The Preschooler Problem Solver: Tackling Tough and Tricky Transitions With Your Two-to Five-year-old

by Baicker-McKee, Carol

• ISBN13: 9781561454457
• ISBN10: 1561454451
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-09-30
• Publisher: Peachtree Pub Ltd

Summary

Parenting a preschooler is not for the faint of heart, but parent and psychologist Carol Baicker-McKee will show you how to make the most of these magical years by helping your child successfully negotiate new expectations and situations in the wider world. With her guidance, you'll realize that there are few preschool problems that can't be solved with a little patience, a spark of ingenuity, and lots of humor. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Carol Baicker-Mckee, Ph.D., is the mother of three children, all of whom managed to survive their preschool years-and so did she! Baicker-McKee holds degrees from Yale University and the University of Virginia. She has worked as a child and family therapist and has volunteered and taught in childcare centers. In addition to her parenting books, she has also written and illustrated several books for children. She lives in Pennsylvania.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. ix
It's a "Big" Deal! Saying Ta-Ta to Cribs, Diapers, Bottles, and Other "Little Guy" Stuff	p. 1
Out of the Crib and into the...: Strategies for a Smooth Move to a Big Bed	p. 2
Wander-Unlusting and Fall-Proofing: Tips for Helping Your Toddler Stay in Bed-Without Ropes or Magic	p. 4
Ready or Not, Here I Go!: A Readiness Checklist for Potty Training	p. 7
Tinklers Anonymous: A Twelve-Step Program for Becoming Clean and Dry	p. 9
Potty Games: Activities to Encourage Readiness and Cooperation	p. 12
Peeing for Fun and Profit: Effective Potty-Training Incentives	p. 14
Peer Pressure: Other "Different" Approaches to Training	p. 17
Sweetie, There's a Reason It's Called "Underwear": Panty Problems and Solutions	p. 19
Remedial Potty Class: Coping with Refusal, Regression, and Other Problems	p. 21
There's a Sucker Reformed Every Minute: Helping Your Child (and you) Give Up Bottles, Pacifiers, Thumbs, and Other Habits That Suck	p. 24
It's Not What You Say, but How You Say It: Strategies for Minimizing Crying, Whining, Bossiness, and Baby Talk	p. 26
"A Sock for You! A Sock for Me!": Ways to Foster Your Child's Independence	p. 28
Isn't Child Labor Wonderful?: Putting Your Preschooler to Work	p. 30
Whoa, Baby!: Busting New-Sibling Bothers	p. 33
Breaking News! We're Having a Baby!: When and How to Tell Your Preschooler	p. 34
"Why Did You Eat the Baby?": A Preschooler's FAQs about Pregnancy and Birth	p. 36
Waiting Ways: Activities for Anticipating	p. 38
Nurturing the Nurturing Urge: Activities to Elicit Interest and Skill in Caregiving	p. 40
Making Womb: Managing Your First Kid and Your Second Pregnancy without Everyone Barfing	p. 42
When It's Not the Way It's Supposed to Be: Supporting Your Preschooler During Complications and Crises	p. 44
Avoiding the Delivery Gloom: Easing Separation Anxieties and Other Birth Day Concerns	p. 48
Welcome Matts!: Safe and Satisfying Ways for Siblings to Meet and Greet	p. 52
Adopt-Able: Coping with the Special Concerns of Welcoming an Adopted Sibling	p. 54
Once Upon a Time There Was a New Baby: Just-Right Strategies for Soft Spots and Hot Spots	p. 66
Entertaining Your Child on Auto-parent: Activities for Tired Days	p. 69
Beyond Newborns: That Bothersome Old Baby	p. 71
Skip into School: Cha-Cha into Childcare!	p. 75
3...2...1... Preschool!: Preparing Your Child for a Successful Launch	p. 78
The Grand Entrance: Squashing First-Day Jumpy Jitters	p. 81
A Month of Muchness: Support during the First Weeks	p. 84
Help! I Think My Kid Is Made from Superglue: Handling Persistent Separation Anxiety	p. 86
Did you Know Bullies Could Be So Little? And Cute?: How to Support or Intervene with Bullies and Other Tough Social Situations	p. 89
You Can Kiss That School Good-Bye!: Tactics to Ease Vacation, Caregiver, and End-of-the-year-Transitions	p. 93
Ready! Or Not?: Is It Time for Big School?	p. 96
Get-Set Games: Competence-and Confidence-Building Activities for the Summer before Kindergarten	p. 98
Friends and Festivities Without Too Many Hissy Fits	p. 105
Social Engineering, Part I Helping Your Child Make Friends	p. 106
Social Engineering, Part II Helping Your Child Keep Friends	p. 109
Play Date-iquette: How to Help Your Child Be a Happy Host or a Great Guest	p. 112
The Peer-Pressure Cooker: How to Let off the Steam Or Cook with It!	p. 115
Friends Who Fight: Unscrambling the Squabbles	p. 118
More Buddy Bugaboos: Handling Threesomes, Leeches, and More	p. 120
Excitement Management 101: Celebrating Like Mad without Getting Mad	p. 123
The Birthday Blues: Putting the "Happy" Back in Your Child's Birthday	p. 126
Planning the Better Birthday Party: Simple, Short, and Not Too Many Sweets	p. 127
Party Poopers Should Use the Toilet: More Lessons to Teach Your Birthday-Party Animal	p. 131
Fighting Fears, Fancies, and Foibles	p. 135
The Fear Factor: Taming Preschool Phobias	p. 136
Play-It-Again Sams: Introducing Change to Children Who Love Sameness	p. 140
Let Me Do It Myself!: Living Safely with Pint-Sized DIY-Types	p. 142
Un-Civil Disobedience-And Too-Civil Obedience: Helping Kids Who Won't-Or Always Will	p. 145
Speak No Evil: At Least Not with Those Words! At Least Not in Front of Grandma!	p. 148
Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: The Truth about Preschoolers and the Truth	p. 150
Cheats and Thieves: More Preschool Vices and What to Do about Them	p. 153
And While We're at It, Nose-Picking: Tempering Habits That Drive Parents Crazy	p. 156
Careful! You're Sitting on Ms. Piggle-Toes!: FAQs About Imaginary Friends and Obsessions	p. 159
Moving without Mayhem: Remodeling without Remorse	p. 163
We're Outta Here!: How and When to Break the News of an Impending Move	p. 164
House Hunting with Your Child-Without Shooting Anything!: It Can Be Done, Sort Of	p. 166
Living a Lie: Helping Your Child Cope When Your House Is on the Market	p. 169
Your Child Can Help Pack!: How to Fit Six Stuffed Animals, Fifteen Mismatched Holey Socks, Last Month's Newspaper, a Bag of Stale Cheerios, and a Live Goldfish into Thirty-seven Boxes and Other Useful Tips for "Painless" Packing	p. 172
The Long Good-Bye: Helping Your Child Say Farewell to Everyone from Her Best Friend to Her Favorite Toilet	p. 174
Sanity for Moving-Day Madness: Helpful Tips and Reassurances	p. 176
As If Anyone Needed to Make Moving with Children More Difficult: Surviving under Tough Circumstances	p. 179
Moving In and Moving On: Managing Unpacking and the Transition Period	p. 181
It's New! It's Improved!: Ways to Sell Your Child on a Different or Redecorated Bedroom	p. 184
Introducing Major Chaos and General Disorder: A Strategic Approach to Helping Your Child Face the Front Lines of a Major Home Remodel	p. 186
"That's a Tough One": Dealing with Concerns about Sex, Death, Religion, Race, Money, and More	p. 191
Answers to "Why Is Your 'Bagina' Fuzzy?": Everything Your Preschooler Wants to Know about Sex and Isn't Afraid to Ask in a Loud Voice in Public	p. 192
The Bare Facts about Prudes and Nudes: A Butt-Nekkid Discussion	p. 196
It's Passé to Say, "You'll Grow Hair on Your Palms": Modern Responses to Masturbation	p. 199
Flower Boys and Lumber-Jills: Cross-Dressing and Other Gender-Role Issues	p. 201
Oops! Part I What to Do When You Catch Them in the Act	p. 204
Oops! Part II What to Do When They Catch You in the Act	p. 206
Can Dead People Watch Cartoons?: Q&A about Death (and Other Sad Endings)	p. 207
Flush with Dignity: Some Serious Tips for Handling the Death of a Pet	p. 210
Oh God!: Responding to Your Child's Religious Concerns	p. 214
Beyond Shushing and Blushing: Handling Insensitive or Prejudiced Behavior	p. 216
Tease Proofing and Pride Promoting: Helping Kids Who Are Starting to Notice Their Differences	p. 220
Dollars and Sense: Allowance, Greed, Philanthropy, and Other Money Issues	p. 223
When the World Intrudes: Ways to Un-Scare Your Child during Disturbing Times	p. 226
Family Crisis!: A Catalog of Coping and Hoping	p. 231
Ten Best All-Purpose Coping Strategies: For Your Child-and You	p. 232
Fun and Games When Life's Not Fun and Games: Play Therapy for Amateurs	p. 235
Let Him Sleep on Your Face: Comforts When a Parent Is Absent from Home	p. 238
Parental Etiquette for Separation and Divorce: What to Say, Do, and Even Wear during the Transition	p. 241
Visitation Excitation: Smoothing Out the Highs and Lows of Shared Custody and Visitation	p. 245
Preschoolers and the Dating Scene: Q&A for Single Parents and Their Kids	p. 247
Weddings, Honeymoons, and Marriage-for Three!: Helping Your Child with the Transition to Remarriage	p. 251
Stepping In-And Up: Some Stepparenting Strategies That Work	p. 254
Life after Death: Coping with a Preschooler's Grief and Needs	p. 259
Good Good-Byes and Memorable Memories: Helping Your Preschooler Cope with Funerals, Memorials, and Anniversaries	p. 264
Stormy Weather and Other Scary Situations: On-the-Spot Crisis Management	p. 266
We're Not in Kansas Anymore: Coping After Disasters	p. 271
Money Madness: Easing Family Stress during Tough Financial Times	p. 274
Rough Housing: Helping Kids Cope with Home Loss and Stressful Living Arrangements	p. 278
Hospitalization Helper: Easing the Pains of Procedures, Separation, and Fear	p. 286
Conclusion A Fable to Help You Solve All the Preschooler Problems I Haven't Covered	p. 291
Bibliography	p. 300
Index	p. 302
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