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The Happiest Toddler on the Block: How to Eliminate Tantrums and Raise a Patient, Respectful, and Cooperative One- to Four-Year-Old: Revised Edition

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Perfect for expecting parents who want to prepare themselves for the challenging toddler years (which starts around eight months of age), this essential guide, a national bestseller by respected pediatrician and child development expert Dr. Harvey Karp, not only helps reduce tantrums but makes happy kids even happier by boosting patience, cooperation, and self- confidence. This streamlined revision of the breakthrough bestseller by renowned child-development expert Dr. Harvey Karp will do even more to help busy parents survive the “terrible twos” and beyond.... In one of the most revolutionary advances in parenting of the past twenty-five years, Dr. Karp revealed that toddlers often act like uncivilized little cavemen, with a primitive way of thinking and communicating that is all their own. In this revised edition of his parenting classic, Dr. Karp has made his innovative approach easier to learn—and put into action—than ever before. Combining his trademark tools of Toddler-ese and the Fast-Food Rule with a highly effective new green light/yellow light/red light method for molding toddler behavior, Dr. Karp provides fast solutions for today’s busy and stressed parents. As you discover ways to boost your child’s good (green light) behavior, curb his annoying (yellow light) behavior, and immediately stop his unacceptable (red light) behavior you will learn how to soothe his stormy outbursts with amazing success—and better yet, prevent these outbursts before they begin! And the new thirty-item glossary of Dr. Karp’s parenting techniques will save you valuable time when you need to instantly calm an out-of-control child. The result: fewer tantrums, less yelling, and more happy, loving time for you and your child. Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Bantam; Revised, Updated ed. edition (August 26, 2008)


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Paperback ‏ : ‎ 336 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 20


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12 ounces


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.84 x 8.2 inches


Best Sellers Rank: #12,502 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #31 in Parenting Boys #34 in Parenting Girls #55 in Baby & Toddler Parenting


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Top Amazon Reviews

    • It actually does help
It actually does help to read a parenting book. My child is four, and I’ve read five parenting books over the past six months to try to find out what I can do different to correct the behavior that got him kicked out of pre-school. I was actually starting to get discouraged about children’s books in general, because while they did offer one or two things that were helpful for me to try, they still didn’t seem worth their while. But this book is really different. The first thing I liked about this book is that it’s written by a guy who actually knows kids, and by that I mean every single type of kid. He was the first one to “hit the nail on the head” so to speak, because he literally has seen it all. Secondly, he doesn’t make you feel bad about yourself or your kid. That may be a weird thing to point out, but I’ve read parenting books that took me weeks to get through because they either made me feel bad, or made me feel like something was wrong with me kid (and that I should feel sorry for him.) But this book doesn’t do that. Thirdly, the author is straight to the point. He does give scenarios of what happened with children he knows, but he doesn’t go into so much detail that you can’t figure out what he’s saying quickly. It feels like some authors only have a few good things to say so they harp on those few things several times or they stretch it out so that their book can be called a “book”. But this book was very concise and straight to the point. I never felt like I was wasting my time reading this book, because every time I sat down to read more than fifteen minutes of it, I learned at least two very helpful things to try with my child to improve his behavior. And fourth, this book actually works. It really does teach you to be “that parent” that is so good with kids that even other people’s kids will be drawn to you at places like the zoo or the park. And after you’ve tried these methods for a short time, it will seem that this “parent greatness” that you have just comes to you naturally. I think it’s because somewhere inside of us we have an instinct of how we should be teaching our kids but we get so caught up on what TV says we should do, what we see our friends with kids do, or what our parents did to us, that we find ourselves forgetting or ignoring the most natural way to parent. And this book brings it back out again. I know I said a lot just to say this: I recommend this book to parents of every child type and of any age. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on April 22, 2018 by Lisa Reynolds
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Great book!
Reviewed in the United States on February 2, 2025 by Ann S
    • Some Really Great Suggestions!
Since reading The Happiest Baby on the Block and wishing I read it before baby boy came along, I decided to give Dr. Karp’s other book, The Happiest Toddler on the Block, a try before baby boy enters those toddler years. Making some mistakes with a newborn (like not swaddling the right way, not understanding how to rock baby, etc.) is one thing, but dealing with toddler tantrums, I feel, is a different ball game altogether. I have some experience (since I worked at a daycare/preschool for a few years), but being a substitute teacher at the time and raising a child can hardly be considered the same thing. In other words, I can use all the help I can get! Some of the suggestions offered I found to be great, even if he gives these suggestions odd names. For example, the Fast-Food Rule sounds odd. What? Am I giving my toddler McDonald’s a lot? However, it’s merely a comparison of how to acknowledge your child’s feelings in a way that a fast-food server would – they repeat your order and make sure you are heard. In the same sense, you would acknowledge your toddler’s feelings first and let them know you hear them. I love this because toddlers don’t have a great way to communicate since their language development and reasoning skills are just beginning to develop, but these little tykes have very big feelings. If all we do is push those feelings aside, don’t acknowledge them, and try to distract them, then we are just teaching children that their feelings don’t matter and that they should be pushing their feelings down, which then becomes an extremely slippery slope to travel down. Another suggestion I truly found interesting and am already practicing with my baby is Toddler-ese. Again, odd name, but a wonderful suggestion. So many times when children are happy or they finally understand how to complete a task they’ve been working on for a while, we use simple language: “Yay!” “Good job!” “Mama so proud!” However, when it comes time to handle a situation when the child is angry or upset, we tend to want to give these long-winded sentences, “Honey, I know you’re upset, but we have to go home now and eat dinner.” When the child is less likely to hear most of an adult’s words (when they’re upset), why is it we try to give them so many words? I, for one, think this is an interesting concept that I would like to try with my own baby when he becomes a toddler. In fact, I’m practicing it now. 🙂 Lastly, I really like most of the green-light, yellow-light, and red-light behavior suggestions that Dr. Karp offers. Green-light behaviors like star charts, patience stretching, bedtime sweet talk, and magic breathing are all ones that I plan on trying. The yellow-light behaviors like kind ignoring is something I would do as well. Then, the red-light ones like time-out and consequences are, again, ones that I would try, too. Some other suggestions like clap-growl not sure I would do. Clapping to stop a behavior right now (like biting or hitting), maybe that would be fine. However, growling? Not sure if I can do that. It seems a bit odd. I also am not a big fan of using the phrase, “You win! You always win!” when you’re trying to get your toddler to do something that they don’t want to do (like eat peas). It’s meant to be used during a compromise and you pretend that your toddler got the best out of the deal you two made. I do agree that toddlers begin to realize they lose all day (can’t jump on the couch, can’t play when they want to, they need to do things that they don’t want to, etc.), so building in time when they do “win” (like giving a choice of which toy to play, what bowl to eat out of, etc.) can help prevent some tougher times later. However, telling them they always win when they were clearly just arguing with you about what to eat…not sure. Guess when my baby becomes a toddler I can play around a bit and see what works best for him and what doesn’t. Also, I can see what I’m comfortable with and what I’m not comfortable with. Teaching compromise is great when they are playing with peers, but when it comes to adult/authority figures (teachers, for example), there’s no way they can compromise their way out of everything. Sometimes there are assignments or tasks you have to do just because it’s a requirement. We’ll see. There were a couple of more of these uncomfortable suggestions within the book, but those are the two that come to mind off the top of my head that I’m holding on reserve for now. Overall, this was an easy book to follow and one that I have marked some suggestions will definitely try with my future toddler! Maybe not everything, but definitely some! I would recommend this book to parents who will be raising a toddler soon. It's probably best to use some of the techniques as soon as you can versus when you have a toddler already. However, I'm sure those who do have toddlers can find something new to try. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on February 12, 2021 by Heidi

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