Talking To Toddlers

 Talking To Toddlers Review: Does This Online Parenting Course Work?

Do you find yourself yelling at your toddler? Losing patience? Being less kind or understanding than you’d like? Frustrated with your child’s lack of logic? You’re not alone—those are all common experiences for parents of toddlers.

As adorable as they are, toddlers are not always easy to be around—hence the reputation for the “terrible twos,” “threenagers,” and so on. It’s a good thing they give such great cuddles, though, am I right? 😉

As the mother of a toddler, I’m always looking for ways to strengthen communication with my child. I know that better communication can make our daily interactions easier for both of us. As a rule, I’m interested in gentle and respectful parenting methods (like those espoused by Janet Lansbury, Laura Markham, Dr. Shefali Tsabary and Kim John Payne). Much of my reading and learning about parenting has been focused on parenting this way. But, I’m always open to other tools, even if they aren’t labeled peaceful or gentle.

I was excited to take the Talking To Toddlers course, taught by Chris Thompson. Inspired by Thompson’s background in hypnosis, this popular and long-running course is focused on teaching parents how to better and more effectively communicate with toddlers. But don’t get the wrong idea—there’s no formal hypnosis in Thompson’s methods.

Rather, the course teaches parents communication and conversational skills. It helps you, as a parent, use language effectively for persuasion and influence with your kids.

The idea here is that learning how to talk to toddlers will cut down on tantrums and resistance. You know those days when it feels like you’re walking on eggshells around your toddler, afraid that one small request like, “Let’s get your shoes on!” will set them off into a crying fit or tantrum? ME TOO. This course is designed to give you the tools to avoid and manage those kinds of situations.

So, let’s get into it. What is the Talking To Toddlers course, who should take it, and how will it help your family? My review is below.

What Is the Talking To Toddlers Course:-

The Talking  Toddlers  course is an audio course that provides parents with easy and actionable strategies for communicating with toddlers. It consists of twelve modules, each with suggested homework.

Rooted in Thompson’s work in hypnosis, the course provides parents with concrete ideas for how to talk to their children: questions to ask, phrases to use, and techniques to drive the conversation to ensure your toddler is listening and cooperating.

Free Parenting Lesson:-

• Free lesson available if you sign up for Thompson’s parenting newsletter
• $37
• 60 day money back guarantee
• 12 audio lessons
• Downloadable MP3s
• Transcript videos
• Lessons range from 10-15 minutes long
• Full PDF of all transcripts

Who Is The Course For:-

This course is for parents of toddlers and preschoolers: children ages 2-4.

The course is for:

• Parents looking for help in dealing with toddler tantrums.
• Parents who want to stop shouting at their kids.
• Parents who want to stop nagging their kids.
• Parents who feel their kids are constantly ignoring them and their requests.
• Parents who want their kids to listen to them.
• Parents who want to communicate better with their kids.
• Parents who want to have a stronger relationship with their kids.
• Parents who want to have a more harmonious home life.

Thompson mentions the course is most helpful starting when your child is age two. This is because two-year-olds can understand and speak enough language to make the techniques in the course useful.

So, you could try to use it with younger toddlers (below 24 months), but it may not be as effective.

The techniques could still be quite useful for older children, too (as many of them are based on adults), but that isn’t the focus of the course.

Course Access and Technology Requirements:-

The course is easy to follow and access.

Parents can download the audio tracks directly to their computer, tablet or phone. This is a great aspect of the course, as you can listen to a lesson on your commute, while doing dishes, or even during exercise.

You can also access the course on TalkingToToddlers.com. If you choose to follow along on the website, you can listen to the MP3s or watch videos.

The videos feature the transcript of the audio. Each word appears in bold text as it is spoken. This is a nice touch for accessibility for people who may be deaf, hard of hearing, or have vision disabilities.

There is also the option to download a full PDF guide. The PDF guide consists of a 79-page ebook. The ebook has transcripts for each of the twelve lessons.

The course website features “key learning points” below each recording and video. These are bulleted points that recap the main ideas of each lesson.

The course website also includes homework for each lesson. These are Thompson’s suggested follow-up activities, which can include questions to ask yourself or ways to practice the techniques introduced in the lessons.

You do not have to submit the homework back to the course classroom or to Thompson. The homework is for your benefit only.

What Parents Are Saying About It:-

This is a long-running parenting course, so there are many reviews and reactions online. As a whole, parents seem to like and enjoy the course.

Many people love that the course is short, in bite-size chunks. Most parents agreed that the focus on simple actions makes the ideas easy to try in their families.

Multiple parents say that they were able to see an immediate behavior change in their child after using the tips in “Talking To Toddlers.”

Others felt that the course was misleading—some feel the title seems to imply that you will learn how to talk to your toddlers about difficult topics, like death, God, etc. This is not the case. Click here more detail............