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

Harvey Karp, MD., is an assistant professor of pediatrics at the UCLA School of Medicine, with a private practice in Santa Monica. Author of The Happiest Baby on the Block, Dr. Karp is a nationally renowned expert in child development, children’s health and the environment, and breast-feeding. He lives with his wife and daughter in California.

For further information and for information about the award-winning The Happiest Baby DVD/video and The Happiest Toddler DVD/video, please visit www.thehappiestbaby.com.

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.

New York Times

. . . an informative and engaging romp about toddlers. Roll over, Dr. Spock.

Acknowledgments     xi
Introduction: How I Found the Secret to Successful Communication with Toddlers     xiii
The Happiest Toddler: Toddler/Parent Basics
Toddler Basics: The Gentle Art of Civilizing a Toddler     5
Parenting Basics: The Lowdown on Bringing Up a Toddler     23
Connect with Respect: Toddler Communication Basics
The "Fast-Food Rule": The Golden Rule of Communication     41
"Toddler-ese": A Talking Style That Really Works!     67
Behavior Basics: Raise a Great Child the Green-Yellow-Red-Light Way
Green-Light Behaviors: How to Encourage Good Behavior     95
Yellow-Light Behaviors: How to Curb Annoying Behavior     147
Red-Light Behaviors: How to Put the Brakes on Bad Behavior     185
How Do I Handle This One?
Taming Tantrums ... Like Magic!     211
Real Answers to Common Problems     231
Epilogue: Civilization Ho! Your Happy, Confident Four-Year-Old     275
The Ten Basics for Raising a Happy Toddler     279
Dr. Karp's Key Terms and All-Star Tricks!     285
Index     293