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Elisabeth GerhardsenDon’t Want To! Me Do It!Vil ikke! Gjøre selv!What to do when your child insists on wearinga summer dress and sandals in mid-winter,or when a trip to the shops turns into a howlingtantrum or the child has to start from thebeginning whenever it hasn't been allowed to doeverything himself?The terrible toddler period is a demanding timethat can cause many large and small confrontations.This book provides good advice about howto take control, while at the same time respectthe child's feelings and support its self-esteem.The text includes many ideas about how to avoidconflict in the first place, deal with anger andsolve locked situations.Thought-provoking examples show how the child thinks and why it acts the way it does. Thecentral aim is to let the child continue liking itself, while helping it to be liked by others.The book contains many typical incidents and suggestions for how to deal with them.A wise, thoughtful book about a difficult time for many parents:good advice which will make everyday life easier for the wholefamily.ParentingNon-Fiction▶Elisabeth Gerhardsen (1960–) is an expert onclinical psychology of children and young peopleand has worked with children, parents and staff innursery schools and in the Activitiy School for morethan 20 years. She has also been employed as a healthcentre psychologist and worked in the Pedagogical-Psychological Service (PPT), in child courts, inhospitals and other organisations, and also taughtparents and professionals for many years.Photo: Inger Marie Grini111