TABLE OF CONTENTS
Acknowledgements
Introduction
How I Discovered
the Secret to Successful Communication With Toddlers
PART ONE: YOUR EVOLVING TODDLER
To best understand your little one, take one giant step…backward
Chapter 1: “Help! There’s a Neanderthal
in My Kitchen!”
Chapter 2: 12 to 18 Months: Your “Charming
Chimp-Child”
Chapter 3: 18 to 24 Months: Your “Knee-High
Neanderthal”
Chapter 5: 36 to 48 Months: Your “Versatile
Villager”
Chapter 6: Nature’s Wild Card: What’s
Your Toddler’s Temperament?
Chapter 7: The Clash of Civilizations:
When Modern Parents Meet Stone-Age Kids
PART TWO: NOW YOU’RE TALKING!
To help your toddler understand you, try speaking his language
Chapter 8: How Do You Say That In Toddler-ese?
Communication That Really Works
Chapter 9: Respect and Rewards: Ways to Encourage
Good Behavior
Chapter 10: Time-in: The Use of Routine and
Play to Soothe Your Primitive Pal
Chapter 11: Gentle Diplomacy: Ways to
Set-up and Enforce Limits
PART THREE: PUSHING ASIDE TROUBLESOME
BOULDERS
How “Prehistoric Parenting” can help you get past
some common toddler problems
Chapter 12: Boulders That Trip Up One-Year-Olds:
Tantrums, Public Meltdowns, Sleep Problems, Biting
Chapter 13: Boulders That Trip Up Two-Year-Olds:
Separation Worries, Picky Eating, Toilet Learning
Chapter 14: Boulders That Trip Up Three-Year-Olds:
Fears, Stuttering, Medicine Taking, New Siblings
Epilogue: Civilization, Ho! Your Happy,
Confident Four-Year-Old
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