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9780028617336

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Parenting a Preschooler and Toddler, Too

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  • ISBN13:

    9780028617336

  • ISBN10:

    0028617339

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1997-07-01
  • Publisher: Alpha Books

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Summary

You're not idiot, of course. You live peacefully with your spouse, get along with your in-laws, and even know how to placate an angry boss. But when it comes to controlling your preschooler, you feel like you're the one who should be having a fit. Don't cry! The Complete Idiot's Guide to Parenting a Preschooler and Toddler, Too will teach you how to enjoy your child's increasing independence. Feel confident about helping your child begin to grow up--without you and your child growing apart. In this Complete Idiot's Guide, you get:

Table of Contents

Part 1: The Early Toddler: 13-24 Months 1(90)
1 Walk the Walk and Talk the Talk From crawling and babbling to walking and talking: your child's development at one.
3(14)
2 Care and Feeding of Your Toddler How to care for your child through sickness, health, emergencies, and teething.
17(12)
3 It's a Jungle In There: Childproffing Your Home How to make your home and yard safe for your new walker.
29(14)
4 Golden Slumbers How to help your toddler--and yourself--get a good night's sleep.
43(14)
5 No, No, No! Setting Limits Guiding your child's behavior and dealing with misbehavior during the second year.
57(12)
6 Breaking Up Is Hard to Do: Easing Separation Anxiety How to help your child feel more comfortable about being apart from you.
69(10)
7. Playtime! Playing is learning: how to help your child get the most out of it.
79(12)
Part 2: The Terrific, Terrible Twos: 25-36 Months 91(86)
8 I Want To Do It Myself! Development at Two Helping to balance increasing independence with heightened anxieties.
93(16)
9 Disposing of Diapers Toilet training without tantrums--on your child's part or yours.
109(14)
10 Best Behavior Helping to cultivate social behavior and, dare we say it, manners.
123(10)
11 Boys (and Girls) Behaving Badly Why your two-year-old misbehaves--and what you can do about it.
133(10)
12 Taming Temper Tantrums Understanding and dealing with tantrums--even in public!
143(8)
13 Raising Bias-Free Children Acknowledging differences among people while avoiding and discouraging prejudice.
151(14)
14 The Twilight Zone--and Beyond: TV and Toys for Toddlers The best television has to offer your child--and how to have fun when the TV's off.
165(12)
Part 3: A Real Person: The Three-Year-Old 177(72)
15 You're a Big Girl (or Boy) Now: Preschool Development How increasing physical, linguistic, and social skills add up to fragile independence for a three-year-old.
179(14)
16 An Apple a Day: Preventive Medicine for Preschoolers Encouraging and nurturing good habits of hygiene and dental care.
193(12)
17 Playmates and Playdates Making the most of your three-year-old's social opportunities--in or out of preschool.
205(10)
18 Breaking Bad Habits What you can--and can't--do about your child's thumb sucking, pacifier use, bedwetting, and other sleep disturbances.
215(10)
19 Welcoming (You Wish) a Baby Brother or Sister What you can do to smooth out an inevitably stormy relationship.
225(14)
20 Toy Story Board games, card games, make-believe, art--and reading (of course).
239(10)
Part 4: A Declaration of Independence: The Four-Year-Old 249(74)
21 You Thought the Twos Were Terrible? Meet the Frightful Fantastic Fours Meet the four-year-old: Energetic in body, curious in mind, facile in language.
251(10)
22 Safety First! Keeping your child safe on the playground, with strangers, and from abuse.
261(10)
23 Do the Right Thing: Personal Responsibility The development of conscience, a sense of responsibility, and a commitment to honesty.
271(14)
24 Tackling Tough Questions About Sex and Death Talking about sex or death with your preschooler and dealing with situations involving sex or death.
285(16)
25 Fun and Games Computers, art, reading, and storytelling for preschoolers.
301(12)
26 Getting Ready for School Is your child ready--socially and academically--for kindergarten?
313(10)
Appendix: Resources for Parents 323(8)
Index 331

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