The Everything Toddler Book: From Controlling Tantrums to Potty Training, Practical Advice to Get You and Your Toddler Through the Formative Years (Everything Series) (Paperback)

by Linda Sonna (Author) "There are so many "firsts" in a baby's life, and each one is a miracle-part and parcel of that gradual unfolding into humanness through which..." (more)
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Product Description
No parent needs a child care book as much as the parent of a toddler! The toddler years are an exciting and rewarding time, as your child learns to stand, walk, say words, and use the potty for the first time. Yet, along with all of these incredible milestones come all sorts of daunting parental challenges - from continuous cries in the middle of the night to the first boo-boos to erratic eating habits to public temper tantrums. What is a parent to do?

The Everything Toddler Book offers professional advice on handling every aspect of your child's physical, emotional, and social development. With quick, easy-to-understand advice and positive reassurance, this helpful book provides frustrated - and often sleep-deprived - parents the quick answers they need to their toughest questions.

Featuring true stories from the trenches and ample space to record developmental milestones, The Everything Toddler Book is an indispensable guide to enjoying these wild and wonderful years. It tells you how to:
Prepare great meals toddlers will actually sit still for and eat
Provide comfort for teething and other common problems
Travel by car, train, and airplane with minimal hassle
Handle a child who refuses to listen
Toddler-proof your home
Buy the best toys and games
Get your child on a workable sleep schedule
Resolve jealousies among siblings

About the Author
Linda Sonna, Ph.D., has written THE HOMEWORK SOLUTION: GETTING KIDS TO DO THEIR HOMEWORK and THE HOMEWORK PLAN: A PARENT'S GUIDE TO HELPING KIDS EXCEL. Her column, "EduCaring," has appeared in parenting magazines across the country. She lives in Taos, New Mexico, and teaches creative writing and psychology at the University of New Mexico.

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Adams Media (March 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1580625924
• ISBN-13: 978-1580625920
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 8.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #42,778 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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16 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It really has everything that helps., April 8, 2002

By	Susan Sanders (Dallas, TX) - See all my reviews

There's just so much information in it. It's hard when kids this age are always into everything, and the author is right, it works instead of saying "no-no" it's better to sit down and show them the things they keep getting into to satisfy their curiosity. Now my daughter walks up to the TV and points to the buttons and says "no-no" instead of me having to keep giving her timeouts and having tantrums. All the lists of fun activities to keep her learning in all the different areas are good,like little ways she can help around the house, and using boxes and regular things from around the house instead of buying all the expensive toys.

18 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Does this woman even have children?, June 3, 2004

By A Customer

I'm still reading the book, but already I feel like this woman clearly doesn't have kids...or at least doesn't have one like mine. Do any parents really set up activities for their toddlers such as creating a balance beam for them to practice walking? I chase around my daughter and we do activities as they come. Somehow, even without me following the author's suggestion she's learned to walk, do stairs, pick things up from the floor and stand up without pulling herself up. From this book, you'd think you have to work with your child to accomplish these things.

I've loved most of the 'Everything' series, but this one doesn't seem to fit my style of parenting or my child.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Ok book if you have others to get advice from, October 20, 2006

By	M. Szymanski (Warren, Mi USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book was good for some very basic info on toddlers. I didn't like the format because it jumped from one thing to another. Most of the info seemed to be geared toward 2 years and up, and the section on feeding was boring. It was mostly about the food pyramid and RDA's. Ugh.