Watch Me Grow, I'm One-Two-Three

by O'Brien, Maureen

• ISBN13: 9780060507879
• ISBN10: 006050787X
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-01-01
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publications

Summary

Now in a three-part edition that incorporates the latest research on pediatric brain development, Watch Me Grow: I'm One-Two-Three helps parents in their decision-making by explaining how children experience the world during the wondrous toddler years. In addition to offering the most current research on age-appropriate behavior and sharing parenting stories, this book also gives sound advice from an expert on child development. Using wisdom and humor, Dr. O'Brien gives parents and childcare providers a deeper understanding of the hearts and minds of their growing one-, two-, and three-year-old children.

Table of Contents

Preface	xv
WATCH ME GROW: I'M ONE Every Parent's Guide to the Enchanting 12- to 24-Month-Old
Introduction	1	(4)
What I'm Like	5	(20)
Starting the Motor--My Physical Abilities	25	(22)
Thinking for Myself--My Cognitive Development	47	(28)
``Listen to Me!''--My Verbal Abilities	75	(26)
Tears and Laughter--My Emotional Growth	101	(32)
Where I Stand--My Social Development	133	(24)
Predictability Helps--My Need for Routine	157	(28)
Drawing the Line--My Need for Limits	185	(22)
Looking Ahead--I'm Two	207	(16)
WATCH ME GROW: I'M TWO Every Parent's Guide to the Lively and Challenging 24- to 36-Month-Old
Introduction	219	(4)
What I'm Like	223	(20)
Jump, Color, and Dance--My Physical Abilities	243	(28)
Creating a World--My Cognitive Development	271	(30)
``I See'd a Plane!''--My Verbal Abilities	301	(26)
Pride and Anxiety--My Emotional Growth	327	(30)
``Play with Me!''--My Social Development	357	(30)
A Stable Platform--My Need for Routine	387	(30)
``But I Want To!''--My Need for Limits	417	(28)
Looking Ahead--I'm Three	445	(16)
WATCH ME GROW: I'M THREE Every Parent's Guide to the Charming and Demanding 36- to 48-Month-Old
Introduction	457	(4)
What I'm Like	461	(24)
Hop, Pedal, and Skip--My Physical Abilities	485	(24)
A Richer Understanding--My Cognitive Development	509	(24)
``Guess What?''--My Verbal Abilities	533	(22)
``I'm a Big Boy... Right?''--My Emotional Growth	555	(26)
``Can I Play, Too?''--My Social Development	581	(28)
A Guide for Life--My Need for Routine	609	(26)
``Just One More?''--My Need for Limits	635	(28)
Looking Ahead--I'm Four	663	(10)
Bibliography	673	(2)
Recommended Reading	675	(2)
Organizations and Support Groups	677	(6)
Acknowledgments	683	(2)
Index	685