What to Expect the Toddler Years, 2nd edition - Softcover

Murkoff, Heidi

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0761152148 ISBN 13: 9780761152149

Publisher: Workman Publishing Company, 2009

Synopsis

They guided you through pregnancy, they guided you through baby's first year, and now they'll guide you through the toddler years. In a direct continuation of What to Expect When You're Expecting (over 9.6 million copies in print) and What to Expect the First Year (over 5.6 million copies in print), America's bestselling pregnancy and childcare authors turn their uniquely comprehensive, lively, and reassuring coverage to years two and three.

Organized month by month for the second year (months 12-24) and quarterly through the third year (months 24-36), What to Expect the Toddler Years, 2nd edition covers each growth and development phase parents are likely to encounter-when they're likely to encounter it. Hundreds of questions and answers treat everything from eating and sleeping problems to day care, tantrums, bottle mouth, shyness, self-esteem, and more. An entire third section of the book is devoted to toilet training, safety, and health, and a fourth covers special concerns-the exceptional child, siblings, and balancing work and parenting.

Remarkably thorough, caring and intelligent, What to Expect the Toddler Years, 2nd edition is as valuable for the seasoned parent as it is for the new parent.

About this title

From the Publisher:

Would you like to know what to expect during the first stages of motherhood and parenthood, from pregnancy to the toddler years? To be prepared for whatever may come your way? To be able to compare your baby's progress with the progress of others? If so, the phenomenal WHAT TO EXPECT series should be your indispensable guide. This group of six books has captured the hearts America's top pediatricians--and America's most conscientious parents. With over 14 million volumes in print, this is the series that has been reassuring parents for over ten years. Also available in the series: WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU'RE EXPECTING, the landmark bestselling bible for parents-to-be; WHAT TO EXPECT THE FIRST YEAR, the most comprehensive guide to newborn care; WHAT TO EAT WHEN YOU'RE EXPECTING, an easy-to-follow, up-to-date diet plan using a simple system to monitor servings; the WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU'RE EXPECTING PREGNANCY ORGANIZER, a companion for every stage of pregnancy; and QUE SE PUEDE ESPERAR CUNADO SE ESTA ESPERANDO, the Spanish translation of WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU'RE EXPECTING.

From the Back Cover:

Overflowing with intelligence and good common sense.

A first-rate accomplishment. . . . I can hardly imagine a parent's question that goes unanswered in these pages.

--Mark D. Widome, M.D., M.P.H., Professor of Pediatrics, Pennsylvania State University

"This wonderful guide reminds us that it's never too early to begin teaching values such as kindness, respect, and sharing, and basics like self-esteem and honesty. . . . It is essential to every parent's library."

--Marian Wright Edelman, President and founder of the Children's Defense Fund

In a direct continuation of What to Expect When You're Expecting and What to Expect the First Year, America's most trusted pregnancy and child-care books, comes an all-inclusive guide for parents of toddlers. Complete with information on self-esteem; emotional, physical, and social development; discipline; eccentric behaviors; and making time for yourself in the midst of it all.

Support and Reassurance for Hundreds of Concerns

· How can I get my toddler talking?

· How can I be sure my toddler is eating right?

· Is there a way to head off my two-year-old's tantrums?

· My husband and I need a weekend away. Should we wait for our child's consent?

· Is preschool really necessary?

· How can we help our son overcome his fears?

· Our daughter is turning three and won't even look at a potty. What can we do?

About this edition

• Publisher: Workman Publishing Company
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0761152148
• ISBN 13: 9780761152149
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 928