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Patty’s Story: A Parental Triumph
“The idea that our 26-month-old was a bit of a ‘cave-girl’
made perfect sense to my husband and me. So I tried
Toddler-ese:
“One day, when Kira’s shower was over, she went
ballistic! I love showers, so I could sympathize. With
wide-open eyes and lots of nodding I pointed to the
showerhead and said, ‘You want! You want! You want!!
You want shower … now!’ She continued yelling, so I
continued a tiny bit stronger. ‘You want shower! You
want shower! You want it! You want it, now!’ Almost like
magic, Kira responded immediately.
“Her crying stopped and she looked at my face with a
hopeful glance. Then I softly said, ‘You want to stay! But
no, nooooo. I’m so sorry, sweetheart, we need to go to
school! And your dolly wants some yummy breakfast. So
come on! Come on! Let’s get some food! Do you want
eggies or crunchies [cereal] today?’
“After one more fake cry, Kira let me dry and dress her
while I discussed our exciting plans for the day.
“Now whenever Kira resists getting dressed and shouts,
‘Me do!’ I turn on the Toddler-ese: ‘Kira says, “Me do! Me
do!” You want to do it yourself!’ Kira totally gets it. She
nods her head and smiles with relief. And as she struggles
to put on her shirt, she just lets me slide on her pants and
socks.
[“A bonus gift that we’ve gotten from Toddler-ese is that
we have more fun together. It has made me feel like a
genius!”

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Now that you know these effective communication basics, it’s time for a
few more skills! The next part of the book will teach you how to increase
your child’s good (green-light) behaviors and how to stop the bad
(yellow-and red-light) ones … fast!

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