Any parent of a toddler knows the drill: you’re having a nice day with your child, then suddenly-meltdown! How to react? Or not react? I Brake for Meltdowns offers parents welcome relief: an annotated listing of all the exasperating things little kids do and step-by-step advice on how to handle each situation. From “Public Meltdowns” to “In Search of Sleep” to “Dinner Disasters,” this book covers every bugaboo by category-including biting, teeth-brushing, refusal to wear a coat, and what to do when your youngster won’t hug Aunt Marge. Handy action points, suggested language, and “Been There” sidebars point the way to resolution. Infused with funny, often commiserating advice, this is an invaluable resource for parents who try their darnedest but need a cheat-sheet for when they’re stumped by their willful tots.
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LibraryJournal.com, 6/10/08
“Show[s] parents how to intervene by providing language that is most often very sensible and would help parents in the middle of a crisis.”
“Show[s] parents how to intervene by providing language that is most often very sensible and would help parents in the middle of a crisis.”
About.com
“I'll be totally frank here: I absolutely loved this book!...Does an outstanding job of organizing kid behaviors…A great buy…Makes parents feel they really can effectively manage almost anything--and isn't that the point?”
“I'll be totally frank here: I absolutely loved this book!...Does an outstanding job of organizing kid behaviors…A great buy…Makes parents feel they really can effectively manage almost anything--and isn't that the point?”
Boston Globe BoMoms blog
“A clever cheat sheet…You’ll appreciate [the local authors’] calm, non-violent advice for top-level badness.”
“A clever cheat sheet…You’ll appreciate [the local authors’] calm, non-violent advice for top-level badness.”
Words To Mouth blog
“Incredible resource…Like the What to Expect When You’re Expecting for the toddler years.”
“Incredible resource…Like the What to Expect When You’re Expecting for the toddler years.”
Mid-Ohio Valley Parent, 3/09
“This is a handy reference book to keep around.”
“This is a handy reference book to keep around.”
Mindful Mama blog, 9/23
“Offer[s] practical solutions to real-world challenges involving children in this age group.”
“Offer[s] practical solutions to real-world challenges involving children in this age group.”
About the Author
Michelle Nicholasen, an award-winning filmmaker for Frontline and Nova, is a full-time mom. She lives outside of Boston.
Barbara O’Neal, mother and grandmother, has co-directed the Arlington Children’s Center for thirty years. She lives outside of Boston.
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25 of 26 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great resource for new parents; great reminders & tools for experienced parents.
October 22, 2008
By VAMomof4
Format:Paperback
Highly recommend! As a mom of 4 children aged 11 down to 2, it's not often that I have time to pick up a parenting book anymore. But this great book kept me reading & gave me some helpful new parenting tools for my arsenal. It would be a wonderful resource for new parents, too.
Targeted to common parenting challenges -- e.g., pushing, mean & angry talking, refusing to stay at the dinner table -- the book suggests very specific words & actions parents can use with young children for each particular issue -- with a loving, respectful, but firm tone that most of us aspire to, but don't always achieve. So busy parents can flip right to the problem at hand for a quick refresher on an ideal response, or for another approach to try when you're stuck in a parenting rut. The authors include lots of examples & solutions from their own experience that really ring true & make this a much more practical & helpful resource than most of the parenting books I've consulted over the years.
Targeted to common parenting challenges -- e.g., pushing, mean & angry talking, refusing to stay at the dinner table -- the book suggests very specific words & actions parents can use with young children for each particular issue -- with a loving, respectful, but firm tone that most of us aspire to, but don't always achieve. So busy parents can flip right to the problem at hand for a quick refresher on an ideal response, or for another approach to try when you're stuck in a parenting rut. The authors include lots of examples & solutions from their own experience that really ring true & make this a much more practical & helpful resource than most of the parenting books I've consulted over the years.
20 of 22 people found the following review helpful
By J. L. Kara
Format:Paperback
Wow, wow, wow! Finally a parenting book I can relate to! As the mother of one three year old boy and an avid reader, I find myself reading a lot of parenting books. So far I haven't found one that I could really get on board with (and I have read a LOT of them!). This one finally changed that for me. This book is great! Not too "crunchy", not too old school, just sane parenting advice.
I love the way the book is organized with an index AND a table of contents to help me find exactly the situation I need help with at the time. I also love the feel and the look of the book (as a book lover, paper texture and feel is important to me). This is a fantastic book for those of us searching for a way to deal with our dear children in an effective and reasonable way. Five stars!
I love the way the book is organized with an index AND a table of contents to help me find exactly the situation I need help with at the time. I also love the feel and the look of the book (as a book lover, paper texture and feel is important to me). This is a fantastic book for those of us searching for a way to deal with our dear children in an effective and reasonable way. Five stars!
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
It was a good book. I expected more, or something more solid to apply like maybe a consistent approach to handling the meltdowns, though. But, it does provide so many solutions for everyday situations. The other books I bought didn't touch nose picking, rudeness to strangers, meltdowns in vehicles, etc. A wide, wide variety of everyday battles to look up. I understand they were trying to provide solutions for a small child and older children so there are so many examples and they are different. If you have children within this range, I'd say it's a good choice. But, we thought they gave way too many chances and alternatives. For example, I'm not making two meals for my child every night for dinner just because she may not like one. She eats what we eat, or she can have what's already on the table, like bread. But, that's just us. Some people may think that's too harsh. Overall, I'd say there is no consistent approach addressed in the book, every situation is handled differently, but toddlers need consistency and limits. For the level of detail on the meltdowns in a small child's life, I'd say it's a good choice, but have your own plan in place for how to handle things consistently and just use this book as a supplement maybe.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
2.0 out of 5 stars
Don't waste your money
this book doesn't give any extra tips or tricks that we haven't already tried ourselves. It's nothing special unless you never look online or talk to other parents to figure these... Read more
Published 4 months ago by LaRae
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great book
THis book was an awesome help to me as a mom and I loved the fact that it was not real expensive and was easy to have shipped to me and have help right there. Read more
Published 10 months ago by proudmom
4.0 out of 5 stars
Helpful insights
This book was bought for my Daughter and she thought that it contained some helpful insights and it was easy to find the information she was looking for.
Published 12 months ago by MUTTLOVER
5.0 out of 5 stars
Distilled wisdom
Great handbook for exasperating and not-so-exasperating situations written by a Mom with 5 closely-spaced kids, and a veteran childcare expert. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Single Mom by Choice
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great read!!!
I bought this book for a book review assignment in one of my classes. I will be holding on to this one! Really helpful and an interesting read.
Published 17 months ago by Jredd
5.0 out of 5 stars
i brake for meltdowns
this book was badly needed, and a great help !
service was great, and on time, and book was in excellent shape.
thank you !
lorna thompson
service was great, and on time, and book was in excellent shape.
thank you !
lorna thompson
Published 21 months ago by bellenana
5.0 out of 5 stars
Grampa still breaks for Meltdowns
My wife and I retired from decades of corporate life to discover how much we enjoyed time taking care of our grandson. Read more
Published 21 months ago by buzzman
3.0 out of 5 stars
No earth shattering revelations here.
I have four boys - one of which (the third one) is quite a hand full. I was looking for some new tips on how to handle him when he's in the middle of one of his huge tantrums. Read more
Published on January 16, 2011 by R. Macaulay
5.0 out of 5 stars
HELPFUL, PRACTICAL ADVICE FOR TEACHERS AND PARENTS!
As a Kindergarten teacher, I'm always looking for practical ways to help the children and families in my class. Read more
Published on October 20, 2010 by KindergartenTeacher
5.0 out of 5 stars
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This book is great! Even though many of its solutions to handle children's certain behavior seem to be common sense, it does give you a clearer picture of how one should handle the... Read more
Published on October 11, 2010 by schang28
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