Ep. 91 Transforming Toddlerhood: Tools for Power Struggles, Aggression, Biting, and Tantrums with Devon Kuntzman

In this episode of Reimagine Childhood from the Early Childhood Christian Network, host Monica Healer welcomes Devon Kuntzman, founder of Transforming Toddlerhood, certified coach with a psychology degree, former global nanny, author, summit host, and creator with nearly one million Instagram followers. Devon reframes toddlerhood as a critical, beautiful developmental stage and explains differences between babies, young toddlers, and older toddlers, emphasizing that behavior is communication and often reflects missing skills. She shares a three-part approach—decode behavior, nurture development, and build skills—then addresses common challenges: power struggles (exit the struggle while holding limits and offering choices), physical aggression (connect, set limits, teach skills), biting (get curious, track patterns, support both children, and scaffold with safe alternatives), and tantrums (ensure safety, stay calm, uphold limits, and use "less is more" during meltdowns).

00:00 Welcome to Reimagine Childhood

00:50 Meet Devon Kuntzman

01:47 Why Toddlers Get a Bad Rap

05:06 Toddler Stages and Communication

08:52 Power Struggles and Boundaries

16:18 Hitting Biting and Skill Building

30:56 Tantrums Plus Final Takeaways

If you enjoyed the conversation today and need a downloadable PDF mini-guide....HERE you go! A detailed guide to the 4 challenging toddler behaviors we talked about today.

https://www.transformingtoddlerhood.com/

https://www.transformingtoddlerhood.com/book/

https://www.instagram.com/transformingtoddlerhood/