《happiest toddler on》是2008年Random House US出版社出版的圖書，作者是Harvey Karp M.D.。
基本介紹
- 中文名：happiest toddler on
- 作者：Harvey Karp M.D.
- 出版社：Random House US出版社
- ISBN：9780553805215
內容簡介,作者簡介,
內容簡介
Toddlers can drive you bonkers…so adorable and fun oneminute…so stubborn and demanding the next! Yet, as unbelievable asit sounds, there is a way to turn the daily stream of “nos” and“don’ts” into “yeses” and hugs…if you know how to speak yourtoddler’s language. In one of the most useful advances in parentingtechniques of the past twenty-five years, Dr. Karp reveals thattoddlers, with their immature brains and stormy outbursts, shouldbe thought of not as pint-size people but aspintsize…cavemen.
Having noticed that the usual techniques often failed to calmcrying toddlers, Dr. Karp discovered that the key to effectivecommunication was to speak to them in their own primitive language.When he did, suddenly he was able to soothe their outbursts almostevery time! This amazing success led him to the realization thatchildren between the ages of one and four go through four stages of“evolutionary” growth, each linked to the development of the brain,and each echoing a step in prehistoric humankind’s journey tocivilization:
? The “Charming Chimp-Child” (12 to 18 months): Wobbles around ontwo legs, grabs everything in reach, plays a nonstop game of“monkey see monkey do.”
? The “Knee-High Neanderthal” (18 to 24 months): Strong-willed,fun-loving, messy, with a vocabulary of about thirty words, thefavorites being “no” and “mine.”
? The “Clever Caveman” (24 to 36 months):
Just beginning to learn how to share, make friends, take turns,and use the potty.
? The “Versatile Villager” (36 to 48 months): Loves to tellstories, sing songs and dance, while trying hard to behave.
To speak to these children, Dr. Karp has developed twoextraordinarily effective techniques:
（1） The “fast food” rule—restating what your child has said tomake sure you got it right;
（2） The four-step rule—using gesture, repetition, simplicity, andtone to help your
irate Stone-Ager be happy again.
Once you’ve mastered “toddler-ese,” you will be ready to applybehavioral techniques specific to each stage of your child’sdevelopment, such as teaching patience and calm, doing time-outs(and time-ins), praise through “gossiping,” and many otherstrategies. Then all the major challenges of the toddleryears—including separation anxiety, sibling rivalry, toilettraining, night fears, sleep problems, picky eating, biting andhitting, medicine taking — can be handled in a way that will makeyour toddler feel understood. The result: fewer tantrums, lessyelling, and, best of all, more happy, loving time for you and yourchild.
作者簡介
Harvey Karp, M.D., is an assistant professor of pediatrics at the UCLA School of Medicine, with a private practice in Santa Monica. Author of The Happiest Baby on the Block, Dr. Karp is a nationally renowned expert in child development, children’s health and the environment, and breastfeeding. He lives with his wife and daughter in California.
