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Now that you know the basics, let’s put them to work in some all-too-
typical toddler situations.
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Chapter 8
zeroes in on the number one frustrating behavior that
our toddlers level at us: temper tantrums. I give tantrums their
own chapter because almost every toddler has them (and almost
every parent asks me about them). Yet with these tips, you can
actually shorten more than 50 percent of outbursts to just
seconds, and prevent nine out of ten tantrums from occurring in
the first place.
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Chapter 9
reviews most of the rest of the challenging toddler
behaviors that parents have to deal with at one time or another:
• worries and fears • annoying attitudes and actions • defiance
• aggressive and/or dangerous behavior
For all these tough situations, I’ll discuss how you can use The
Happiest Toddler tools to solve the problem and, in the process, raise
a child who is confident, obedient, loving, and happy!

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“What makes me mad? Days when buttons won’t go
straight and I want to stay up late and I hate what’s on
my plate.”
—Catherine and Laurence Anholt, What Makes Me Happy
Main Points:
• Tantrums are normal but avoidable.
• Tantrums peak between 18 and 24 months and again at around
three and a half years of age.
• Tantrums “push our buttons” and make many of us overreact.
• To stop half of your toddler’s tantrums in seconds: Connect with
respect, and if that fails, add kind ignoring.
• To prevent 50 to 90 percent of outbursts from even happening:
1) avoid problem situations, 2) connect with respect … all day,
3) feed the meter, and 4) teach patience-stretching.
“Tess is bilingual—she talks and screams.”

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