Negotiating with Toddlers

  • Rick Holtz is a co-owner of the Polk County News. Read his column each week in the newspaper and on the website.
    Rick Holtz is a co-owner of the Polk County News. Read his column each week in the newspaper and on the website.
We have all heard that you cannot negotiate with terrorists, but add tired toddlers to that list. Timmy is my two-year-old. He is all boy. He does not back down from a fight with his older siblings, and recently he has learned that if he does not get his way that he can just throw a tantrum (or throw his toys, so you better be ready to duck). To be fair, I don’t care if he throws a tantrum, toy…

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