Now that you know the basics, let’s put them to work in some all-too-typical toddler situations.

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♦ Chapter 8 zeroes in on the number one frustrating behavior that our toddlers level at us: temper tantrums. I give tantrums their own chapter because almost every toddler has them (and almost every parent asks me about them). Yet with these tips, you can actually shorten more than 50 percent of outbursts to just seconds, and prevent nine out of ten tantrums from occurring in the first place.

♦ Chapter 9 reviews most of the rest of the challenging toddler behaviors that parents have to deal with at one time or another:

•   worries and fears

•   annoying attitudes and actions

•   defiance

•   aggressive and/or dangerous behavior

For all these tough situations, I’ll discuss how you can use The Happiest Toddler tools to solve the problem and, in the process, raise a child who is confident, obedient, loving, and happy!

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