How Toddlers Thrive

'This book is really helping us. I recommend it!' Amy Schumer Why do some children thrive and others struggle? Leading toddler expert Dr Tovah P. Klein reveals why age two to five is the most crucial time for a child's brain development and how parents can harness this period to have a lifelong positive effect on their children's lives. Based on extensive research with toddlers, How Toddlers Thrive explains what is happening in children's brains and bodies at this age that makes their behaviour so turbulent, and why your reaction to their behaviour - the way you speak to, speak about and act towards your toddler - holds the key to a successful tomorrow and a happier today. With chapters on everyday routines, tantrums, managing change and avoiding toddler shaming, this smart and useful guide will inspire you to be a better parent.

Tovah P. Klein, PhD, is a leading child development psychologist and the Director of the Barnard College Center for Toddler Development in Manhattan. She consults internationally on parenting children in the early years and has contributed to publications including New York Times, Huffington Post and Wall Street Journal. She is the mother of three boys and lives in New York.