Life With Toddlers: 3 simple strategies to ease the struggle and raise happy, healthy toddlers

by Michelle Smith, Rita Chandler (Contributor)

Time to get tough, Mommies! Witty and fun, Life with Toddlers dishes out no-nonsense guidance and down to earth techniques. Pulling no punches, this mom of three lays out toddler discipline with empathy, and yes, a few migraines of her own! Most toddler books are filled with peachy, useless, it'll-be-fine advice. Well, no more! Using a new three step "TAG" or Toddler ABC Guide(c) for decreasing unwanted behavior, parents and caregivers can finally end the emotional tug of war (discipline, guilt, discipline, guilt...great balls of fire, just throw us a Prozac(tm)!) Save time and energy as you discover how to make toddlers happy, healthy, and balanced with this proven technique. Life with Toddlers explores Tantrums, Biting, Yelling, Bickering, Hitting, Bottle Weaning, Sleep, Sharing, and more. Unwanted behaviors can happen for many reasons - sensory stimulation, communication, frustration, etc. - but if you want results, we have to figure out why. Take a tiny bit of time up front, soak in the new "TAG" method, then it's easy. And hey, if you're now an official member of the Bite Club, don't fret. We're all members, girlfriend!

Genres: Parenting

258 pages, Paperback

First published October 6, 2009

Reviews

[Carlie]

Worth a read if you have toddlers or will soon. The author is down-to-earth and funny. Her writing is organized, to the point, and therefore quick and easy to follow, which says a lot coming from me in the midst of raising both a 2-year-old and a 3-year-old simultaneously with total scatter brain for reading comprehension. Your sense of humor is absolutely required or you will likely be offended by some of her blunt criticisms.

While I don't agree 100% with all of her parenting methods (I would find that weird anyway), most of them ring true from my experiences and really just make a lot of sense. I found that I was already using some of the methods with success, and I appreciated the affirmation and strong emphasis on consistency. I'll be trying some of her other ideas and considering some from a new perspective.

This is the first book I'm going to ask my husband to read since my first pregnancy (HA, WISH ME LUCK ON THAT FRONT. The humor helps, so I think I have a chance). So far, it's the only parenting book I've run across that I think he might actually read AND benefit from.

BTW, the Kindle version is a bargain, and it's loanable.

[Martine]

This book gave me a feeling of control while my 2 year old was making me pull my hair out. It helps you realize you are doing it right and you just need to stick with it. It's written very girlfriend like. My husband is still trying to get through it-bless his heart:) It adds to all the other books I have read but I wouldn't say this is the one book you have to read to get through toddler-hood.

[Ashley]

I found a 3 book fat cat book bundle on amazon for free.
This was the 2nd book in the bundle.
It definitely one of the better e-books I've downloaded to read with my daughter.