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The Playskool Guide to the Toddler Years: Professional, Reassuring Advice on Surviving - and Thriving - During the Toddler Years!
Welcome to the wonderful world of toddlers-
As your toddler grows and explores the world, every day brings new adventures and bonding opportunities.
The Playskool Guide to the Toddler Years, filled with caring advice from clinical psychologist Rebecca Rutledge, offers essential, practical information you need to know to ease your fears and parent with confidence!
--Building imagination and learning through play
--Easy guidelines for rules and discipline
--Understanding the important cognitive, physical and emotional changes
--Parenting yourself to maintain your sanity
--Beginning potty training and getting ready for preschool
--Traveling with your toddler
--Socializing with siblings and making new friends
From sleep and teething to developing speech and language, The Playskool Guide to the Toddler Years is your indispensable, easy-to-understand guide to handling every aspect of your toddler's growing mind, busy body and emotional well-being.
As your toddler grows and explores the world, every day brings new adventures and bonding opportunities.
The Playskool Guide to the Toddler Years, filled with caring advice from clinical psychologist Rebecca Rutledge, offers essential, practical information you need to know to ease your fears and parent with confidence!
--Building imagination and learning through play
--Easy guidelines for rules and discipline
--Understanding the important cognitive, physical and emotional changes
--Parenting yourself to maintain your sanity
--Beginning potty training and getting ready for preschool
--Traveling with your toddler
--Socializing with siblings and making new friends
From sleep and teething to developing speech and language, The Playskool Guide to the Toddler Years is your indispensable, easy-to-understand guide to handling every aspect of your toddler's growing mind, busy body and emotional well-being.
254 pages, Paperback
First published July 1, 2007
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April 2, 2014
A lot of common sense reiterated on a point by point basis across numerous situations. This is very useful if you're the sort who turns to authority when frazzled or likes very concrete pointers. As someone who studied artificial intelligence, I just kept mentally categorizing tips based on AI training principles, which is doubtless not what they intended.
A few common tidbits mixed in that are, imho, total bunk, with later disconnected discussion of their obvious consequences as if it were something completely unrelated - "stranger danger" when the world is no less safe than ever followed by reassurances that they'll grow out of being shy, "be consistent" followed by discussions of tantrums at situations that violate consistency, etc. Not many though, and they're easy to catch (and laugh at).
Of course, we'll see how I feel about it in a couple of years...
A few common tidbits mixed in that are, imho, total bunk, with later disconnected discussion of their obvious consequences as if it were something completely unrelated - "stranger danger" when the world is no less safe than ever followed by reassurances that they'll grow out of being shy, "be consistent" followed by discussions of tantrums at situations that violate consistency, etc. Not many though, and they're easy to catch (and laugh at).
Of course, we'll see how I feel about it in a couple of years...
March 21, 2012
As a first time mother with a young toddler at hand, any advice is always welcomed.
This books looks at the different aspects of the child's journey in growing up, learning new skills, hurdles in calming a robust and toddler full of tantrum.
It is a good read for any parent wanting to educate themselves and learn more on how to be a better parent.
This books looks at the different aspects of the child's journey in growing up, learning new skills, hurdles in calming a robust and toddler full of tantrum.
It is a good read for any parent wanting to educate themselves and learn more on how to be a better parent.
September 26, 2015
I am new to parenting books, but I am sure I'll be reading more in the near future. I like this book for being honest and realistic. Bottom line is handling toddlers is tough but fun too. Do not go around comparing your kid against others. Best advice given are to pick your battle and have a sense of humor.
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