Author: Grace Love, PhD
Genre: Children's Picture Book
Publication Date: 21 November 2021
Publication Date: 21 November 2021
Book Description:
Discover a fresh new way to combat hitting behavior with your toddler -- help them manage their big, scary feelings in a positive way.
Has your smiling bundle of joy turned into a little monster overnight?
Can a playdate turn into a tantrum in the blink of an eye?
Do you ever cringe in horror when another parent tells you your child has hit theirs at nursery?
Rest assured: you’re not alone. You’ve probably heard of the ‘terrible twos’, and it’s such a common phrase for a good reason.
When your child is going through the toddler stage of development, they’re experiencing deep emotions that they don’t yet have the language to express.
Sadness, anger, frustration, and even tiredness can all come out in aggressive behavior, often in the form of hitting others.
But just because this is a normal stage of development, it doesn’t mean that there’s nothing you can do about it.
By understanding what your little one is going through and helping them to understand and deal with their emotions, you can set them on the path to gentle and aggression-free play.
Express Your Big Emotions With No Hitting is a book with a difference: it’s not a children’s book; it’s not a parenting book… It's a book designed for both you and your child to help you navigate this challenging time together.
Your child will be made aware of their behavior -- through a simple, relatable story and beautiful illustrations, your child will learn everything they need to know about why they sometimes hit people and what they can do instead.
Read the story with your child, and then settle down with a coffee and learn the psychology behind your child’s behavior, before getting ready to implement tried-and-tested strategies for dealing with hitting behavior in toddlers.
In Express Your Big Emotions With No Hitting, you’ll find a simple and rewarding way to deal with hitting -- hand-in-hand your child. You’ll discover:
- A delightful story to read with your child to involve them in the process from the very beginning
- Clear insights into why your child is behaving this way so you can understand exactly what you’re dealing with
- Practical strategies for handling your child’s behavior in the moment
- How to recognize your own reactions and manage them to promote positive behavior in your child
- Clever tactics for preparing for potential hitting scenarios before they happen
- How to recognize when your child’s hitting may be a sign of something deeper
- A simple 3-step plan for managing aggressive behavior
- Helpful language and phrases you can use with your child to promote the behaviors you want to see
And much more.
If you’re at your wits’ end with your toddler’s hitting, take heart. This phase will end, and there are things you can do to help them get there.
Tackle the problem head-on with your child. Use this book as a tool to help you become a feelings-managing team and learn positive behavior together.
If you’re desperate to help your toddler express their emotions without hitting, then scroll up and click “Add to Cart” right now.
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MY REVIEW
Oftentimes when you hear the word parenting or you hear people having discussions about parenting, the topic can become very rudimentary whereby miscommunication between parent and child is usually attributed to either the child simply being ill-tempered or unruly or the parent accused of being unprincipled, which can sometimes make one miss the essentials required to create an effective solution for building a friendly and safe environment that suits both parent and child. This book certainly skips the rudimentary education and heads for the target: attentiveness, persistence and problem solving strategies. Simply being aware that a child is misbehaving will not resolve the issue. The only way to solve a problem is to first establish the cause behind the problem. Dr Love highlights both the aggression toddlers can exhibit when they feel frustrated and angry but also various reasons for why they might feel the need to lash out.
It's definitely a book that should be read by both parent and child, preferably together, as I expect children will want to elaborate on some of the points raised throughout the book. I thought the language was age appropriate. The illustration was cute. I thought they could have been a little brighter in colour so they could pop out a little more, but they did the job.
This was an insightful and enjoyable book with workable solutions for any parent having difficulties communicating with their toddlers.
VERDICT
Rating: 4 Stars
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