Julie King
Julie King is the co-author, with Joanna Faber, of the new book How To Talk When Kids Won’t Listen: Whining, Fighting, Meltdowns, Defiance, & other Challenges of Childhood, as well as the best selling book, How To Talk So LITTLE Kids Will Listen: A Survival Guide to Life with Children Ages 2-7, which has been translated into 28 languages world-wide. She and Joanna also collaborated on the companion app HOW TO TALK: Parenting Tips in Your Pocket, and the app Parenting Hero.
Julie leads workshops in person and online, consults with parents of children ages two to teens by phone and video, and speaks publicly to schools, businesses and parent groups across the United States and internationally. She received her AB from Princeton University and a JD from Yale Law School.
I can empathize and relate. Getting ready to go to school, getting my son into his car seat, and baths are all very difficult when he doesn't want to do it. It is their way to assert their own will and independence. It sounds to me like normal 2-3 year old tantrums. Check out the book "How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk".
I really really recommend the book ‘How To Talk So Little Kids Will Listen.’ It’s written with warmth, compassion, and most importantly loads of concrete, practical strategies. Get ready to talk like the bathtub! And also for that to totally work.
This sounds like normal 2 1/2 year old behavior to me. It's been a while since my son was a toddler, but I clearly remember those days when just getting out of the house took forever. Drop offs at pre-school were always combative. And he loved baths and resisted getting out of the tub all the time. It IS exhausting, but maybe if you adjusted your expectations of what a is normal for a 2 1/2 year old developmentally, you may be less stressed out. But of course, check with your pediatrician, to rule anything out. Sounds normal to me.
You might want to read "How to Talk so Little Kids Will Listen" by Joanna Faber and Julie King. A great resource for frustrated parents!
I highly recommend the book How To Talk So Little Kids Will Listen. It will definitely help.
Archived Q&A and Reviews
July 2013
RE: Parenting classes and/or coaching
JULIE KING - HOW TO TALK SO CHILDREN WILL LISTEN Julie teaches small classes in Marin, SanFrancisco, Berkeley, Oakland, ... She's really down-to-earth and practical. She met with our grown ''kids'' when they were struggling with a variety of parenting issues and they ''didn't want to discuss 'personal failures' with Mom and Dad.'' The great results were immediate and effective. julie [at] julieking.org (julie[at]julieking[dot]org)
We are a MUCH calmer family! Thanks, Julie!!!
Sept 2007
RE: Parent/child communication & behavior class
I highly recommend Julie King's parenting classes. She teaches various classes based on the Faber and Mazlish books ''How to Talk so Kids will Listen and Listen so Kids will Talk'' and ''Sibling Rivalry''. I took her 4-week ''How to talk'' series and learned so much - both from Julie with her extensive experience parenting and coaching parents and from the fellow participants.
Since there was no current class happening in Berkeley, Julie agreed to offer one if I could find enough participants. I found enough parents of 2-year-olds that we were lucky to have a class that focused specifically on the challenges of age 2-3 while also learning techniques that will be useful for the years ahead. For more information, see www.julieking.org or call (415)939-3553. Yael
I would recommend the How to Talk so Kids Will Listen class led by Julie King. It's based on the book 'How to talk so kids will listen and listen so kids will talk.' I got some good ideas and learned new techniques. It's great for when your creativity is stretched thin and you need some new strategy. I found the techniques straightforward and effective. You can find out more about her at www.julieking.org Jill
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