false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223640660m/223032.jpg 223032 4 Beyond child development theory and experts, beyond the "shoulds" and the "don'ts" that guilt-ridden parents constantly hear echoing in their ears, there's Vicki Iovine, America's favorite "girlfriend" and mother-in-the-trenches. In <I>The Girlfriends' Guide to Toddlers</I>, Iovine's third addition to her parenting panoply (<I>The Girlfriends' Guide to Pregnancy</I> and <I>The Girlfriends' Guide to Surviving the First Year of Motherhood</I>) Iovine focuses, for the first time, more on the child than on the mother. (Toddlers always get all the attention, don't they?) Iovine is wise, and not just because she's read all the current parenting literature (she has) or heard it from her famous mythical "girlfriends." Iovine knows what she's talking about because she has four young children and she's been through it <I>all</I>. In her ongoing vision of parenting, humor and a network of friends play an important role, bribery has its place, discipline is sensible and loving, and advice is grounded in the practical rather than the theoretical. From "Eating (or Not)" to "Discipline" to "The Comfort Zone" (Binkies, Bankies, Loveys and Thumbs) to Potty Training ("What's the Big Rush?") to "Sleepy Time" to "Fashion" (yes, it's an issue for toddlers), Iovine continues her mission to inform the contemporary parent, to tell the truth, to boldly go where many child development experts have gone before, and to keep her readers laughing while she does it. <I>--Ericka Lutz</I> 1872630 1997 The Girlfriends' Guide to Toddlers total:249|5:49|4:76|3:99|2:20|1:5| 249 891 338 54 5 0 false false Thu Jan 15 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Aug 13 15:32:19 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 13 15:34:36 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 20 10:11:36 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 20 10:24:14 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Apr 08 12:34:39 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 08 12:38:58 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Sep 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 23 10:32:27 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 05 15:51:39 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Sep 21 20:27:28 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 21 20:29:19 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun Jan 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Dec 28 16:36:50 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 09 19:27:07 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Thu Aug 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 04 14:07:00 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 27 07:50:44 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 0 false false Thu Jan 08 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Apr 01 15:01:24 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 01 15:02:37 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sat Jul 10 00:00:00 -0700 1999 Wed Apr 29 19:58:07 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 29 19:58:48 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Mon Mar 30 13:56:53 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 30 13:57:33 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2000 Sun Mar 22 06:36:44 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 22 06:39:58 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Tue Apr 07 15:03:12 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 11 21:19:41 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Tue Feb 10 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Apr 22 08:01:18 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 22 08:02:07 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Tue Oct 13 13:24:36 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 13 13:39:18 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Wed Apr 15 15:51:09 -0700 2009 Thu May 14 18:25:16 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Mon Jan 26 22:32:43 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 26 22:33:24 -0800 2009 1 0 false false Thu Sep 03 12:24:26 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 03 12:24:46 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon Feb 16 20:14:36 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 28 17:32:31 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 16 20:14:36 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Fri Mar 20 08:44:40 -0700 2009 Sat Feb 21 11:57:02 -0800 2009 Fri Mar 20 08:44:40 -0700 2009 2 0 true false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 21 18:28:21 -0700 2008 Tue Nov 25 13:09:32 -0800 2008
Finished it, thought it was so-so. Lauged a ton with the 1st two of hers I read. Mayb...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=223032