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 Dr. Harvey Karp helps parents tackle and tame the terrible toddler. What do you do when your little one has turned into a screaming Neanderthal? First, remember the logical side of the brain is not developed yet. Dr. Karp explains how little ones act like little primitive cave people and offers tools to successfully communicate and create acceptable behaviour. The Happiest Toddler on the Block provides solutions to quickly calm that wild child with techniques that reduce hissy fits, tantrums and yelling. We all need more quality time. Dr. Karp helps your family get back on track and avoid the train wrecks.

• 336 pages
• Paperback
• ISBN-13: 978-0553384420 (rev. 2008)
• Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.6 x 0.9

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Table of Contents
Introduction

• Chapter 1 – Toddler Basics: The gentle art of civilizing a toddler
• Chapter 2 – Parenting Basics: The lowdown on bringing up a toddler

• Chapter 3 – The Fast Food Rule: The golden rule of communication
• Chapter 4 – Toddler-ese: A talking style that really works!

• Chapter 5 – Green Light Behavior: How to encourage good behavior
• Chapter 6 – Yellow Light Behaviors: How to curb annoying behavior
• Chapter 7 – Red Light Behaviors: How to put the breaks on bad behavior

• Chapter 8 Taming Tantrums…Like Magic!
• Chapter 9 – Real Answers to Common Problems

Appendix A – The Ten Basics for Raising a Happy Toddler
Appendix B – Dr. Karp’s Key Terms and All-Star Tricks!