Happiest Toddler on the Block How to Eliminate Tantrums and Raise a Patient, Respectful, and Cooperative One- to Four-Year-Old: Revised Edition

Name: Happiest Toddler on the Block How to Eliminate Tantrums and Raise a Patient, Respectful, and Cooperative One- to Four-Year-Old: Revised Edition
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ISBN: 9780553384420

ISBN-10: 0553384422

ISBN-13: 9780553384420

Edition: 2008 (Revised)

Authors: Harvey Karp

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This streamlined revision of the breakthrough bestseller by renowned child-development expert Dr. Harvey Karp will do even more to help busy parents survive the "terrible twos" and beyond.... In one of the most revolutionary advances in parenting of the past twenty-five years, Dr. Karp revealed that toddlers often act like uncivilized littlecavemen,with a primitive way of thinking and communicating that is all their own. In this revised edition of his parenting classic, Dr. Karp has made his innovative approach easier to learnand put into actionthan ever before. Combining his trademark tools of Toddler-ese and the Fast-Food Rule with a highly effective newgreen light/yellow light/red…

Book details

List price: $20.00
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Publication date: 8/26/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 5.51" wide x 8.27" long x 0.87" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English

Based in Santa Monica, Dr. Kapp is a practicing pediatrician and child development specialist who has worked with thousands of families, from inner city teen moms to superstar parents. He is an assistant professor of pediatrics at the UCLA School of Medicine. He and his wife and daughter live in California.



Acknowledgments


Introduction: How I Found the Secret to Successful Communication with Toddlers



The Happiest Toddler: Toddler/Parent Basics



Toddler Basics: The Gentle Art of Civilizing a Toddler



Parenting Basics: The Lowdown on Bringing Up a Toddler



Connect with Respect: Toddler Communication Basics



The "Fast-Food Rule": The Golden Rule of Communication



"Toddler-ese": A Talking Style That Really Works!



Behavior Basics: Raise a Great Child the Green-Yellow-Red-Light Way



Green-Light Behaviors: How to Encourage Good Behavior



Yellow-Light Behaviors: How to Curb Annoying Behavior



Red-Light Behaviors: How to Put the Brakes on Bad Behavior



How Do I Handle This One?



Taming Tantrums ... Like Magic!



Real Answers to Common Problems


Epilogue: Civilization Ho! Your Happy, Confident Four-Year-Old



The Ten Basics for Raising a Happy Toddler



Dr. Karp's Key Terms and All-Star Tricks!


Index