The Parent Hope Podcast

(2023 Rebroadcast) Toddler in meltdown: The first push for independence

January 10, 2024 Season 1 Episode 0
(2023 Rebroadcast) Toddler in meltdown: The first push for independence
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The Parent Hope Podcast
(2023 Rebroadcast) Toddler in meltdown: The first push for independence
Jan 10, 2024 Season 1 Episode 0

The Summer Theme - Parents promoting responsible, age-appropriate independence & avoiding futile power struggles.

These themes are relevant, whatever the age of your child. Enjoy this rebroadcast of “Toddler in meltdown- The first push for independence”

With toddlers the challenge is managing our responses to their huge learning spurt and push towards independence. This podcast describes 2 different parent toddler interactions involving a toddler not getting what they want. What is in a parent’s control to contribute to a toddler’s increased capacity to delay gratification?

Research links mentioned in podcast

Luo, Y., Pattanakul, D. Infant expectations of instant or delayed gratification. Sci Rep 10, 19081 (2020).

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-76136-9

The Stanford marshmallow experiment- a study on delayed gratification in 1972 led by psychologist Walter Mischel

https://www.simplypsychology.org/marshmallow-test.html

Show Notes

The Summer Theme - Parents promoting responsible, age-appropriate independence & avoiding futile power struggles.

These themes are relevant, whatever the age of your child. Enjoy this rebroadcast of “Toddler in meltdown- The first push for independence”

With toddlers the challenge is managing our responses to their huge learning spurt and push towards independence. This podcast describes 2 different parent toddler interactions involving a toddler not getting what they want. What is in a parent’s control to contribute to a toddler’s increased capacity to delay gratification?

Research links mentioned in podcast

Luo, Y., Pattanakul, D. Infant expectations of instant or delayed gratification. Sci Rep 10, 19081 (2020).

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-76136-9

The Stanford marshmallow experiment- a study on delayed gratification in 1972 led by psychologist Walter Mischel

https://www.simplypsychology.org/marshmallow-test.html