience in themselves. In this book, Dr. Moser explains the causes of anger and offers methods that can help children reduce the amount of anger they feel. He also gives effective techniques to help young people control their behavior, even when they are angry. This book will delight both children and adults. It's informative and it's bun because Dr. Moser examines the complex feelings of human anger with the proper blend of sensitivity and humor. And David Melton's colorful illustrations are bright and witty.
Counselors, teachers, parents and children who have read and used Dr. Moser's previous books are sure to welcome Don't Rant & Rave on Wednesdays!
Customer Reviews:
I would neither rant nor rave about this okay book.......2007-09-15
What it is: This is a short (61 pages), easy-to-read book, with lots of colorful drawings, that is aimed at helping children, ages four to eight, deal with anger. Each page features a few sentences and drawings to fit the text. It starts by describing anger and its possible consequences, depending upon how it is expressed. The book then helps "normalize" the feeling by talking about how everyone gets angry at times. It moves on to give some ideas of what to do, and what not to do, to deal with anger in better ways.
What it does well: This book does a good job of portraying anger as a normal emotion, and that will resistant or defensive ("I am not mad! Stop saying that!") children acknowledge their own anger. It also opens the discussions on what the experience of anger is, and the possible consequences of expressing anger in aggressive or destructive ways. To a lesser extent, it also opens the door on discussing what are constructive things to do when angry. The best idea in the what-to-do mode relates to describing healthy ways to use the energy associated with being angry. The kids will like the illustrations, as they are colorful and they clearly relate to the ideas of the accompanying text. That makes this a good read-along book.
What it does not-so-well: After opening the door on discussing several important topics, the follow-through is often weak. When describing the experience of anger, the book mentions a little about common thoughts, and about how thoughts, feelings, and physical responses are interconnected, but then it just moves on, too quickly. Much more could have been done with this area, with only a few more sentences, a few more pages, and a few more drawings. The thinking associated with anger is just touched upon, and needed more discussion, especially related to pairing up new thoughts with new activities, to try to deflate the anger. This is mentioned, but glossed over. Then count-to-ten method is mentioned, but this often does not work, as it is started too late in the anger-escalation process. That is why the early signs of anger needed more description in the book, as that would create the opportunity to prevent escalation. Another area that is introduced, but then glossed over, is how no one can make another person angry. By just mentioning this, without explaining it, the book opens the door for the child to cite numerous examples to dispute the idea (e.g., "But my sister always kicks me when no one is looking!"). More discussion of the distinction between provoking behavior from others, versus angry responses to such behavior, would have made the book better. Another lost opportunity!
How to best use this tool: This book is a good "launching pad" for discussing anger with children. An adult could read it to a four-year-old (with the child following the pictures); an adult and a six-year-old could read it together, and an eight-year-old could read it to the adult. An eight-year-old will need ancillary enriching discussion, or the child might dismiss the book as being for little kids, depending upon his or her reading level. I would suggest that a parent or therapist have a good plan of how to add on to what the book says, before reading it with a child. In that way, the adult could use the book to introduce the basic concepts, and then move into a constructive discussion. A good way to prepare for such a discussion is for that would be for the adult to first read either The Explosive Child: A New Approach for Understanding and Parenting Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible Children or Transforming the Difficult Child.
Chris McCallister, Ph.D., Child Psychologist
Just what I was looking for.......2007-06-27
This book is just right for children who struggle with controlling their anger. My 5 year old son is so engaged with the book, he carries it around and asks everyone to read it with him. I think it's reassuring to him that he is not the only one who struggles with anger. We also bought "Don't feed the monster on Tuesdays" He really enjoys that book as well, he is a little perfectionist and the book helps him to have a more relaxed approach to things going wrong and making mistakes. I love the books and can see me ordering the others soon.
Children's Anger-Control Book.......2007-01-16
Great book! Well written. Helps kids "get it". Recommended.
Don't Rant and Rave.......2003-02-23
I'm a therapist in private practice. I send this book home with elementary school age children and they love it so much that they don't want to bring it back! They are relieved to know that they are not the only ones who get angry. The book gives them great tips on how to calm down. Moser knows children and has a sense of humor. Enjoyable pictures.
Good One..........2002-11-16
I'm a school counselor and use this one with my middle elementary aged kids (3-4 grade). They enjoy it and it's easier for them to understand. I really recommend this one.
Book Description
"With little jargon and plenty of clarity," two esteemed family therapists "provide specific, sensible advice to parents who struggle with uncooperative children" (Publishers Weekly).
Customer Reviews:
I see light at the end of the tunnel.......2006-09-25
I am so thankful for this book.I was desperatley searching for help. I ordered 3 books. Two were beautiful paperbacks and then this little paper back. I threw it aside because i didnt like the way it looked (small book and printing was small) After reading the 1st 2 and being very disapointed i finally picked up this one, and i was hooked. For once a book that not only offers suggestions but gives you steps to accomplish them. My son is 7 and adopted (at birth)has ADHD, ODD and some fetal alcohol problems. Nothing seemed to work and i was losing all hope of ever having any peace in our home. The hold down method seemed somewhat extreme but i had no luck with making him stay in time out. I decided to do exactly what the author suggested and i was determined to take it as far as i needed. I had to hold him for a solid 2 1/2 hours the first time. He tryed biting, cursing, spitting and anythng else he could do to get me angry. He was shocked that nothing he could do seemed to upset me. (on the outside anyway)The rest of the day went well. The next morning i was praying that he wouldn't hit anyone again because i was so sore i wasn't certain i could hold him down. Well, he did and i had to hold him again. This time i only had to do so for 1 hour and 10 minutes, the next day 20 minutes and that was 6 weeks ago. I havent had to do it again until yesterday, and that one was an amazing 5 minutes. He has been more loving toward me than i could ever imagine. He wants to be with me and it is enjoyable. The book suggests that you use this with only 1 or 2 of the biggest issues. Ours was hitting anyone he walked by. This is to establish authority in the home. Children with ODD tend to put themslves on the same level as adults. Children need to be secure knowing that they have boundries. I used to let him get away with things because i couldn't find away to keep him from it. I walked on eggshells to keep any confrontation from happening. I am certain now that he wasn't secure and was crying out for me to set boundries for him. My have big hopes for my son. He is the next generation and i cannot allow him to continue down that road of destruction. It may seem extreme to some but ODD is not just being hard to get along with. It's the toughest thing i have ever dealt with. I have 3 married children, have fostered 52 and adopted 3. ODD is real and one of the hardest types to deal with. You are not sterotyping your child but doing something for him that will enable him to get along in the real world. God doesn't let his children get away with things. The Bible says that the Lord disciplines those he loves. It isn't alway plesant but it is always for our best. I ordered another for my sons teacher. Of course there are things she can't do but many others she can and we can work together.
Worth owning.......2006-09-08
I happened upon this book at the library when I was desperately trying to deal with my 2 yr-old's tantrams, hitting, unsocial behavior. I think it is fabulous. As many others have said here, the authors offer great techniques and the couple of pages of "brain dead phrases" appear to be incredibly useful for now and for the future. I found many of the ideas in here so important that I want to own the book so I can refer to it any time. I also have a feeling those "brain dead" phrases are going to be a life-saver as my daughter grows up. Definitely get this book if you need some great ideas to help refocus your parenting skills, time, effort and want to change your child's anti-social frustrating behavior.
Solid Practical Advice.......2006-05-16
Our 8YO was recently diagnosed with PDD (a form of autism) and his psychologist recommended this book. I'm usually skeptical about these things, so I was a little hesitant. But I'm happy to say that the advice in this book was very good. I like the idea of parents having the tools to cope with difficult children while not having to resort to physical punishment or yelling. It's all about keeping your cool and being 1-step ahead of your difficult child (who as in our case, and in probably most cases, is highly intelligent and knows exactly how to press buttons). The best thing we could do for our children (especially the difficult ones) is teach them responisibility and consequences for their actions....either that, or they'll learn it the hard way in the "real world". I've already recommended this book to friends and will continue to do so.
Susan Ashley, Ph.D. Author of The ADD and ADHD Answer Book.......2005-11-01
As a child psychologist who deals with the most difficult of children I save "Try and Make Me" when all else has failed. Parents who are at the end of their rope will find unique ideas in this book. It is best used with the help of a child psychologist who can help you put the techniques into action effectively and guide you along the way. If you have to use this book, you probably could use a professional to help you.
If your kid is driving you crazy, get some realistic advice here .......2005-10-15
This book is the best I've seen on handling crazy-making kids. My son certainly qualifies as one of those. I've found the Hold Down technique to be really helpful.
Book Description
Everyone thinks they know the real Gordon Ramsay: rude, loud, pathologically driven, stubborn as hell.
Now, for the first time, the world's most famous—and infamous—chef tells the inside story of his life: his difficult childhood, his father's alcoholism and violence, his brother's heroin addiction, his short-circuited soccer career, and his fanatical pursuit of gastronomic perfection—everything that helped mold him into the culinary talent and media powerhouse that he is today. He also dishes the dirt on the rich and famous, and takes you behind the scenes of some of the great restaurants.
Honest, outrageous, and intensely personal, Roasting in Hell's Kitchen will not only change your perception of Gordon Ramsay but that of the cutthroat world of haute cuisine as well.
Customer Reviews:
CHASING MARCO PIERRE WHITE.......2007-09-09
BIG BOYS ATTEMPT AT REPLICATING THE MANY SUCCESSES OF HIS NEMASIS MARCO PIERRE WHITE
WORKS PRETTY WELL - HIS RECOLLECTIONS OF HIS RAGS TO RICHES RISE TO STARDOM ARE WELL
WRITTEN AND MAKE FOR AN ENJOYABLE READ. - HIS REPUTATION OF DO UNTO OTHERS AS WAS
DONE TO YOU IS BORN OUT IN MOST OF THE CHAPTERS - ONE MUST NEVER FORGET WHERE WE
CAME FROM - HOWEVER ONE MUST NEVER LOSE TRACK OF WHERE WE ARE GOING.
FOR GORDON HE SEEMS FIXATED ON TRYING TO TOP MARCO - IF MARCO WAS TO BRING OUT A
BOOK ON NEEDLEWORK AND HOW IT APPLYS TO CHEFS UNIFORMS I'M SURE GORDON WOULD DO
LIKEWISE - GORDONS BIGGEST WORRY RIGHT NOW IS OVEREXPOSURE.
ON A SCALE OF ONE TO TEN - ROASTING IN HELLS KITCHEN WOULD BE A SIX.
Gordon Ramsay Rules.......2007-09-05
This books Rocks!!! I don't usually have time to read books or magazines due to my busy schedule but I make time for this book. If you like Mr. Ramsay on Hell's Kitchen, You will love this book!!!
hells kitchen.......2007-09-03
A fun and enjoyable book to have and read what is going on at hells kitchen ehhe
Hell's Kitchen.......2007-09-03
Very interesting reading,he had a ruff start to life! If you don't like cursing ,this book is not for you! He writes the way he speaks!
So I bought this for my mom,.......2007-08-06
but I ended up reading it for myself. This book was great! I thought he did a really good job writing it, and I couldn't put it down. I love Hell's Kitchen, and now you know why he does what he does. This book does not disappoint!
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- This is child abuse
- back to basics
- James Dobson is a sadist and a pervert
- 0 Stars
- Don't buy this!
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Temper Your Child's Tantrums (Pocket Guides)
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Practical help for every parent who has ever wondered how to control a youngster. Here are the keys to correcting a child in a firm but understanding way.
Customer Reviews:
This is child abuse.......2007-01-31
Parenting means to prepare a child for life, to nurture, to love, to guide, to teach.
Discipline is loving guidance, not corporal punishment, where the child in a demeaning and destructive way wrongly learns that violence is a form of acceptable communication and guidance, by parents. There are no benefits to hit a child - It is destructive for a child's self worth, self esteem, and demeaning and disrespectful. Children have feelings and emotions as adults. It is extremely unfair and disgraceful of parents to misuse their power on weaker people - our children - who are defenseless and who don't have their own voice. Your child will be confused and think "Why is my mother and father whom I love and trust inflicting pain on me?" Hitting a child, will separate the bond between parents and a child, and will only make the child fearful of their parents. In addition, hitting a child won't teach and guide a child towards better behavior in a constructive and communicative way. By slapping someone, what do you learn? Nothing - only that it is okay to be antisocial and misbehave and to be violent. Parents who hit their children are THE ONE'S misbehaving. They are no good role models. These parents need parenting classes and therapy as they are victims of abuse themselves. These parents are out of control and out of knowledge.
Think of the Golden rule: Treat other people, yes children are people too, as you with to be treated yourself, with respect, love and kindness. Children are children: They need a safe place to explore their boundaries and to test their parents' love, where parents act as wise, patient, and loving parents- as parents. Why spank a child whose brains are not yet fully developed? Children don't know right from wrong - It is our job to guide and teach them, not punish them. Christians should know better that "spare the rod, spoil the child" from Proverbs in Old Testament is not current any longer. Remember- With Jesus comes a better way, a New Law: The New Testament. Jesus does not spank the children. Jesus says "Let the children come to me". Jesus loves the little children. My fundamental questions are: Why do these parents give birth to children in the world if they can't raise children and love children? Where is the human intelligence here? These dysfunctional parents have grave limitations when it comes to parenting children, as they have not healed from their wounded past and subconsciousness. Their only driving force is to let the child take away their own pain from abuse, by forcing them to pay the price for their own pain, and force the child know how it feels like to be abused.
Better books on child discipline:
"The Natural Child" by Jan Hunt
"Parenting for a peaceful world" by Robin Grille
"Parenting from your heart" by Inbal Kashtan
"The Happiest Baby on the block" by Dr. Harvey Karp
"The Happiest Toddler on the Block" by Dr. Harvey Karp
"The Discipline Book" by William and Martha Sears
"The Case Against Spanking: How to Discipline Your Child Without Hitting"
by Irwin A. Hyman
"The Irreducible Needs of Children" by T. Berry Brazelton, MD, and Stanley I. Greenspan, MD.
"When your child drives you crazy" by Eda LeShan
"Loving your child is not enough" by Nancy Samalin
"Christian Parenting & Child Care: A Medical & Moral Guide to Raising Happy, Healthy Children." By William and Martha Sears
back to basics.......2006-10-15
I really wish I had this book when I was raising my daughter. The book gave very good ideas about ways to teach without throwing a fit or having one back in your face from the toddler. The idea of spanking is long gone as a means of discipline and this book gave many ideas of ways to instruct, draw boundaries without causing high blood preasure for the parents and I really see how it works with my grandchildren.
James Dobson is a sadist and a pervert.......2006-08-19
Pinching a child's trapezius muscle? Hitting him or her with a belt or a stick hard enough for it to hurt? James Dobson should be put away.
Raising children this way may make them obedient to their parents, but they will be prone to abuse others once they reach adulthood. Look at Adolf Hitler and Saddam Hussein.
At best, children who are physically abused will grow up to practice BSDM.
This book deserves no stars.
0 Stars.......2006-08-18
Or how about negative stars. This book is dangerous. You can't even call this a philosophy of child rearing. Rather, it is a tantrum of it's own. Foolishness on paper.
Don't buy this!.......2006-08-10
If you want lovely, happy children, buy a parenting book that teaches love. If you want children scared of you, then get this one. Dobson is cruel to say that children are "rambunctious, pugnacious, fat little fingers, little Goody-Two-Shoes, unruly tyrant, little tigers, Tony Tornado, sour, sullen, ill-tempered", in which they are not. To also say that babies are tyrants from a young age and need beatings is horribly wrong.
Average customer rating:
- great book
- Excellant teaching book
- Two Two Year Olds...A MUST
- LOVE this book and its simple, effective message
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Feet Are Not for Kicking
Elizabeth Verdick , and
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Elizabeth Verdick. Illustrated by Marieka Heinlen.°"Look at those feet! Aren't they sweet?" Yes when they're walking, standing, leaping and landing. And when they're kicking balls or leaves. But not when they're kicking people! In simple words and charming full-color illustrations, this book helps little ones learn to use their feet for fun, not in anger or frustration. It also includes tips for parents and caregivers on how to help toddlers be sweet with their feet. Illustrated, board book, full-color, 7" x 7".
Customer Reviews:
great book.......2007-08-06
My 28 month old loves the books in this series, and we have unfortunately needed them. He related to the pictures of the injured and offended, and it has really helped his behavior. This one focuses a lot more on what feet should do, more so than the Teeth Are Not For Biting does with the teeth, which is good and bad.
Excellant teaching book.......2007-05-08
Great book if your toddler has been kicking lately. Teaches good behavior as well as phrases that you can use to stop bad behavior. Highly recommend this book.
Beth
Two Two Year Olds...A MUST.......2007-04-09
Bought this for my one twin who likes to kick. I think he is getting the point :-)
LOVE this book and its simple, effective message.......2007-01-10
We bought this book for our 19-month-old daughter when she hit and bit another child at school. At the time, she used to kick me when I changed her diaper, and her daycare had a copy of this book, so I bought it, along with "Hands Are Not For Hitting" and "Teeth are Not For Biting."
All three books are great. They are very simple, straightforward, with pictures and language toddlers can understand. The repetitive phrases like "Ouch, Kicking Hurts," and "Feet are not for kicking people," are phrases my daughter has remembered, and that we have adopted in our house in the event that she hits or kicks, as many kids this age tend to do from time-to-time.
Our daughter just turned two and still loves to read these books and has retained the lessons therein. It's a great series.
Side Note: The "Hands Are Not For Hitting" that we ordered here from Amazon is NOT a board book, and it's language is a little more advanced for a very young toddler, but you can "customize" the language and your little one will still love it!
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- We love this book!!
- At last, a parent allows their child to have feelings!
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The Chocolate-Covered-Cookie Tantrum
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While in the park Sophie decides she wants a cookie and throws a tantrum when her mother will not give her what she wants.
Customer Reviews:
We love this book!!.......2004-04-11
What a fun and wonderful book this is. My 3 1/2 year old son loves it and even reads aloud with me his favorite parts (THE COOKIE! THE COOKIE!). We really relate to how Sophie feels when she gets really angry and what it feels (and looks)like to have a tantrum. There are no judgements in this book, only real feelings and patience and understanding from a mom. And it has a peaceful loving ending too. Bravo! to Harvey Stevenson and Deborah Blumenthal.... encore! encore!
At last, a parent allows their child to have feelings!.......2003-01-17
Sophie sees another child with a cookie, (and she's cranky and hungry and it's naptime) and she REALLY wants a cookie, but her mom says "no", they don't have one today, and Sophie has a tantrum, while her mom stands and listens and watches- she's there for her daughter without interfering, and when Sophie is done with her feelings, they go home, there is no judgement or shaming directed at Sophie for her "freak out", just matter-of-fact kindness. It's SO refreshing! I particularly like the message of the book which is that adults don't have to give children whatever they want or try to reason with them, distract them, etc.. They simply need to let children have their feelings about not getting what they want.
This is a wonderful book for toddlers and their parents!.......1998-11-04
Deborah Blumenthal puts her finger on the frustrations experienced by two-year-olds who don't know how to stop their tantrums once they start. The colorful and charming illustrations keep kids' attention, and the text is simple enough for your toddler to follow and memorize. It's a "universal," captivating book that really struck a chord with my own young son. Anyone dealing with the so-called "terrible twos" should like this book!
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Disciplining children is arguably one of the hardest skills for parents to learn. As a parent herself, Elizabeth Pantley knows what a challenge it is to establish good discipline, and she shares the hard-won wisdom of her experience with parents in this latest edition to her revolutionary "no-cry" approach to parenting. In this case, we have no doubt she's saving parents from tears, too! Elizabeth Pantley's approach to this age-old problem is unique because she doesn't rely on old discipline models that often make parents feel like the bad guy. Instead, she gives parents the communication tools they need to stop bad behavior in its tracks and gain a deeper understanding of what triggers a child to act out. Any parent will appreciate the focus on love and nurturing in this wholly practical and much-needed addition to the child care shelf.
A Special Message from Elizabeth Pantley to Amazon.com Readers
As a mom of four, two boys and two girls, I know that raising children is a unique experience every day. Our children bring us a level of joy, and a depth of love, that nothing else in our history has prepared us for. They change us as human beings, and we can never go back to who we were before they entered our lives.
We love our children intensely, yet every day life with them can be challenging, frustrating and exhausting. All day, every day, there are so many things we must get our children to do--or stop from doing. Beginning with getting them out of bed in the morning, and ending with putting them to bed at night (and often, not even then), our job involves an incredible amount of organization, guidance, direction and connection. And all that requires a brilliance and stamina that we never knew we possessed, but somehow must find.
I spend my time surrounded by parents, children and families. I've worked with hundreds of "Test Parents" from all over the world during my book writing process. And of course, I have my very own "laboratory" in my home. So I have a very good idea of the top issues that all parents share. I research the best answers that support positive, nurturing, "No-Cry" parenting ideals and share those answers with my readers in my books.
I hope that I can help you to find the solutions to the parenting challenge that you are facing today.
Hugs,
Elizabeth
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Have the Terrible Twos become the Terrifying Threes, Fearsome Fours, Frightening Fives, and beyond? Elizabeth Pantley, creator of the No-Cry revolution, gives you advice for raising well-behaved children, from ages 2 through 8
In The No-Cry Discipline Solution, parenting expert Elizabeth Pantley shows you how to deal with your child's behavior. Written with warmth but based in practicality, Elizabeth shows you how to deal with childhood's most common behavioral problems:
- Tantrums
- Sleep issues
- Backtalk
- Hitting, Kicking and Hair Pulling
- Sibling fights
- Swearing
- Dawdling
- Public misbehavior
- Whining ... and more!
"Pantley applies succinct solutions to dozens of everyday-problem scenarios--from backtalk to dawdling to lying to sharing to screaming--as guides for readers to fashion their own responses.
Pantley is a loving realist who has managed, mirabile dictu, to give disciplinarianism a good, warm name."
--Kirkus
"While many books on discipline theory are interesting and enlightening, parents often struggle finding a way to apply the theories. Pantley’s advice is practical and specific. If ever trapped on a desert island with a bunch of kids, this is among the most useful books you could bring along."
--Tera Schreiber, Mom Writer’s Literary Magazine
Customer Reviews:
Decent book.......2007-09-16
I enjoyed reading all of her ideas for ways to encourage cooperation. She did a great job of balancing fun with obedience. I also appreciated that while she was opposed to spanking, that it wasn't the focus of the book. However, she does assume that spanking is an angry, uncontrolled reaction that parents have when their children are disobedient, which is simply not true. However, I did enjoy the book and found it helpful regardless of your physical disciplining philosophy.
Best I've ever seen!.......2007-09-15
This is the best book on child discipline/rearing I've ever seen. It also teaches parents how to better deal with stressful situations and be more nuturing. I'm not only recommending it to my psychotherapy clients wanting to develop better relationships with their children, but also for learning to have a better relationship with themselves. Read it once for your children and the second time for the child you were when you were growing up. You'll wish your parents had read it!
Carole C. Inglis, MFT
(Marriage Family Therapist)
We love this book at Mamanista.com.......2007-08-22
We also posted an interview with Pantley. Here's our full review of the book:
Public tantrums, hitting, biting, talking back...
If this sounds like a typical day for you, then pick up The No-Cry Discipline Solution: Gentle Ways to Encourage Good Behavior Without Whining, Tantrums, and Tears, by parent educator, Elizabeth Pantley.
After helping countless parents find ways to get their babies and toddlers to go to sleep without tears, Pantley turns her sites to a holistic, yet practical approach to parenting.
First assuring readers that we are doing great if we feel good about our choices 70% of the time (phew!), Pantley then lifts a good deal of stress from our shoulders and provides a new perspective on the issues.
According to Pantley, it is important to remember that no matter how embarrassing, upsetting, or stressful your child's behavior is, it is not about you. Ultimately, discipline problems boil down to your child's difficulty in controlling his or overwhelming emotions.
Pantley then takes you step by step through how to plan ahead, address the underlying issues, and help your child cope so that you can guide your child in becoming a well-adjusted young person (and also enjoy parenting more).
By using hundreds of test families, Pantley is able to find out which solutions really work for actual flesh and blood families. She finds results and then uses her theories to explain them, rather than developing abstract theories and expecting you to figure out how to apply them.
If you've been reading up on parenting advice, many of the suggestions will be familiar--offering choices and redirecting a child's attention are not new techniques. However, there is some advice that was fresh for me. For example, if your child hurts someone else, focus initially on making the wounded party feel better, rather than provide your child with attention to reinforce the negative behavior. Most parents should find at least a couple of new ideas.
Finally, Pantley provides examples of common discipline issues (won't take a bath, won't leave fun places, throws tantrums at stores, etc.) and suggestions about how to deal with each one.
Pantley assembles all these supportive thoughts, well-researched techniques, and helpful ideas, in one reference and provides a framework for parenting with loving and respectful discipline.
You can tell that Pantley really delights in being a mother, and that her love of parenting extends to the children and parents of the world, as well. She genuinely wants to help us find ways to share that joy. With so many negative stories in the news about parenting, it is refreshing to hear from an author who sees parenting as a pleasure and provides practical and uplifting advice so that we can spend less time fighting bad behavior and more time cherishing beautiful experiences.
Best book I ever read!!.......2007-08-17
Words can't explain what I have to say about No- Cry Discipline Solution. I will however, try my best to do so. How can one person capture so many aspects of parenting and write them so eloquently in one book? Well, I can say that Elizabeth Pantley does just that. This book is amazing. It has touched me in so many ways. One of the best chapters in this book is the chapter on how to deal with your own anger and frustration. I have suffered through many situations with my three children, as we all do. I would beat myself up about some of the choices that I made in discipline...sometimes even cry about the choices I made. As parents we are constantly facing the dilemma of whether or not we did or are doing the right thing. Elizabeth managed to bring tears to my eyes when I read Staying Calm and Avoiding Anger. Yes, tears...tears of joy, because I finally felt that I wasn't alone in how I was feeling and that just because we get angry and frustrated it doesn't mean that we are a bad parent...just means we are humans with breaking points. This is just one of many chapters in the book that is great; each chapter in its own way is special because they truly help you. You are given a problem and then there is the solution. I have tried many of them with my kids and I am proud to say that they are working. Elizabeth Pantley in my eyes is an amazing and extraordinary person with the ability to make you feel like she is right there sitting in your living room walking you through what to do...move over Super Nanny. If anyone is struggling with what to do with any type of behavioral issues with their children, this is the book for you. I have read every one of Elizabeth Pantley's books and I love them all, but The No- Cry Discipline Solution is her best!!! My advice to all parents, go out as soon as you can and run to your nearest book store or log on to the internet and get a copy of this book. I promise once you get started you are not going to want to put it down.
I LOVE this book!.......2007-08-08
I'm not often compelled to write a review, but I absolutely love this book. I've read a lot of books and articles on discipline, but I feel like I had a sort of break-through with my children after reading this one. I agree with the previous review which noted that the chapter on parental anger is perhaps the best part of the book. I honestly feel much more in control of my emotions and happier about parenting in general after reading this book. I am a big Elizabeth Pantley fan, but this book is my favorite of hers thus far.
Average customer rating:
- Great for parents with toddlers!
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Everything Parent's Guide To Tantrums: The One Book You Need To Prevent Outbursts, Avoid Public Scenes, And Help Your Child Stay Calm (Everything: Parenting and Family)
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Book Description
Help your child learn self-control-no matter what the situation!
Does your child kick and scream when he doesn't get his way? Have meal times and running errands become emotional battles? The Everything Parent's Guide to Tantrums is your authoritative handbook to understanding what causes your child to have tantrums and which measures you can take to combat their occurrence.
Author Joni Levine helps you:
Understand your child's temperament
Identify external influences that trigger tantrums
Avoid responding emotionally to an outburst
Use effective methods for calming your child
Deal with tantrums in public
Filled with realistic advice and practical tips, The Everything Parent's Guide to Tantrums is your key to a happy, well-adjusted child and peace at home-and elsewhere.
Customer Reviews:
Great for parents with toddlers!.......2005-08-11
I read this book that was loaned out to me by my son's daycare provider. (She also gave input on the proof-reading, she is a friend of Joni's....I think that's what she said and I did see her name in the book!)
I thought this book was a great book for any parent or person that will ever be caring for a toddler/child. My son is 22 months old and a lot of the things I read about in this book, he's been doing right at the age Joni writes about. I hope that I will be able to use some of what she says to help with any tantrums that my husband & I might have to deal with now that we have our 22 month old son and 3 week old twins!
Review - Everything Guide to Tantrums.......2005-08-04
This book is an outstanding resource for both parents and professionals within the field. Information is concise, insightful, and extremely applicable. I would highly recommend this publication for anyone that has, or works with, young children.
Everything Parent's Guide To Tantrums.......2005-07-20
Very well written in common everyday language. As a teacher I would reccomend this book for parents and new staff as well as seasoned staff as a resource. The book is easy to read and provides developmenatally appropriate information on a variety of topics that parents as well as teachers see and deal with on a daily basis.
Book Description
Sensible solutions to every parent's biggest fear - the tantrum!
Customer Reviews:
Without this book we would definitely be Les Miserables!.......1999-08-25
I am a successful cartoonist who, on occasion, has to deal with four rambunctious children. While I believe most families are a little dysfunctional, ours sometimes becomes a regular circus! In the past, I would get so angry that I ended up having long visits with Mr. James Beam, (if you know what I mean); but now I never drink out of anger...only pleasure!
This book has not only changed my life, but also my wife's. Her way of dealing with our melon-headed kids in the past was to compulsively clean. Now she and I can both relax in knowing our kids are in good hands with Uncle Roy.
This book has shown me that you don't have to raise your children with an iron fist, but with hands of wood, me lad. And you won't have to worry about taking your kids to the shed, because they will already be on top of it.
Boy, is this a good book!.......1999-08-24
As a young mother of four (two of whom are in the throws of the terrible Twos) I really needed this book. My kids are like most, I guess, brimming over with energy that sometimes gets misplaced. Sometimes they throw a lone fit when they don't get what they want, for instance when our girl wants "ice fweam" for dinner instead of the dreaded "p'sghetti." Or when our penultimate son wants to "renegotiate the contract" with us (so to speak) and demamnds top billing at the attention theater. Or, as the author experienced with her little boy's first tantrum on the Fire Island ferry (we love the place, btw!), our oldest pitched his first hissy fit on the ferry (well, taxi-boat really) that plies the Manitowish Waters in N. Wisconsin, the "Captain Roy." I, too, thought the crew or the mate (a mighty saling man) would toss us into the drink! And our youngest? Frankly, sometimes he can be a pampered jerk!
This is not to say we don't love the kids, we love them to death! But how do you deal practically with tantrums which, we know, can happen to any child? This book is a real help in that department. It's full of sage advice on how to calm the frenzy down and take control of your home life.
We invented a little game in our house inspired by one of the exercises mentioned in the book, we call it "Green Light/Yellow Light/Red Light." It involves ranking our behavior and the kids just love it. Another thing we tried (but is not in the book although the book gave my husband the idea) is "Self-Discipline Calling" in which when the child is having a hissy my husband calls out "Oing! Oing! Who's At The Door?" and the frenzied child has to respond "Self-discipline calling, come right in!" This gives them the little extra control they need to rein in their wild emotions. I have this book before me as I write this, and I'm glad to say that for the most part the tantrums are behind us!
A must read for parents, grandparents and care givers!.......1998-12-13
If you have a child in your life, or know a parent struggling with their child's tantrums, get a copy of this humerous and down-to-earth book today!
I have two toddlers one year apart and needed lots of advise about tantrums in public places. My mother gave me this book and I will forever be thankful. Chapter 3 "Everybody's Favorite: Tantrums in the Supermarket and the Restaurant" has wonderful ideas and advise that actually work.
I gave this book to a co-worker who was taking her 1 1/2 year old on a long car trip. She followed many of the suggestions in Chapter 4 "Planes, Trians, and Automobiles". She said the trip was still an experience, but the information in the book was extremely useful.
As my kids get older, I refer back to the book more solutions.
First Aid for Tantrums is a wonderful resource and will be in my personal library, well worn, for many years.
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