Toddler Taming - The Solution is Better Communication
This article is predominately about children within the 2 years to 5 year old bracket.
The reason for this is that the tantrums or certain unwanted behavior that parents experience and struggle with tend to be more regular at this age group though defiantly their continue to be challenges all along the way, ask anyone with a teenage son or daughter.
So what to expect in the toddler years? First thing to understand is that many toddler behavior problems, especially toddler tantrums, are borne out of frustration, they either do not possess the language skills to express themselves and even if they did at such a young age, they would not be aware of the potential choices that they have open to them, what this seems like to the child is that what ever they want is the only option open to them and they can not express themselves in a way that makes themselves clear.
When you begin to look at the situation from this perspective it's probably of little surprise that toddler discipline can sometimes seem a little extreme by adult standards.
So what can be done, to help reduce certain behaviors that many parents wish to reduce while reinforcing behaviors that they do want? The broad reply is that of better communication on the parents part, this is by no means a blame out towards the parent however as I have mentioned earlier the child when young can see very little but from their own egocentric perspective, so as the parent you really do need to become the change you wish to see.
When looking at toddler taming or any human interaction it is the skill of your communication skills that will win the day, the person in any communication with the most flexibility will get more positive outcomes with their interactions.
When applying this to your children its vital to know certain communication techniques that can bring fluent resolution to some child issues while reinforcing what you want in the future.
However it's not just your verbal communication that is key, it's also your body language which in my experience of my own children seem to have a sixth sense of picking up on, even when very young.
The way you use your verbal communication and body language can be important to toddler taming and people in general!! So you asking how do I learn these skills while having to work so hard as a parent, and I bet that there going to cost the earth.
Well I must say that's what I thought but I have found an excellent resource that covers all the areas I mentioned for very little outlay and you do not even have to leave home to do it.
Just remember if you want anything in life to change adopting the same behaviors will not give you your desired change, put simply to gain something new you have to do something new.
Remember toddler taming or as some parents call it toddler discipline, is all about creating a positive environment for you and your children, so that they can flourish and so can you.
The reason for this is that the tantrums or certain unwanted behavior that parents experience and struggle with tend to be more regular at this age group though defiantly their continue to be challenges all along the way, ask anyone with a teenage son or daughter.
So what to expect in the toddler years? First thing to understand is that many toddler behavior problems, especially toddler tantrums, are borne out of frustration, they either do not possess the language skills to express themselves and even if they did at such a young age, they would not be aware of the potential choices that they have open to them, what this seems like to the child is that what ever they want is the only option open to them and they can not express themselves in a way that makes themselves clear.
When you begin to look at the situation from this perspective it's probably of little surprise that toddler discipline can sometimes seem a little extreme by adult standards.
So what can be done, to help reduce certain behaviors that many parents wish to reduce while reinforcing behaviors that they do want? The broad reply is that of better communication on the parents part, this is by no means a blame out towards the parent however as I have mentioned earlier the child when young can see very little but from their own egocentric perspective, so as the parent you really do need to become the change you wish to see.
When looking at toddler taming or any human interaction it is the skill of your communication skills that will win the day, the person in any communication with the most flexibility will get more positive outcomes with their interactions.
When applying this to your children its vital to know certain communication techniques that can bring fluent resolution to some child issues while reinforcing what you want in the future.
However it's not just your verbal communication that is key, it's also your body language which in my experience of my own children seem to have a sixth sense of picking up on, even when very young.
The way you use your verbal communication and body language can be important to toddler taming and people in general!! So you asking how do I learn these skills while having to work so hard as a parent, and I bet that there going to cost the earth.
Well I must say that's what I thought but I have found an excellent resource that covers all the areas I mentioned for very little outlay and you do not even have to leave home to do it.
Just remember if you want anything in life to change adopting the same behaviors will not give you your desired change, put simply to gain something new you have to do something new.
Remember toddler taming or as some parents call it toddler discipline, is all about creating a positive environment for you and your children, so that they can flourish and so can you.
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