Customer Reviews

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

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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.

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.

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.

I'm not a parent, but I am a young teacher for toddlers at a daycare center and I was hoping to find some insight to help with teaching our toddlers that have behavioral problems as well as having trouble with toilet training. There was some helpful information with potty training, but other than that, I didn't get much else out of this book.

I was also hoping that the book would have a curriculum where I could get some teaching ideas that will go along with their age group. This might be a great book for parents, but I didn't find it very helpful.

i use this and the "what to expect" book. they seem pretty similiar. the latter seemed to be the more organized of the two.

The book had good advice, particularly Chapter 9, Food Fiesta, with a chart of recommended daily calories and good food suggestions. It is enjoyable simple reading that gives you an overview of what you may experience in the toddler years and how to handle some situations. But overall, it is too general to be the bedside book for most parents.

I absolutely LOVED the everything getting ready for baby book so I was excited about the toddler book.

unfortunately this thing didn't tell me anything that veered from the common sense that I already have except the part where the doctor advocates spanking but notes that when spanking a person shouldn't remove the child's clothes because a spanking on a bare bottom leaves bruises and that's abuse (pg 158)
... so it's OK to hit your kid but only if you don't leave bruises?!?! why is this OK?

I found this book to be a total waste of money. Sure it has a few interesting pieces of information, but nothing I haven't heard before. This book may be useful if you have never had any experience with children. If you have been around children at all, you will find everything in this book to be pure common sense. I was looking for something with more concrete usable information.

This book has been very helpful to me. I plan on using it for several more years as my daughter grows up.

It really does have everything parents need in the way of information. I bought it for a reference but I read it from cover to cover.