I have a 18 month old who is starting to enter the terrible 2's early. Any recomendations on a good discipline book for toddlers.
You might try Dr. James Dobsons "The Strong Willed Child" Birth through adolescence. It can be found at ANY bookstore or even at Half-price books for not too much.
Yes, my daughter began showing early signs of the "terrible twos" long before she was two. I have two excellent books to recommend.
1) Boundaries with Kids by Dr. Henry Cloud & Dr. John Townsend
2) Touchpoints By T. Berry Brazelton, M.D.
Both are excellent resources. I can also recommend a website for someone who is local. He has spoken several times at our MOPS group and you can sign up to be on his email. His name is Dr. Brad Schwall and his website is www.parentingtools.org. His program is called Homeworks. Check it out.
What to Expect the Toddler Years by Eisenberg and The New Strong-Willed Child by Dobson were recommended to me by our pediatrician. Good luck to you!
Hi there.
I had the most active challenging boy on the planet just a few months ago. Things are different now. My pediatrician had me read the best book in the world. It is called Love and Logic Magic for Early Childhood, By Jim Fay and Charles Fay. This book was so helpful I can't even begin to know where to start. It's a big investment in your child's future to work on these issues now. I like you had to reach out and get some addition information because my little boy just gradually got worse from about 18 months until 4 years of age. Then I realized if I didnt' help him now and get some parenting help it would be a longer road for both of us.
Read the book and see what you think. They have several books out in the Love and Logic series. This just happened to be the one my doctor handed me, and I am ever so thankful.
Good luck to you. You are doing a great thing by working on these issues now.
J. P
The book that is very helpful is called "Shepherding A Child's Heart" by Tedd Tripp. Since you have an 18 month old it may be a challenge to read it so this book is offered on CD which I have as well. You can order the CD from Shepherd Press at www.shepherdpress.com
Although I haven't read it you may want to check out Dr. James Dobson's book "The Strong-Willed Child" it's available at any book store or www.amazon.com
I hope this helps!
I have a 17 month old who is also strong willed. I like The Discipline Book by Dr. Sears. You can buy it on his website at www.askdrsears.com or at any bookstore.
The Supernanny book...I borrowed mine from the library. Also, watch her show...she has some really, really great advice. I'm a teacher, and I follow her!
The Happiest Baby on the Block
My advice to you is to spank her. I don't mean every time she does something wrong. Just when she is out and out defying you. Count outloud to her 1..2..3. If she doesn't change that behavior, spank her and tell her firmly what you want her to do. You will only have to do this a few times. You also have to be consistant. Soon she will learn and all you will have to do is start counting and she'll straighten up. Don't spank her hard enough to leave a mark but it needs to be hard enough that it's unpleasant for her. It has worked with both my girls. My youngest pushes it all the way to 3 but she always changes her behavior when I start her way. I barely ever have to spank my kids now that they know their boundaries. You know the old saying,"Spare the rod, spoil the child." It's so true. I work in childcare and I can tell which kids get spankings and which ones don't. By the way, my kids are the best behaved in their classes. Anytime I spank I always explain to my kids why and hug them and tell them I love them. Sorry to be so frank but the kids today need a little more spankings and alot less of the Nanny 911 techniques. Good luck and God bless.
Suppernany by Jo Frost
I really liked Burton White's book, "Raising A Happy, Unspoiled Child". His advice is very loving towards the child, while also setting firm guidelines for behaviour. He also gives really good tips on what types of toys, etc, are best for children ages 1 through 3. It's an excellent book -- I've used his methods with my three children, and I've recommended it to several people who have all enjoyed it.
Good luck!
L.
I have the "Happiest Toddler on the Block" by Harvey Karp, M.D. -- "the new way to stop the daily battle of wills and raise a secure and well-behaved 1- to 4-year-old."
I just bought this book so I don't know much about it yet... but I'm intrigued. His approach is to teach parents how to communicate to toddlers on their level.
Here's the link to Amazon.com so you can read more about it....
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0553381431/qid=114600763...
I used 1-2-3 Magic last year (you can get it at Half-Price Books), but I notice that now I have an issue with getting an immediate response to requests. However, this method has been really helpful for my daughter to learn more control. Some kids just have stronger feelings than others.
Get the book! It's worth it!
