Jo Frost's Toddler Rules: Your 5-Step Guide to Shaping Proper Behavior

Easy to read, excellent suggestions and plans to start right away. I read this book over 3 days. I implemented the routine plan after my first day and I have already seen significant improvement with my 3.5 year olds behavior, because I'm doing my job properly now. Having shared time with fun activities and some quiet time where we both can do our own thing gives both of us what we need. My stress level has dramatically decreased and I'm so happy to say I haven't yelled once! I feel more confident and in control. most important, my daughter is happier. While we are still working on some naughty behaviour I know now that it has been my lack of setting expectations and consistent follow through. This past year has seen a divorce, two moves, building a new house and starting preschool, but I Thank you Jo for getting me back on track!

I was getting desperate as indicated by the actual purchase of a parenting book. I enjoy the Super nanny show but purely for the entertainment factor. HOWEVER, I have a 3 year old that was getting out of control. He was having trouble in daycare, and bedtime was a battle of the wills that we as parents lost often. This book as brought some real peace to my home. It just puts into black and white what we already know, we must be more disciplined as parents. By being more structured with our parenting approach we've been able to find that download time that we all want at the end of the day. Our weekends are fun again and no longer a battle of wills (which again we were losing...) While I don't agree with everything, I do think that some of the fundamentals and principles are key to successful parenting. Thank you Jo doe sharing your knowledge.

My saving grace! I am so grateful!!!!I bought this book when my son was about 18 months because he was starting to have tantrums and run away from us and it was dangerous. I read the part about the tantrums and was like, pfft. Then I tried out the tips for getting him to eat but they didn't work very well. I think he was too young honestly. This book has been collecting dust for a while. But my son turned 2 a month ago and started climbing out of his crib AND opening his door!!! so we had to transition to a toddler bed. My son is an explorer, he's impulsive, fearless, stubborn, hardheaded, and did i mention stubborn? I was having the worst time getting him to stay in his bed. I made the mistake of rocking him to sleep the first 2 yrs. And thats the only way he can get back to sleep. So he would wake up in the middle of the night, walk into our room and i had to go and rock him to sleep. And everytime i put him down he would wake up instantly and cry. As you can imagine I wasn't getting any sleep and was starting to get resentful. I tried putting him back in his bed repeatedly but my method was ALL wrong and it just got me ANGRY and him upset. One night neither of us got any sleep. It was horrendous. it was getting to the point where even if i put him to bed at 1am super tired he would still be awake and walking around at 7am. which was fine with me. until he started to get up at night. He just couldn't put himself back to sleep. I tried various solutions to this problem and none worked. Like i said, the kid is stubborn as hell. I was at my wit's end!!Then I picked up this book again. I said, let me try the sleep thing and see what she says. Her method was better than mine, same principle, different method. So i tried it yesterday for nap time. I noticed when I stopped picking him up and putting him in his bed, everything changed. he wanted that interaction. he wanted me to keep picking him up. once i just ignored him and stared stone faced at the wall and didn't react and let him stand there i noticed he just jumped up and down yelling but stayed next to his bed. he never even went towards the open door. and maybe 5 min in he got quiet. and stood there. i moved the chair further out and continued to sit still. he stood quietly and defiantly. at one point he even put his head down on a little table, but he refused to get in bed. eventually i was sitting outside of his door and then closed it (with lock). he came to the door pulling at the knob and crying. that lasted about 3 min at the most (it lasted hours the night before using my crappy method). then he got into his bed and slept for 2 hours! Thats a big deal. His naps had been reduced to like an hour at most. He wasn't getting enough sleep and it was unhealthy. When he woke up he went for the door and when he couldn't open it he got back into bed. Huge deal.Last night i tried this method again. This time he stood and cried for a few min and then got himself into bed and stayed there quietly staring at me. i moved my chair back progressively. all the while he laid quietly in his bed looking at me. finally i was sitting outside and closed the door with lock and he came to the door and tried to open it and cried. This lasted 30 seconds at most, then he went into his bed and went to sleep!!! WHAT?!!! OMG!!! he stayed there all night long! and whats more, this morning, instead of getting up at 7am when the sun comes up (like he has been for over a week) he stayed sleeping till 9am!!!!! AMAZING!! i am soooo grateful!! I can sleep and my son is well adjusted!!! I will keep locking the door for a few days then i will stop. i like him to be able to walk out and walk around in the mornings. i just want to make sure he knows to stay in his room at night and honestly its working like a charm. Just wanted to share this with you guys because nothing else was working and i was so desperate. Thank God for this book!! Next I'm going to tackle eating!I always watched Super Nanny trying to get tips before i had kids. Its a diff thing once you have them. But I highly recommend this book. i mean, this stuff works! its kind of crazy how well it works.

I've read a few books focusing on parenting toddlers. I have a 22-month-old son (and a 2 month old, as well) and was having trouble disciplining him since his brother was born. Jo's book provides suggestions and in-depth examples and scenarios to assist in implementing her advice. I've been using her techniques for about a month now, and notice that although my son still has tantrums, my overall relationship with him is better. Some tips like getting down to your child's level, maintaining consistency with discipline, letting your child exercise, and providing a healthy diet for your child may be common sense, but Jo goes into detail as to why she recommends what she does. She also emphasizes focusing on the child. All too often we get distracted by electronics or TV, when all our child wants is US! I deducted one star because at times the tone of the book was condescending, and I wish there was a recap at the end of the book because it felt a bit jumbled at times. Overall, this is my favorite parenting book I've read so far. I would (and have) recommended this book to friends and family.

So helpful! Took my parenting to a new level. Lots of specifics. Also, she doesn't let you be a passive parent. This is ACTIVE PARENTING. Thank you, Nanny Jo!

This is the most wonderful book for toddler behavior. Before discussing discipline, it addresses whether all of the needs of your toddler are met. Are they getting enough sleep? How to fix that. Are they getting a nutritious diet? How to fix that. Are they getting enough quality one on one time with each parent? How to help with that. Are they getting enough stimulation and activity? Ideas to fix that. Most of the behavioral problems disappeared from by children when I made some changes implementing these ideas. They few issues that remained were quickly taken care of with the loving discipline methods here. Firm and corrective, but focused on understanding and reinforcing love and affection every time. The best of both worlds when it comes to discipline. I have bought several of these to give as gifts, read it myself a year ago. Still applies to my children as they become older toddlers/young children.

Indispensable for parents

I love this book ❤️ The book teach me very well. Thank you !

Good tips for parents of toddlers. Parts of the book seemed repetitive and some topics could have been expanded upon.

I purchased this book because we needed a little help in the tantrum department for my 2 and a half year old daughter. There are so many books out there, so it's a little overwhelming as to know where to start. I had remembered Jo Frost from her TV series Super Nanny. I had watched it years ago long before I was married and had a child. I remembered thinking back then "how could all these children be so bad and not listen to their parents" and that "OMG this woman is amazing helping those families". Fast forward many years to now and here I am needing a little help too. Although my situation doesn't warrant Jo Frost to come live at my house for a week and solve the problem, it did warrant me buying this book and reading her tricks of the trade. Not every topic in the book applied to us but what did was very insightful and gave us an understanding of what was happening and how to help fix it. Her information and techniques may not be for everyone but I really like what she had to say in this book and it was very helpful for us. I would recommend this book as it's easy to read and understand and doesn't make you feel like a failure as a parent.

I chose his book to help me with my 2 year old's changes in sleep pattern i.e. Not wanting to sleep in her own bed and this book has helped me consider options to address this in addition to other typical toddler behaviours such as tantrums....and I have a very strong willed little girl! This book is brilliant, easy to read and I can see I will be picking it up and re-reading sections of it for the next 2-3 years! Highly recommended.