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Oh Crap! I have a Toddler

Tackling These Crazy Awesome Years—No Time Outs Needed

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Oh Crap! I have a Toddler

By: Jamie Glowacki
Narrated by: Jamie Glowacki
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 Real-world, from-the-trenches toddler parenting advice from the author of the bestselling Oh Crap! Potty Training.

Toddlers—commonly defined as children aged between two and five years old—can be a horribly misunderstood bunch. What most parents view as bad behavior is in fact just curious behavior. Toddlerdom is the age of individuation, seeking control, and above all, learning how the world works. But this misunderstanding between parents and child can lead to power struggles, tantrums, and even diminished growth and creativity.

The recent push of early intellectualism coupled with a desire to “make childhood magical” has created a strange paradox—we have three-year-olds with math and Mandarin tutors who don’t know how to dress themselves and are sitting in their own poop. We are pushing the toddler mind beyond its limit but simultaneously keeping them far below their own natural capabilities.

In the frank, funny, and totally authentic Oh Crap! I Have a Toddler, social worker Jamie Glowacki helps parents work through what she considers the five essential components of raising toddlers:

—Engaging the toddler mind
—Working with the toddler body
—Understanding and dealing with the toddler behavior
—Creating a good toddler environment
—You, the parent

Oh Crap! I Have a Toddler is about doing more with less—and bringing real childhood back from the brink of over-scheduled, over-stimulated, helicopter parenting. With her signature down-and-dirty, friend-to-friend advice, Jamie is here to help you experience the joy of parenting again and giving your child—and yourself—the freedom to let them grow at their own pace and become who they are. Childhood Education Education Infants & Toddlers Parenting & Families Relationships Toddler Funny
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I recommend this book to anyone who can’t figure out what’s making their child behave badly... anyone who is struggling to be the parent they wish they could be.

Do you lose your temper with your child’s escalating behaviour?
This is your best friend.

Fantastic Book- Absolutely invaluable

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This is the only book a toddler's parent should read. Beautifully written, resonates so well with you, gives lots of great and realistic advices; talks about the whole ,not just pieces of information. An interesting and helpful insight of what's going on with our little humans who need our understanding and compassion,more than anything. My favourite book

Amazingly helpful and lively written

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Eye-opening, funny and relatable. Brilliant advice beyond just how to discipline! I really understand my child more than I did before this book.

Brilliant

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easy to listen too. It changed the way my toddler interacts with me. wish I had read it earlier!

worthwhile

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listening as a parent who is also a therapist I found the content and delivery very useful for exploring the gaps between my vision and actions. will definitely listen again. Useful for trouble shooting as well as for approach building.

Thank you for sharing your insights and loved experience.

accessible and generous

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