I Brake for Meltdowns [Kindle Edition]

O'Neal Barbara (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Review

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.”

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?”

Boston Globe BoMoms blog
“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.”

Mid-Ohio Valley Parent, 3/09
“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.”

Product Description

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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Product Details

• Format: Kindle Edition
• File Size: 471 KB
• Print Length: 339 pages
• Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0738211672
• Publisher: Perseus Book Group; annotated edition edition (August 5, 2008)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services
• Language: English
• ASIN: B001KWJHTM
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #135,111 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
  • #35 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Nonfiction > Advice & How-to > Parenting & Families > Parenting > Discipline

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21 of 22 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

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VAMomof4 (McLean, VA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: I Brake for Meltdowns: How to Handle the Most Exasperating Behavior of Your 2- to 5-year-old (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.

19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally, A book I can reach for!!, July 2, 2008

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J. L. Kara "jkara" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: I Brake for Meltdowns: How to Handle the Most Exasperating Behavior of Your 2- to 5-year-old (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!

15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding, July 7, 2008

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JenBig (St Louis, MO) - See all my reviews

This review is from: I Brake for Meltdowns: How to Handle the Most Exasperating Behavior of Your 2- to 5-year-old (Paperback)

The previous review is right, this book, which I happened upon in a local bookstore is WONDERFUL! I sat down in the store to look at it real quick and after 30 seconds I decided to buy it. The BEST part of this book is the table of contents, pick the problem/s you are having with your child, "Child not hugging grandparents", go to that section and there is the problem, and the solution, even better, if that solution doesn't work, they offer another solution and often times even a third. This book is so easy to move around in and the advice is right there, you don't have to read page after page to get what you are looking for. If you are having any frustrations with your kids, buy this book, it is worth every penny.