Jo Frost's Toddler Rules
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Jo Frost
From the beloved TV disciplinarian and bestselling author of Supernanny comes an amazingly simple five-step program to help parents tame tantrums, prevent bad behavior, and create long-term peace and stability in the home. SILVER MEDAL WINNER, NATIONAL PARENTING PUBLICATIONS AWARDSJo Frost has always had a natural gift for connecting with kids, and for helping parents navigate milestones with practical know-how and ease. With the success of her hit TV shows Supernanny, Extreme Parental Guidance, and Family S.O.S. with Jo Frost, she’s proven her ability to expertly rein in unacceptable conduct and bring peace and stability to millions of homes worldwide. Now, in this invaluable book, she shows you how to identify and eliminate toddler tantrums, and curb behaviors in other child rearing areas. Frost’s effective five-step program for disciplined parenting addresses such challenges as • Sleep: winning those nightly battles—going to bed and staying there • Food: what to cook, trying new things, and enjoying meal times • Play: sharing toys, defusing squabbles, developing social skills • Learning: listening, language, and development • Manners: teaching respect, showing examples, and positive praise The key to achieving success with these Toddler Rules is Frost’s proven S.O.S. method: Step Back, Observe, Step In. Complete with troubleshooting tips for living tantrum-free, this welcome, honest, straightforward guide has all you need to help your children grow, thrive, and make family time even more precious.Praise for Jo Frost’s Toddler Rules “The indomitable Frost shares both her wisdom and experience for parents of toddlers. The five rules . . . are presented in her charming and conversational tone and provide not only a foundation for sanity but sure scaffolding to greater learning and happier parenting. . . . Frost is a favorite with many, and her engaging manner carries into her written work.”—Library Journal (starred review)“Common-sense and practical advice on raising young children by an expert in the field . . . A full chapter devoted to handling temper tantrums is an added bonus for parents in crisis mode.”—Kirkus Reviews
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Author
Jo Frost
Pages
320
Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
Published Date
2014-03-04
ISBN
034554238X 9780345542380
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"A solid mostly helpful parenting book. Definitely good for parents struggling with misbehaving kids who don’t have a lot of tools in their tool belt yet. Lots of concrete techniques to try to give your kids structure and make sure their needs are met. I appreciated h the simplicity: take care of food, sleep, stimulation (social, visual, auditory, fine and gross motor), and manners- each one supports the others. The most helpful section for me was tantrums because I tend to “lose it” myself! <br/><br/>However, this one is only getting three stars for a few issues I have with it:<br/>- not enough coverage of how to do techniques like the naughty step alongside attachment parenting. I do believe timeouts can be useful but time INs are being shown to be even more important. Jo discusses naming and validating kid’s feelings but doesn’t cover that nearly enough. <br/>- no coverage of the important research on mental and emotional strength and resilience that is so critical to support in kids<br/>- a bit confusing about how to handle non-mock tantrums when you can’t solve the underlying issue due to circumstances <br/><br/>Overall worth a read but don’t let this be the only toddler parenting book you read. I suggest “how to talk so kids can listen and listen so kids can talk” (Adele Faber) and “Kids are Worth it” (Barbara coloroso)"
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