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This advice on how to deal with toddlers discusses things such as: when to say 'no' and act like you mean it; when to move your little tyke out of the cot and into a bed; which vegetables your toddler will eat and how to disguise the others; and who decides when it is time to potty train.Tags
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If you can read this book without feeling in danger of losing all bladder control then you've obviously never dealt with a toddler. Iovine describes the daily joys and frustrations of navigating this stage of development in a child's life with so much humor and warmth that you sincerely feel as though you are one of her girlfriends chatting on the phone about your day. A must-read for any mother of preschoolers.
This is full of lots of good advice and the author is hilarious. I found myself laughing out loud many times and reading paragraphs to my husband - to which he laughed at as well. Well enjoyed.
Humorously written book organized by different "problems", providing lots of advice on how to deal with the not so pleasant behavior of toddlers.
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Contents: [Foreword] -- A Word of Thanks -- Why I Wrote This Book -- Top Ten Toddler Myths -- One. Who Are These People, Anyway? -- Two. The Social Life of Toddlers -- Three. The Comfort Zone (Or, Binkies, Bankies, Loveys and Thumbs) -- Four. Eating (Or Not) -- Five. Discipline -- Top Ten Things to Do When Your Toddler Drives You Nuts -- Six. The Potty -- Seven. Sleepy Time -- Top Ten Toddler Lessons -- Eight. Fashion -- Nine. Toddlers and Babies -- Ten. "School Days, School Days" -- Top Ten Things We'll Miss Most About Toddlers -- Eleven. More Than a Mommy -- Index
Contents: [Foreword] -- A Word of Thanks -- Why I Wrote This Book -- Top Ten Toddler Myths -- One. Who Are These People, Anyway? -- Two. The Social Life of Toddlers -- Three. The Comfort Zone (Or, Binkies, Bankies, Loveys and Thumbs) -- Four. Eating (Or Not) -- Five. Discipline -- Top Ten Things to Do When Your Toddler Drives You Nuts -- Six. The Potty -- Seven. Sleepy Time -- Top Ten Toddler Lessons -- Eight. Fashion -- Nine. Toddlers and Babies -- Ten. "School Days, School Days" -- Top Ten Things We'll Miss Most About Toddlers -- Eleven. More Than a Mommy -- Index
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Vicki Iovine was in her mid-thirties when she became pregnant for the first time and bought every book she could find on the subject. But she found that the most helpful information came from her friends who had already had children. This led to her first book, The Girlfriends' Guide to Pregnancy: Or, Everything Your Doctor Won't Tell You. In a show more style that is both candid and funny, Iovine discusses subjects ranging from nausea to nursing to fighting the urge to murder an unsympathetic husband. The concept proved so successful that several more books followed, including Girlfriends' Guide to Pregnancy Daily Diary, The Girlfriends' Guide to Surviving the First Year of Motherhood, and Girlfriends' Guide to Toddlers. Vicki Iovine graduated from Hastings Law School and was a television producer before becoming a mother of four. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Original publication date
- 1999-02
- First words
- Frankly, toddlers frighten me. [Why I Wrote This Book]
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)The birds will sing a joyous chorus, even the Roadrunners. Beep-beep!
- Original language
- English
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- English, Finnish, Spanish
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