Book cover for The Threenager Standoff: Navigating Defiance and Power Struggles with Your 3-5-Year-Old: Survival Strategies from the Trenches of Tiny Tyrants by Thomas Goodwin

The Threenager Standoff

Navigating Defiance and Power Struggles with Your 3-5-Year-Old: Survival Strategies from the Trenches of Tiny Tyrants

2025 Released
188 Pages
3-4 Hours
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Independently PublishedISBN 9798292799535
Is your child refusing to wear pants again? Have you lost a full hour negotiating with a preschooler about toast? Do you wake up every day in fear of the "wrong color cup" meltdown? You're not alone-and you're not losing your mind (well, not entirely).

Welcome to the Thunderdome: Toddler Edition-where logic goes to die, and tiny dictators rule with sticky hands and iron wills. If you're raising a fiercely independent Threenager or a logic-wielding Fournado, this book is your battle-tested survival guide.

This isn't your typical parenting manual. It's a laugh-out-loud, deeply empathetic, no-holds-barred field guide for parents who love their kids fiercely but also fantasize about solo vacations in Fiji. Written with wit, warmth, and zero judgment, The Threenager Standoff will help you:

✅ Understand the real (and surprisingly normal) reasons behind defiance, meltdowns, and sock-based standoffs
✅ Set boundaries without turning every moment into World War III
✅ Decode the toddler dialect of "NO!", random sobbing, and the mystical logic of toe hats
✅ Learn the Jedi mind tricks of limited choices, humor-as-de-escalation, and when to wave the white flag strategically
✅ Preserve your sanity while guiding your tiny human toward becoming a capable, emotionally regulated person

Inside you'll find relatable anecdotes, practical strategies you can use before your coffee even kicks in, and a 21-day survival plan that balances proactive parenting with real-world flexibility.

Perfect for tired, overwhelmed, and snack-negotiating parents, this book offers:

Thomas Goodwin

Thomas Goodwin (1600-1680) was a Puritan clergyman from Norfolk, England, who served as chaplain to Oliver Cromwell. An important figure in church history, he helped draft the Westminster Confession of Faith and wrote several volumes, including his most famous, The Heart of Christ in Heaven, Towards Sinners on Earth. He graduated from Christ's College, Cambridge, and served as vicar of Trinity Church. In 1650, he was appointed by Parliament as president of Magdalen College, Oxford.

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