Toddler 411 Quotes

“BE A GOOD ROLE MODEL. If you are calm under pressure, your child will take the cue. And if you have a temper tantrum when you are upset, expect that your child will do the same. He’s watching you, always watching.”
― Ari Brown, Toddler 411: Your Toddler, age 1 to 4: Clear Answers & Smart Advice for Your Toddler

“Consistency is the key to making a discipline plan work. If there is an adult (a.k.a. the Softy) who ignores a behavior that other adults reprimand, the behavior will continue.”
― Ari Brown, Toddler 411: Your Toddler, age 1 to 4: Clear Answers & Smart Advice for Your Toddler

“Choking Hazards: What to avoid Every year, 10,000 kids under the age of 14 choke on something and end up in the emergency room. Seventy-five percent of those children are under three years of age. And sadly, some of those kids die. Want to know what the deadliest choking hazard is? Hot dogs. Other food choking hazards include grapes, peanuts, hard carrots, and hard candies.”
― Denise Fields, Toddler 411: Clear Answers & Smart Advice For Your Toddler

“Vaccines do not work as well if a large number of folks opt out of the system. Vaccines are not 100% effective in any one individual. It is the collective immunity of the population (known as herd immunity) that keeps a germ from reaching epidemic proportions. You may think that if everyone else’s kid is protected then your child doesn’t need to be. But . . . germs don’t think that way. They just look for a new person to infect. And the more people who opt out, the more vulnerable the entire population is (particularly its youngest members).”
― Denise Fields, Toddler 411: Clear Answers & Smart Advice For Your Toddler

“You know the drill—your child cruises over to the coffee table and throws the remote control at the dog. But before he does it, he turns his head and looks over at you with a devilish grin on his face. That’s because you’ve already told him, ten times, this is not okay.”
― Denise Fields, Toddler 411: Clear Answers & Smart Advice For Your Toddler