I have enjoyed my time off since the completion of the new book. Taming the Terrible Twos: A Parents' Survival Guide was an adventure which revealed how much two-year-olds mirror, when it does not completely foretell the behavior of, teenagers.

T3, the affectionate name of the book, also took on the task of explaining some of the behaviors of older children and some colleagues. It offers tips and tricks for nutrition for picky eaters, enhancing speech, the benefits of schedules and routines, teaching responsibility, teaching second languages, the ever present need for discipline and the building of character.

The guest articles from Barbara Whitlock and editor John McDevitt gave the book interesting counterpoints. It was fun to find the wisdom of other parents who noticed the parallel between twos and teens.

The final chapter was named Parents' Successful Survival. Along with Barbara (mother of five), John (father of two and grandfather), Tina Hartley (mother of three and grandmother) and Melanie Denyer (mother of one) revealed four totally different images of how the terrible twos affect the lives of parents, siblings, grandparents and children.

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Toddler on a Tear

Every parent dreads it. The Toddler Tantrum.

Toddlers have a built in defense against the tyranny of adults: The Tantrum. The little time bombs are ticking softly and go off at the perfect second. Especially when parents add one little straw to the camel's back. You see, the timer is carefully concealed in the hump. All it takes is one straw to break the camel's back.

So how do you know when you should just hold that straw in your hand?

Or if you already made the mistake of loading that last straw, what do you do to keep your toddler from screeching beneath a clothes rack in the center of the crowded department store?

Or how do you put Junior's wailing on mute until you can get out of the restaurant before your waitress presents your check and asks you to leave before he disturbs any more clientele?

Here are the answers:

Tips for Controlling Your Child's Tantrums in Public

Ann Marie Dwyer is an internationally-published, award-winning citizen journalist with bylines on Helium, One World Net, Yahoo! News, Associated Content and Global Exchange.org. Her articles appear in corporate newsletters, archive history web sites and in news print.

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