Kid Tips [Paperback]

Tom McMahon (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 1998

The Real Parenting Experts Speak Out!

For this invaluable book, Tom McMahon mounted a nationwide media campaign and gathered a wealth of tested and proven child raising tips from experienced parents in over three hundred cities across the country. Here are more than one thousand of the best, reflecting every aspect of parenting -- inside tips today's busy parents all too often don't have time to share with their family and friends. Discover fresh, unique, creative ideas that are fun, thrifty, easily accessible and pediatrician-approved for health and safety:

PLAYTIME -- from indoor activities to outdoor play to coping with clutter and cleanup

MEALTIME -- how to feed baby, deal with your finicky eater and dine out without losing your mind

HEALTH AND SAFETY -- taking medicine painlessly, soothing colicky babies, visiting the doctor, and more

DISCIPLINE -- three easy steps that short-circuit big problems before they begin!

BEDTIME -- from putting baby to bed to quieting bumps in the night

ON THE GO -- travel and vacations, errands and shopping made easy

SELF ESTEEM AND RELATIONSHIPS -- promoting healthful self-respect and respect for others

From baby basics to easy toilet training to teaching your children responsibility and more, here are fast, fabulous "fixes" that work!

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

There are countless books written by doctors, child psychologists, and behavioral experts that espouse an analytical approach to parenting, but when a tiny tot is crying at 3 a.m. because there are monsters in the closet, rational problem solving rarely works. Monster spray, however, does: simply fill a spray bottle with slightly-perfumed water and apply around bed, closets, or other areas partial to nocturnal spooks--they hate the aroma and it's sure to drive them away for good (or at least for the night). This is just one piece of useful advice included in Kid Tips, an invaluable compendium of experience culled by Tom McMahon from letters he has received from parents and grandparents over the past decade. For instance, to wean a child off of a pacifier, try confining its use to the crib. It's there if they want it, but the inconvenience may convince them they don't need it after all. (Tying it to a doorknob can have the same effect.) For air travel with toddlers, plan bottle feedings around takeoffs and landings to relieve ear pressure. When a child graduates to baby food, try using two spoons to feed; you can use one, while baby grabs the other. (This is also effective when trying to brush their teeth--give them a toothbrush to hold.)

Whether it's teething, soothing sibling relations, or establishing bedtime rituals, Kid Tips offers over one thousand field-tested and proven methods for rearing newborns to 10-year-olds, all straight from the real experts: parents.

Review

Orange County Register Begins where Benjamin Spock and T. Berry Brazelton leave off.

Orange County Register ...a cross between Hints from Heloise and child-rearing guru T. Berry Brazelton.

San Jose Mercury News All those child-rearing books can be great for explaining the whys and hows of children's behavior. But to whom do you turn for the practical, real-life, this-really-works advice? Chances are, you seek the counsel of fellow parents. That's exactly the tack taken by Tom McMahon, [in this] practical guide to child rearing.

Statesman-Journal (OR) When it comes to the day-to-day questions of raising children, who has the answers? The day-to-day parents. And that's the premise that Tom McMahon used in putting together [t]his book.

Family Matters Dip into this collection of practical suggestions and you may find yourself with a bit of leisure to spend on something besides chores....[The parents of two daughters], Tom McMahon and his wife found that they got much more useful advice about the nitty-gritty of child-rearing from other parents than from the experts.

The Edmonton Journal A book with practical tips about raising children that's written by parents -- not pediatricians or psychologists -- so it stands a chance of making some sense to those of us struggling with the day-to-day stuff.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Pocket Books (November 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671026097
• ISBN-13: 978-0671026097
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 5.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,749,002 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great practical tips for any parent!, August 24, 1999

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This review is from: Kid Tips (Paperback)

This book was filled with great tips from parents across the country. These were ideas comming from the real experts, the ones who have to put these tips to use in everyday life. My son truely enjoyed learning how to go tinkle in the potty by playing target practice with cheerios, and the recipe for homemade diaper wipes really saved me some money.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Helpful and tested, August 21, 2003

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This review is from: Kid Tips (Paperback)

Each of the tips in this book was submitted by a parent so someone knows they work! It is better than some "expert" giving you advice. I found almost all of the tips to be practical and many were very creative. I just never think of things like this! The layout also works well-it is laid out according to topics such as feeding, bedtime, play, etc...The only negative thing, and it may be just my poor memory, is that I glance through the tips but I probalby will never remember any of them! I haven't yet pulle dout the book because I wanted to find out how someone else did something. A cute idea if you have a good memory and are really organized. At a minimum it is interesting to read how others do things. I think this would be a good gift for an expecting mom!