The Happiest Toddler on the Block: How to Eliminate Tantrums and Raise a Patient, Respectful, and Cooperative One- to Four-Year-Old: Revised Edition
by By Spencer, Paula and Karp, Harvey
Category: Family & Relationships , Life Stages , Infants & Toddlers

Perfect for expecting parents who want to prepare themselves for the challenging toddler years (which starts around eight months of age), this essential guide, a national bestseller by respected pediatrician and child development expert Dr. Harvey Karp, not only helps reduce tantrums but makes happy kids even happier by boosting patience, cooperation, and self-confidence.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  little cavemen, 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 learn—and put into action—than ever before.Combining his trademark  tools of Toddler-ese and the Fast-Food Rule with a highly effective new green light/yellow  light/red light method for molding toddler behavior, Dr. Karp provides fast solutions  for today’s busy and stressed parents. As you discover ways to boost your child’s  good (green light) behavior, curb his annoying (yellow light) behavior, and immediately  stop his unacceptable (red light) behavior you will learn how to soothe his stormy  outbursts with amazing success—and better yet, prevent these outbursts before they  begin! And the new thirty-item glossary of Dr. Karp’s parenting techniques will save  you valuable time when you need to instantly calm an out-of-control child. The result:  fewer tantrums, less yelling, and more happy, loving time for you and your child.