Welcome To Day Five

You will learn:

• Ways a toddler’s development impacts their listening skills
• Common traps parents fall into when trying to get their child to listen
• How to create more cooperation with a child without creating a power struggle
• Ways to move away from a punitive, controlling discipline system by using more effective parenting tools
• Ideas for fostering cooperation in the face of power struggles

Joanna Faber and Julie King, both mothers of three children, are the authors of the How to Talk book series. Joanna and Julie grew up together, having first met as babies. Joanna’s mother, Adele Faber, co-wrote a best selling series of books with another friend’s mother, Elaine Mazlish. The most famous of those books was How To Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk. Julie grew up to become a bilingual special-ed teacher in West Harlem and Joanna was a lawyer until she began having children. Eventually the two reunited to teach parenting workshops based on Joanna’s mother’s books. In the workshops, parents began to ask for versions of the books focused more on younger children. When approached to write another book, Adele said, “You write it.” Five years ago that book was published. They began to receive thankful emails from all over the world, including stories of how the book had changed families and also including many further questions that had not been addressed in the book. So another book was created, printing many of the letters and answering those questions.

You can find Joanna and Julie online at their website.

You will learn:

• Whether there is a difference between a tantrum and a meltdown and, more importantly, if it matters
• Myths around tantrums, meltdowns, and outbursts
• That supporting a child through a tantrum is not condoning the behavior
• How to understand your child’s behavior using the behavior funnel
• What a behavior spiral is and how to respond when it happens
• The traps to avoid when responding to tantrums and meltdowns
• Tips to get through and to prepare for the next tantrum or meltdown

Dayna Abraham, founder of the Calm the Chaos® Framework, best-selling author of The Superkids Activity Guide to Conquering Every Day and founder of the popular blog, Lemon Lime Adventures, helps parents and education professionals unlock the unique super powers in children so they can live a more peaceful life filled with clarity, connection and empowerment by providing them with a proven plan designed to Calm the Chaos® of everyday life. When she’s not writing, you can find her drinking lots of coffee and being the best sidekick possible for her own three Superkids.

You can find Dayna online at Calm the Chaos.

You will learn:

• How to break the perception that toddlerhood is difficult
• The top misconception about discipline that keeps parents stuck
• The difference between discipline and punishment
• Why it’s vital to avoid resorting to fear-based punishment
• Positive ways to respond to challenging behavior without using fear
• How to help yourself shift out of the tendency to use fear-based discipline and punishments

Ralphie lives in Austin, Texas with her husband and their 4 daughters. She graduated in Early Childhood Education from Utah State University and worked as a preschool teacher and creator of children’s organizations and curriculum. Ralphie quickly learned that the best way to impact a child’s life for good is to teach parents, so she founded @simplyonpurpose where she writes about parenting, family culture, and living with purpose. Her audio course has changed thousands of homes and she travels across the country speaking at live workshops on positive parenting.

You can find Ralphie online at Simply on Purpose.

You will learn:

• Why power struggles happen and how to step out of them
• How anxiety shows up as challenging behavior
• Simple ways to de-escalate without consequences or lectures
• Why changing adult behavior shifts child behavior
• Practical tools that work from toddlerhood through the teen years

CelebrateCalm.com Founder and Calm Parenting Podcast host, Kirk Martin, has shown almost 1,000,000 parents how to stop the yelling, defiance, and power struggles with the most strong-willed children. Kirk is known for very practical strategies and scripts delivered with humor and compassion.

You can find Kirk online at Celebrate Calm.

You will learn:

• The difference between boundaries, limits, and rules
• What gives your toddler a sense of safety and security
• The confusing misconceptions about setting limits and boundaries
• Exactly what a limit is and 7 tips to set them
• 3 Things to pay attention to when setting limits

Devon Kuntzman, PCC, is the founder of Transforming Toddlerhood and the original toddler parenting coach on Instagram. Trusted by over 1 million parents worldwide, she is dedicated to flipping the script on the “terrible twos” by helping families navigate toddlerhood with confidence and connection. With a degree in psychology and child development, Devon is an ICF-certified coach, Certified Gentle Sleep Coach, and graduate of the Wonder Weeks Academy. Her diverse background includes coaching parents, high-profile nannying, and managing an orphanage in Rwanda. She is also the author of Transforming Toddlerhood, written to support parents with tools, encouragement, and a fresh perspective.

You can find Devon online at Transforming Toddlerhood.