little tiger will have an important role to play in the world.
The Ten-Second Temperament Test
Still not sure which category describes your child? This little test may
help: Go to an uncrowded mall, release your child’s hand,
and pretend to
turn your back for two seconds. (Keep a close watch out of the corner of
your eye.) What does she do? Stand there? (Easy.) Grab your coat and
cry? (Shy.) Run away without looking back? (Spirited.)
The answer will
give you a pretty good reading of your child’s temperament.
Now that you have a better sense what makes your little friend tick,
and what may be preventing her from behaving the way you want her
to, let’s explore the special struggles that
the parents of toddlers face
every day.
“There are times when parenthood seems like nothing
more than feeding the hand that bites you.”
—Peter De Vries
Main Points:
•
No one was meant to parent a toddler … without a lot of help.
• Toddlers are tricky even for experienced parents.
• Your tot’s words or deeds may
open up feelings of hurt and
humiliation from deep in your past.
• Young kids are especially hard to deal with if their
temperaments clash with ours.
• The key to effective parenting: Be an “ambassador”! The best
parents diplomatically mix sincere respect and clear limits.
Parenting is the greatest joy—and the toughest job.
You love your child,
but
… oooff! One minute your tot is the apple of your eye, the next she’s
the pebble in your shoe.
Every mom and dad I’ve ever met has confronted some or all of the
following four struggles that can make
the toddler years even more
challenging:
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