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These tales capture all the hilarity, magic, and chaos of raising the complex little people we call toddlers. Poised between the baby’s and the child’s world, toddlers teach us to take joy in the roundness and the texture of a ball, in the comfort of a blanket, in the beauty of a spider web. They help us see the world differently with their wacky interpretations of everyday objects. They exasperate, defy, and devastate us, yet they fill us with a profound sense of awe. Readers share in the joy a father feels when his daughter looks at him and exclaims "dada!" (and the disappointment that follows when she addresses her sippy cup by the same name); in the struggle of a blind mother in keeping track of her very mobile two-year-old; in the frustration a mother—a family doctor—feels when the potty-training advice she routinely gives to worried parents doesn’t work with her four-year-old triplets; and in the hilarious resignation of a father who comes to realize that even his bathroom time is now a family event. Toddler mirrors the commonality of raising toddlers and reflects the joy and wonder that define this vital time in a child and parent’s life.

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  • Paperback: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Seal Press (September 11, 2003)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 158005093X
  • ISBN-13: 978-1580050937
  • Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #436,060 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Got Toddlers?, August 18, 2005
If you're living with those little irrational creatures who can switch on and off temper tantrums like a Rockin' Elmo doll, this book is for you. Frequently funny, at-times irreverent and always painfully true-to-life, "Toddler" is a classic that every parent of 1-3 year-olds should read... just as soon as the temper tantrum ends.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Balanced and Dead On, May 11, 2005
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At that certain time of night -- usually on a Sunday -- when everyone's tired and one or the other of my children is crumbling and crumbling loudly, I pull out this book. The essays are concise and well written and often out-and-out hilarious. At those moments when you feel that you must be the only person (OK, mother) in the world feeling what you feel, this book can be a lifesaver. And it does this without playing the political/gender role card. Kudos!
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5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful book, October 16, 2003
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TODDLER is a must-read for any parent of a child who has suddenly shape-shifted from a sweet, content, cooing infant to a suprisingly strong-willed 3-foot-tall drill seargant. Often, we mothers and fathers of toddlers keep our war stories to ourselves, trying in vain to sustain the illusion that we do, in fact, wear the pants in our house. But anyone who's actually been the caretaker of a stubborn developing human whose pointed goal of complete independence is continually thwarted by stature, social constraints, and parental interference knows who the boss really is. TODDLER is a kind of parenting tell-all, a first-person, behind-the-scenes glimpse of the toughest reality show there is: raising a child. Parents will be comforted to discover that their kid isn't the only one with inexplicable demands and intense preferences, and it will come as a relief to know that parents have plenty of company in the challenging experience of shepherding their charges through the hard-going terrain of two-year-old life. And yet the book is not all horror stories and I-can't-believe-she-said-that-in-front-of-the-neighbors incidents: while there is none of the treacly "but it's all worth it" sentiment that often pervades writing about life with young children, the book does feature sweet moments reminding us why it is we love our irascible, demanding, incredible toddlers as much as we do. TODDLER is a unique and wonderful book -- and a must-have addition to any mother or father's parenting library.

by Andrea Buchanan
Author of _Mother Shock: Loving Every (Other) Minute of It_(Seal Press)

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4.0 out of 5 stars TAKE OUT 2 Chapters and you have a GREAT book!
First off I want to say -- buy this book! It's perfect for busy Mom's in that it's filled with short essays each written by a different author. Read more
Published on July 14, 2007 by mom23boys

5.0 out of 5 stars Cute book
Nice little book, full of short stories on toddlers. Very entertaining coffee table reading.
Published on November 2, 2006 by Dexter Wang

5.0 out of 5 stars Real stories about real little people
I loved this book! I loved it because it is real, full of real stories about real people. Having kids, and especially having toddlers, is not all sunshine and roses all the... Read more
Published on June 24, 2006 by Tertia Albertyn

3.0 out of 5 stars Good read, but horrible language
This book does capture a fairly diverse view of parenting toddlers, and I am really enjoying seeing myself and my friends in the stories that are aimed specifically at this crazy... Read more
Published on June 13, 2006 by D. Carr

5.0 out of 5 stars Top of my baby book list
I really did forget how exhausted living with a toddler makes me. I should have taken better notes with my first when I raised him through toddlerhood a decade ago, kept a list of... Read more
Published on December 20, 2005 by Kelly Ferry

5.0 out of 5 stars YOU HAVE TO READ THIS BOOK!!!!
"Toddler" is an absolute necessity for every parent! This book is such a gem; it was so unfortunate that I did not have the chance to read it until my son was five! Read more
Published on October 11, 2005 by Lisa

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Insight Into Different Parenting Styles
One of the many things I enjoyed about this book was that it allowed me to get some insight into the minds of other parents. Read more
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2.0 out of 5 stars Obscenity! Shame! Shame!
This book is unbelievable. I'm reading a book by parents here, and there are a few normal stories at the begining, then all of the sudden there's this one about a dad getting... Read more
Published on August 16, 2005 by Catholic Dad

4.0 out of 5 stars A Good Read!
Fun and touching stories that any Mom can relate to. An easy and quick read that will make you smile and maybe even "mist" up. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars funny, honest, and holding nothing back
This is an excellent collection. The voices included are diverse and wise. As a whole, the book overflows with humor, irreverence, awe and parental joy, love, and most of all,... Read more
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