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No Bad Kids: Toddler Discipline Without Shame
by Janet Lansbury
I've had this recommended in so many different places, so I really, really did want to love it, but I just felt like JL was quite a bit over the top. Many of her ideas make sense, especially setting limits before the kid gets you annoyed, but the insistence on talking to your baby as if they're a grownup even from birth just seems like a way to make you/me/mom completely insane.
Good ideas:
1) Stay calm. Toddlers will engage in behavior that you think is bad because your reaction is interesting.
2) It is okay to let the toddler know that you will simply not let him engage in the behavior you don't like. Kid won't stop hitting your face-->he gets moved away from your face. Kid throws things out the door --> door gets locked.
3) If you know the kid engages in behavior that makes you mad, make the behavior impossible BEFORE you get to the mad state.
4) Don't have unreasonable expectations for the babe. He doesn't have impulse control, so make things impossible for him instead of expecting him not to do them on his own.
Good ideas:
1) Stay calm. Toddlers will engage in behavior that you think is bad because your reaction is interesting.
2) It is okay to let the toddler know that you will simply not let him engage in the behavior you don't like. Kid won't stop hitting your face-->he gets moved away from your face. Kid throws things out the door --> door gets locked.
3) If you know the kid engages in behavior that makes you mad, make the behavior impossible BEFORE you get to the mad state.
4) Don't have unreasonable expectations for the babe. He doesn't have impulse control, so make things impossible for him instead of expecting him not to do them on his own.