I?ve written blog post after blog post about how difficult Greenleigh can be. ?How ordinary, everyday events like dinner become major battles. ?I often feel that she goes out of her way to break the rules. ?And even as she sits on the time out step, she doesn?t seem to have a care in the world, and will often stand up, say she?s sorry, then immediately repeat the behavior that put her in time out to begin with. ?And she?s not even 2 feet from the time out step. ?I mean, I know she?s a good kid with a good heart, but wow, can it get under your skin. ?I try to have patience, but by the end of the day I?m often too tired. ?The bad behavior seems to snowball, and before I know it, I just want to forget that the night even happened, which is sad because I get so little time with my girls during the work week.
As a parent, I?m always looking for a way to improve. ?To have more patience. ?To connect with my kids. ?So when I was given the opportunity to try Talking to Toddlers, I was?ecstatic. ?Authored by Chris Thompson, Talking to Toddlers: Dealing with the Terrible Twos and Beyond is an audio guide to better communication with your kids. ?It?s intended for the parents of kids ages 2-6 and has quickly become an international best seller in the category of toddler parenting audio books. ? This audio series is broken up into 12 tracks, and comes complete with a Complete Course Guide, Summary, and Homework. ?I know, I know, who wants to do homework? ?But it?s so critical to this course that you really have to do it in order to get the most out of each lesson. ?It?s not written homework though, its real life application of the audio lesson you learned. ?The audio tracks vary in length, but are typically around 20 minutes long. ?If you?re more of a visual learner, like I am, you can always refer to the Complete Course Guide which contains a written transcript of each track. ?It?s recommended to listen to one track per day, complete the homework, and then move on to the next track.
From the very first chapter, it makes you question why you?re saying things to your child. ?Are you telling them no because their actions are harmful or is it just that you don?t want to deal with the consequences of their actions. ?For example, as we were driving home from school the other day, Greenleigh started to tear up a page from her coloring book. ?As the word ?no? started to escape my lips, I thought about it. ?She?s happy. ?She?s quiet. ?Why am I telling her no? ?It wasn?t her sister?s creation from school that she was tearing up, it was a blank page. ?The more I thought about it, I didn?t want her tearing it up because I was concerned she wouldn?t clean it up and I would have to do it. ?But when we got home, I told her she needed to clean up and she did. ?It was a situation where I didn?t have to say no. ?There was no point. ?So I didn?t, and we drove home in peace. ?Crisis averted.
But more than anything else, this book shows you how to ?trick? your child into the behavior you want out of them. ?By modifying your words and actions, you can often get the desired response from your child. ?I loved that this course assumed that the child would initially say no to whatever you ask them to do, because that is my life. ?Seriously. ?There are times I could tell Greenleigh to go eat too much candy and her answer would be no. ?Simply because I asked her to do it (of course I wouldn?t really tell her to go eat too much candy, but you get the point). ?I?ve now been taught how to approach as an ally, while in all reality guiding her towards my goal, instead of hers. ?Her goal normally ends in a screeching, throwing herself on the floor tantrum, so guiding her towards my goal is a really good thing.
While I won?t say I?ve mastered all the?techniques in Talking to Toddlers, I now find myself stopping and thinking about how I can turn the situation around before anything has happened. ?I?m ahead of the game, and I like it. ?If you?re struggling with the terrible twos or have come to loathe the word ?NO!? when it?s being said by your toddler 10 times per hour, I would strongly urge you to try Talking to Toddlers. ?It has made a difference in our house.
You can purchase Talking to Toddlers for immediate download by going to the Talking to Toddlers website. ?You can also visit their facebook fan page for more details about the program.
Want to win a copy of Talking to Toddlers? ?Great! ?One lucky reader is going to win a complete audio course. ?Just use the Rafflecopter form below for your chance to win!
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