How to Talk so Little Kids Will Listen: A Survival Guide to Life with Children Ages 2-7 (The How To Talk Series)

I love this book. As a mom of 3 littles, I appreciate the tools it gives you and the real life examples of those tools being put to use by other parents. It shares the struggles of these parents and they vouch for the positive effect it has when it comes to working through problem solving and avoiding the tantrums. I will definitely be looking back at all the helpful charts as I continue the wild ride of being a mother.

I really see a difference in my toddler when I apply these methods. It's easy to fall back into my bad habits when I'm tired or frustrated but seeing results boosts my confidence as a parent and I just say "oh well, I'll try again next time" instead of completely spiraling and wondering what on earth I'm doing wrong!! I am so glad I found this book.

Wow this book works for kids and adults. I use this book and have it on audible but my wife hasn't looked it yet... the difference in how our 3 year old responds and acts to each of us is obvious. I wish we had gotten it a couple years ago. Thank you!

This book gives a lot of examples scenarios of what dialogue to use with your kids. My older child is not even three yet so some are not as useful yet, but others seem so unrealistic that I feel it would never work. Overall, I'm glad I got it to read, but ultimately, parenting is all about experimenting and figuring out what works for your family personally.

Realistic, practical strategies with lots of real-life stories and a sense of humor. Parenting advice I read elsewhere often echoes back to this book!

I’m learning so many things reading this book. Not only am I finding out more effective ways to handle sticky situations I’m also learning alot about myself

I wish I could give this book 10 stars out of 5! At age 53, I've had my 2.5 yo and 5 yo nephew and niece sort of paradrop into my life as an auntie, a pseudo-parental figure who's having to work to catch up quickly on figuring it all out. This book is GOLD. I bought in hard copy rather than Kindle, and took a highlighter to it like it's a college textbook, also making notes in the margins. I'm passing it around my household and others in our "village" of raising kids together. The best thing I got from it is the reminder that children will develop their problem solving skills, and conflict resolution methods from the actions of adults while they're young. The tools in this book not only get us through the moments that are challenging for parental figures right now -- but they're going to teach the kids how to resolve these situations on their own later. GOLD, I tell you! We've had such immediate success with, "Let's make a list of 3 things we like/dislike about [whatever the desired but unavailable subject is]" -- "Let's draw a picture of [the desired thing or person that's unavailable right now]" -- and progressively more success with just acknowledging and labeling feelings. I really enjoy how the book encourages "acknowledging" and "accepting" feelings rather than "validating," which I think is an important and refined difference. I can't thank the authors enthusiastically enough, or recommend this book to interested readers with enough confidence.

The absolute best book you can get on parenting. Or dealing with people in general.