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Put bad behavior “on hold”
A way to use patience-stretching to sidestep your child’s whining and
demands and teach him to be more reasonable.
Put bad behavior “on hold”
Red-light behavior
Things your child says or does that are dangerous or aggressive or that
violate important family rules and that you need to stop … immediately.
Red-light behavior
Reverse psychology
A clever way to get your child to do something by ordering him not to
do it.
Reverse psychology
Role-playing
A playful way to give your child the opportunity to practice behaviors
you want to encourage.
Role-playing
Saving face
Shaming or embarrassing your toddler may lead to resentment and
actually decrease cooperation. Saving face means allowing him to keep
his dignity, even when he doesn’t get his way.
Saving face

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Show your tot you believe in him
This is a confidence builder in which you ask for your child’s help, offer
him options, or give him a minute to figure things out for himself.
Show your tot you believe in him
Side door of your child’s mind
Toddlers learn more from indirect messages—fairy tales, role-playing,
and catching others being good—than from lectures and long
explanations. Their natural tendency is to imitate what they see and
overhear (through the “side door” of the mind) rather than what they’re
told to do.
Side door of your child’s mind
Special time
A daily routine of one to two short (five-to ten-minute) sessions of
uninterrupted fun and attention. It’s a gift that many kids fondly
remember for the rest of their lives.
Special time
Spokesperson
A method of acknowledging your child’s feelings by saying what you
think she would if she could.
Spokesperson
Sportscaster
A method of acknowledging your child’s feelings by narrating your
child’s actions and feelings like an announcer describing a sports match.
Sportscaster
Star charts
A tool for improving your older toddler’s cooperation by making a daily
recording on a little chart of a few specific behaviors you want to
encourage.
Star charts

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Sweet spot
When talking to anyone who is upset, you’ll be most successful having
her feel respected and cared about if your tone of voice and facial
gestures reflect about a third of the person’s emotional intensity.
Sweet spot