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Kneeling down to her son’s level, Shelby put on a serious
face, pointed at the ball three times in quick repetition,
and using a strong voice said, “Ball! Ball! Ball! You want
it! You want it now!” Her son calmed a bit and turned to
look at her and Shelby continued in an energetic but
caring voice, “But, noooo. No ball, honey. It’s John’s
turn. John’s turn.” Billy was still frowning, but his shrieks
had mellowed into whining. At that point, Shelby
distracted them both: “Look! Wow! A jungle gym you can
climb on! Wow! Come on, guys, let’s play with that.”
Of course, not all struggles end so easily, but more than half do … and
that will make you feel pretty darn smart. (See “Stop Tantrums” on
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Toddler-ese in Action
Sounds good in theory but what about in practice? I’ve seen the FFR
+Toddler-ese help countless parents smooth their toddler’s ruffled
feathers. Here are a few of their stories:
When Paris, a 20-month-old, whined for a cookie, here’s how his
dad handled it:
Paris: I want! I want! I waaaaant!!!!!
Joe (kneeling down, with a serious but caring look, points
two to three times to the jar and says with in animated
voice): You want! You want! You want! You want cookie
now!
Paris (reaches toward the cookies, grunting with
impatience): Unh! Unh!
Joe (points to the jar two to three times in rapid
succession and echoes the grunt): Unh … unh! You want!
You want! (Paris looks right at his dad.)
Joe (in a calmer voice): Cookie … cookie! I know,