https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 13 Jul 2026 22:15:10 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/book-recommendation-on-parenting-a-small-toddler#post-1802204 Wed, 06 Aug 2014 21:02:31 +0000 Chuckles 1802204@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I hope the Janet Lansbury website is helpful. Here's a link to an article that specifically talks about indecisive toddlers: <a href="http://www.janetlansbury.com/2014/03/how-to-help-our-indecisive-toddlers-2/" rel="nofollow">http://www.janetlansbury.com/2014/03/how-to-help-our-indecisive-toddlers-2/</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/book-recommendation-on-parenting-a-small-toddler#post-1799986 Tue, 05 Aug 2014 18:32:06 +0000 Mama Bird 1799986@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm going to check out one of these books too! B is 20 months and the tantrums are getting ridiculous. He can keep screaming for an hour easy... I get judged if I give him what he wants, and I get judged if I stick to the rules and he keeps screaming :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/book-recommendation-on-parenting-a-small-toddler#post-1799885 Tue, 05 Aug 2014 17:12:32 +0000 .twist. 1799885@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am going to need one of these soon. Great thread! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/book-recommendation-on-parenting-a-small-toddler#post-1799782 Tue, 05 Aug 2014 15:49:20 +0000 blackbird 1799782@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@joyfulkiwi, I was wondering about how you apply logic to toddlers! The answer: you don't :) </p> <p>@mrs. blue, ahhh that's good to know. I got it from the library so I"ll probably read it, jot down some notes, and then I'll get the other one! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/book-recommendation-on-parenting-a-small-toddler#post-1799641 Tue, 05 Aug 2014 14:40:49 +0000 Mrs. Blue 1799641@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: I'm right there with you. I loved the Love &amp; Logic teaching book, and I bought the Parenting with Love &amp; Logic and the early childhood version. Honestly, I think the regular one is more helpful than the early childhood one to really get the principles of it. Just FYI. If they have both at the library definitely at least skim the regular version to see which one looks like it will be the most helpful. The regular one is longer, but it seems to have more examples and you can also see examples of how it works all the way to adulthood. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/book-recommendation-on-parenting-a-small-toddler#post-1799618 Tue, 05 Aug 2014 14:30:44 +0000 JoyfulKiwi 1799618@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: I think Love &amp; Logic works better with older children (the "logic" part gets tricky for the little toddlers). I'm with @Chuckles: and @scg00387: on Janet's website. She's also written a book and the philosophy RIE has books as well. I've found that approach works the best for me when my son gets revved up. :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/book-recommendation-on-parenting-a-small-toddler#post-1799238 Tue, 05 Aug 2014 12:20:56 +0000 blackbird 1799238@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@chuckles, thanks for the website rec! i like websites b/c i can read them in my downtime at work. </p> <p>Ha, i'm glad we're all in the same boat. I know it's all normal behavior but I feel like if i can help mitigate some of it or at least UNDERSTAND, it'll help me feel less helpless. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/book-recommendation-on-parenting-a-small-toddler#post-1798316 Mon, 04 Aug 2014 23:07:16 +0000 birdofafeather 1798316@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>thanks for these recs! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/book-recommendation-on-parenting-a-small-toddler#post-1798151 Mon, 04 Aug 2014 20:09:18 +0000 shopaholic 1798151@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh man! I'm so glad to hear this just seems to be the age and phase! We are almost 17 months and the whining and inability to communicate drives me nuts too! The constant up, no down, no up, no down. The whining. I think I'll have to get The Happiest Toddler On The Block pronto! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/book-recommendation-on-parenting-a-small-toddler#post-1798026 Mon, 04 Aug 2014 18:20:57 +0000 immabeetoo 1798026@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I also love Janet lansburys website. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/book-recommendation-on-parenting-a-small-toddler#post-1798001 Mon, 04 Aug 2014 17:53:27 +0000 lawbee11 1798001@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: I was going to recommend Love &amp; Logic! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/book-recommendation-on-parenting-a-small-toddler#post-1797998 Mon, 04 Aug 2014 17:50:30 +0000 Chuckles 1797998@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love Janet Lansbury's website. She has a lot of good articles about responding firmly but empathically to irrational toddlers </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/book-recommendation-on-parenting-a-small-toddler#post-1797843 Mon, 04 Aug 2014 15:47:27 +0000 Corduroy 1797843@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're taking things from Happiest Toddler on the Block because it was the first book I came across. I think it's helping me cope. Reading this thread really lifted my spirits though. I'm going crazy with my 17 month old. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/book-recommendation-on-parenting-a-small-toddler#post-1797816 Mon, 04 Aug 2014 15:27:22 +0000 dolphin 1797816@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: hahaha fork roulette. Yes, I think I need to get some books too! Getting her to change in the mornings...omg the tears and drama. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/book-recommendation-on-parenting-a-small-toddler#post-1797806 Mon, 04 Aug 2014 15:20:56 +0000 blackbird 1797806@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrs. high heels, I have that one, too! </p> <p>@swurlygurl OMG THE FORK ISSUE. She wants mine. Then no, she wants hers. Then she wants mine. Then tears. I just want to yell at her, WHAT DO YOU WANT. So we play fork roulette every night. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/book-recommendation-on-parenting-a-small-toddler#post-1797800 Mon, 04 Aug 2014 15:14:42 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 1797800@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: happiest toddler on the block, and how to talks so kids will listen and listen so kids will talk have both been great for the young toddler age. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/book-recommendation-on-parenting-a-small-toddler#post-1797792 Mon, 04 Aug 2014 15:09:36 +0000 LuLu Mom 1797792@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No recommendations, but I remember 16 motnhs well, she went from the happy go lucky kid at 15 months and switched at 16. We found it to be a phase, she grew out of it after awhile, but those few weeks were rough. We did everything you are doing too, thing that would work one time did not work the next, no fun! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/book-recommendation-on-parenting-a-small-toddler#post-1797791 Mon, 04 Aug 2014 15:09:25 +0000 swurlygurl 1797791@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't even think to check out some books - great idea! DH and I are at wits end, and I am getting so frustrated with her behavior. I know it's normal, and I can understand that she must be frustrated - I just don't know how to help her without ruining her... haha!<br /> @blackbird: These tantrums are ridiculous. We went through a 5 minute fit last night because she changed her mind a million times about which fork she wanted to use at dinner. How do I even react to that nonsense?! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/book-recommendation-on-parenting-a-small-toddler#post-1797771 Mon, 04 Aug 2014 14:52:22 +0000 blackbird 1797771@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mamacate, I'm so happy to hear that! I really liked Happiest Baby on the Block. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/book-recommendation-on-parenting-a-small-toddler#post-1797770 Mon, 04 Aug 2014 14:52:11 +0000 Mrs. Oatmeal 1797770@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: yes! I just checked the Jo Frost book out of the library- let me know what you think! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/book-recommendation-on-parenting-a-small-toddler#post-1797768 Mon, 04 Aug 2014 14:51:59 +0000 MamaCate 1797768@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: ps I feel like love and logic is more appropriate for older kids, like school age, who can reason a little more fully. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/book-recommendation-on-parenting-a-small-toddler#post-1797763 Mon, 04 Aug 2014 14:49:58 +0000 MamaCate 1797763@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I really like happiest toddler on the block and I think it speaks to a lot of your concerns! It feels better to have a plan for how to respond instead of just careening from crisis to crisis! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/book-recommendation-on-parenting-a-small-toddler#post-1797757 Mon, 04 Aug 2014 14:48:33 +0000 blackbird 1797757@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cascademom, I went to a telecon on 1, 2, 3 Magic and I took notes but it seemed better geared towards older toddlers </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/book-recommendation-on-parenting-a-small-toddler#post-1797514 Mon, 04 Aug 2014 12:42:13 +0000 cascademom 1797514@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Happiest Toddler on the Block and Magic 1, 2, 3 are two of our faves. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/book-recommendation-on-parenting-a-small-toddler#post-1797506 Mon, 04 Aug 2014 12:37:34 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 1797506@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I heard good things about <i>Love and Logic</i>! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/book-recommendation-on-parenting-a-small-toddler#post-1797253 Mon, 04 Aug 2014 10:58:33 +0000 blackbird 1797253@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Well I came across Jo Frost's Toddler Rules (supernanny), Logic and Logic Early Childhood and Happiest Toddler on the Block. I'm going to check them out from the library so that if they don't work for me, I am not out any money! They have pretty good reviews and they're on the best parenting list for early childhood so we'll see. My therapist always praises the Love and Logic ideals. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/book-recommendation-on-parenting-a-small-toddler#post-1797178 Mon, 04 Aug 2014 10:33:49 +0000 keepcalmcarrie 1797178@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@emg86: haha, this too! I'm just 17 weeks, but ughhhhh, wine would be a very helpful remedy at the end of the day. if we have a third, they will certainly be spaced further apart. like, when #2 is a full-blown walking, talking, out-of-diapers kid. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/book-recommendation-on-parenting-a-small-toddler#post-1797172 Mon, 04 Aug 2014 10:31:11 +0000 cheert16 1797172@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are in the same "sinking" boat!! B is also not verbal (well at least English- he does great in his own language) But the frustration level when we don't know what he wants or needs is pretty high! He spent almost a hour crying the other day because I didn't know what he wanted- its super frustrating! I am hopeful someone can recommend a book for us as well! Hang in there momma!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/book-recommendation-on-parenting-a-small-toddler#post-1797166 Mon, 04 Aug 2014 10:27:46 +0000 emg86 1797166@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No advice, but I want to give you a huge hugs. J is about to be 15 months old and these toddler tantrums make me want to pull my hair out (and I used to work with toddlers for a living)! I can't even have a glass of wine at the end of the day cause I'm 780 weeks pregnant :crying: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/book-recommendation-on-parenting-a-small-toddler#post-1797139 Mon, 04 Aug 2014 10:16:33 +0000 NovBaby1112 1797139@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I really liked Positive Discipline for the first 3 years others recommended to me, as well as some of the Supernanny books. </p>