Toddler Behavior & Emotions Guide: Calm Strategies for Big Feelings

A gentle, practical guide that helps parents understand toddler behavior, respond to big emotions, and create a calmer, more connected home. Designed to reduce daily stress and build confidence in your parenting approach.

The Toddler Behavior & Emotions Guide by Lyttle Paris gives you a clear, supportive framework for navigating tantrums, power struggles, emotional outbursts, and everyday challenges. Toddlers communicate through behavior, and this guide helps you understand what they’re really trying to say — and how to respond in a way that builds trust and cooperation.

Inside, you’ll learn how toddler brains develop, why big feelings happen, and how to use simple, effective strategies to support emotional regulation. The tone is warm, calm, and judgment‑free, making it easy to apply the tools in real life.

What’s Inside: • Understanding toddler brain development • Why toddlers have big emotions • Tantrums: what’s happening + how to respond • Power struggles & boundary setting • Emotional regulation strategies • Connection‑based discipline • Preventing meltdowns • Transitions & routines • Language for calming and guiding • Aggression (hitting, biting, throwing) • Separation anxiety • Parent FAQ

Benefits for Parents: • Reduces daily stress and frustration • Helps toddlers feel seen and understood • Builds cooperation and trust • Supports emotional development • Provides calm, consistent discipline tools • Works for toddlers ages 1–4

Who It’s For: • Parents of toddlers • Families dealing with tantrums or emotional outbursts • Anyone wanting a calmer, more connected home • Parents seeking gentle, effective discipline strategies

How to Use It: • Read one section at a time • Practice the calming strategies daily • Use the scripts during tough moments • Revisit sections during developmental leaps