Help! My Toddler Came Without Instructions: Practical Tips for Parenting a Happy One, Two, Three, and Four Year Old

by Blythe Lipman

Raising children is a serious business, especially in this era of two working parents with jam-packed schedules. A helping hand can make all the difference. Nationally known parenting expert Blythe Lipman is on a mission to help parents, offering hundreds of practical tips with a dash of humor. Go from stressed-out, overwhelmed and exhausted to melt-down free and mellow! The purpose of Help! My Toddler Came Without Instructions is to provide parents with quick solutions to help with those hair-raising toddler issues. When some new "toddler troubles" arise, grab the book, find the solution and you'll be back in control of your out-of-control child. Topics include sleeping (ways to transition from crib to bed, naps, creating a friendly sleep environment and nightly rituals and routines), potty training (age discussion, type of potty to use, fears, underwear, charts and issues), and fears (night terrors, stranger anxiety, the dark, monsters and separation anxiety).

Genres: Parenting, Nonfiction

188 pages, Paperback

First published April 9, 2013

Reviews

[Melissa · Rating 4 out of 5]

I found this really helpful, and wonderfully easy to read. Each short chapter focused on a single theme - playdates, babysitters, grandparents, potty training - it ran the gamut of toddler related topics. While brief, they packed in a ton of ideas and advice, and most helpfully suggested further reading and resources! While it seems geared towards older toddlers and not much for the under-2 aged one I have, I took note of so many good ideas I'll be able to utilize in the future!

[Imaan Iddir · Rating 2 out of 5]

Some useful suggestions, but frankly a lot of it is probably more effort than it's worth. Plus it seems very much catered to white middle-class parents.
And this is just a pet peeve, but adding the phrase "What fun!" doesn't automatically make something fun.

[Canread · Rating 2 out of 5]

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[Caroline · Rating 3 out of 5]

I narrated this audiobook.