Talking to Toddlers is an audio book developed by Chris Thompson who specializes in communication. The hardest thing about being a parent of a toddler is the communication barrier. Toddlers don’t have the communication skills to tell us what they want and how they feel. Parents struggle trying to decipher what their toddler is trying to express and the situation usually ends up with your child throwing a tantrum. In Talking to Toddlers, Chris talks about how parents try to use logic with their children, unfortunately with this age group, logic doesn’t make sense to them. Young children are emotional and not logical.
Want to Prevent Tantrums and Out of Control Fits?
In Talking to Toddlers, you get A LOT of tips and tricks to effectively communicate with your toddler. You learn techniques on getting them to do what you want them to do without them throwing temper tantrums. The key is making your toddlers think they have control. Kids love feeling in control. Chris shows you exactly how to get your child to agree with you.
The mastermind behind Talking to Toddlers is an expert when it comes to communication, neuro-linguistic programming and language. Chris gives you a variety of ways to get your child to positively respond to you by using body and verbal language.
Talking to Toddlers Review: Pros and Cons
Pros: It comes in MP3 form so you can literally listen to it anytime. I listen to it while I’m cooking. It’s great if you don’t have time to read a book. The methods mentioned are very easy to follow. You can use these techniques with your toddlers (even practice on your spouse.) In Talking to Toddlers, you learn about the “double binds” and “presuppositions” and how you can use them to get toddlers to comply with what you want. You will learn about positive reinforcement that will help you get positive and amazing results with your child’s behavior.
Cons: I love how he used his knowledge of physiology to figure out a method to get toddlers to do what you want them to do. But I think in general, to have well behaved kid (without having high expectations) requires respect between you and the child and training to foster important skills they need down the road in life. He doesn’t address this important factor (my opinion) but finds a quick fix to prevent temper tantrums.
Talking to Toddlers Review: What You Get
You get downloadable MP3′s along with a PDF of the course summary and homework (yes, you must do it to get the results you want.) You get 12 lessons that last about 20 minutes.
Lesson 1: Introduction including key concepts
Lesson 2: Double Binds and Presuppositions
Lesson 3: Get What You Want Without Saying “NO”
Lesson 4: Yes/NO/Compliance Sets
Lesson 5: Commitment and Consistency
Lesson 6: Reciprocity
Lesson 7: Pick Your Battles
Lesson 8: Reframing
Lesson 9: State Management and Anchoring
Lesson 10: Embedded Comments and Quotes Technique
Lesson 11: Dealing With Physical Pain
Lesson 12: Threats and Punishiments
Talking to Toddlers include these language tools that will help your child do what you want them to do by:
- Learning to accept “no”
- Learning how to obey their parents without throwing a fit
- Having a positive state of emotion
- Learning to comply effectively
Talking to Toddlers Review: Overall Impression
My overall impression is that Chris knows what he’s talking about when using physiological techniques to get people to do what you want. If your looking a way to have a better communication with your toddler and get them to behavior in a more appropriate way check out Talking to Toddlers.
