While we only just entered the world of three, it is already proving to be a struggle for me. Getting my toddler to listen and behave is hard me. He’s great for everyone else but I need advice to get his to listen. Getting dressed in the morning, picking up trash thrown on the floor, going to bed, etc… are small but daily struggles.
Just this weekend, we went to our gym so Tommy could go swimming. When it was time to leave, I was wearing Connor in my Ergo and Tommy would not put on his shoes. He wouldn’t even sit still for a moment for me to attempt to put them on. Finally after 45 minutes, I strapped him down in the stroller which he was not happy about and proceeded to melt down. No shoes. No jacket. We walked home in the stroller. I did manage to get a hat on the kid.
When I got home, I reached out to my beloved Instagram friends and asked for help! I have yet to read any toddler books on behavior, discipline or how to talk to toddlers so they listen. I knew my virtual friends would know the best resources.
Best Toddler Behavior and Discipline Books and Resources
The top recommendation by far was Janet Lansbury and her book and well as her podcast Unruffled.
Her book No Bad Kids came highly recommended. Her podcast features 15 minute audio answers to some common behavioral questions.
The next most popular book recommendation was 1-2-3 Magic! Effective Discipline for Children 2-12.
The third most popular recommendation was How To Talk So Kids Will Listen.
The 4th most popular recommendation was No Drama Discipline.
There were many other recommendations
- The Whole Brain Child,
- How Toddlers Thrive
- Skip To My Luca on Instagram
- Simply on Purpose on Instagram
- Positive Discipline
- Parenting with Love and Logic
- Parenting Inside Out
- Redirecting Children’s Behavior
- Unconditional Parenting
- Raising the Spirited Child
Ok, I received a lot more messages with recommendation but I got so many that I now can’t find all the suggestions BUT the most popular ones I think I remembered to share. If you have another great resource, add it in the comments.
Now if you’re like me, you want to add them all to your Amazon cart. Who has time to read all of these though really? I’m going to check out the top 3 and will report back. I may even listen to one or two on audible to make my life easier. I also saw that the library has a few of these so I may pay a visit to the local BPL branch.
Per my newborn advice, everything is a phase and this too shall pass. If you’re here, you’re already doing a great job parenting because you care enough to try to be better!
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