Parenting Toddlers

Feel tired of being woken up in the middle of the night by your baby's crying? Tired of having to change your toddler's diaper for the thousandth time? Sick of having to put up with embarrassing public displays by your toddler whenever you go out? If yes, then keep reading. There are few major milestones in the life of a child that is more challenging than the toddler phase. Throwing food on the floor, irregular sleep patterns, horrible toilet manners, and cranky behaviors are some of the few trials of raising a toddler. It's enough to drive a hapless parent insane.

Every kid needs horseplay! Roughhousing is an essential part of childhood development—but it is increasingly overshadowed by screens and structured activities. In Unplug and Play, a doctor and a child psychologist, both dads, introduce parents to the benefits of physical play for young children. Drawing from gymnastics, martial arts, ballet, team sports, and even animal behavior, the authors present fun full-contact activities for parents and children to enjoy together.

Juniper French was born four months early, at 23 weeks' gestation. She weighed one pound, four ounces, and her twiggy body was the length of a Barbie doll. Her head was smaller than a tennis ball, her skin was nearly translucent, and through her chest you could see her flickering heart. Babies like Juniper, born at the edge of viability, trigger the question: Which is the greater act of love - to save her or to let her go? Kelley and Thomas French chose to fight for Juniper's life, and this is their incredible tale.

This book is intended for future parents and parents of children under 2 years of age and offers practical advice and scientifically validated information on the three fundamental pillars of health during the first 1,000 days (environmental safety, nutrition, and emotional safety). It contains a wealth of information on the questions that parents may have from the start of their pregnancy, on the environment, pregnancy, baby’s development, and parenthood.

Toddler Discipline will include how to proactively prevent bad behavior in your toddler, how to use what you’re already doing to influence good behavior, how to create a closer bond between you and your child, and how to handle a tantrum when one happens. By the end of this book you will know how to use the MANY preventative tactics to stop tantrums before they happen, how to encourage listening and good behavior in your toddler, different ways to praise your child that have proven benefits, and much more.

Mary Fern's bedtime series of books have help countless children to find restful gentle sleep and provided frazzled parents with a much needed break. Her new series is designed to help children stop sucking their thumbs. Each of the books helps to encourage children with a mindful approach to find the power from within them to help them break the habit. Simple poems reinforce the message that this is something they can do, and with a little help from their imaginary friends it will be an easy, and even fun journey.

You’re excited to be a new mom…but you have no idea what to expect. You know it’s going to be a magical experience, but you’re feeling both exhilarated and scared. You’ve been looking forward to this moment for as long as you can remember, but now that it's drawing nearer, you’re getting nervous. Maybe you’ve looked through countless websites on motherhood but your research is becoming more overwhelming than helpful. Don’t worry: You are not alone!

Descubre todo lo que necesitas saber sobre el desarrollo de tu hijo entre 1 y 5 años en Entendiendo a tu hijo (Black & White edition). Escrito por el Dr. Tony Manrique Guzman y narrado por Valentino Gassmann, esta guía esencial abarca el crecimiento físico, desarrollo emocional y cognitivo de tu hijo, enfermedades comunes, nutrición, situaciones especiales, prevención de accidentes y esquemas de vacunación. Esta valiosa obra, presentada por Audiobook Publishing Services, se convierte en una herramienta indispensable para todos los padres.

Postpartum is Forever challenges the existing status quo in our society today. Postpartum is not just about motherhood and it is not time-limited. It is a personal and unique journey for each human being. Postpartum is Forever describes the author’s own experiences. It is based on the premise that all families deserve social support for a lifetime.

Whether you're nervous, exhilarated, or overwhelmed by the idea of motherhood, this is the perfect chance to learn what normal newborn behavior is really like and how best to care for yourself and your little one.

Has your home turned into a yelling hole with lots of “don’t do that", "stop", and "who did this?”—and you don’t know how to get past the frustration? Today is your lucky day—you are about to uncover some calm parenting hacks to help you get through. Written for the modern-day parent, this guide is tailored to your needs, providing practical advice and insights to change how you relate to your child today. You will learn how to calm yourself, get your child to listen to you, and start building the strong family relationships you desire.

Are you a mum, dad or carer of a young baby? Are you frazzled, sleep-deprived, but desperate to make every moment with your baby count? Perhaps you'd love to visit a baby club, but can't. Don't worry - let the baby club come to you. Based on The Baby Club, the ground-breaking CBeebies show, Play & Learn with Your Baby is packed with bite-sized activities that you can both enjoy - explore everyday objects, have fun singing and telling stories, then mellow out. With Play & Learn with Your Baby, everyone is invited to the baby club - anytime, anywhere. What are you waiting for?

Wenn Mama mit den Fingern wackelt, glucksen schon die Kleinsten voller Vorfreude – die unkomplizierten Spielereien erfreuen sich seit Jahrhunderten höchster Beliebtheit bei Groß und Klein. Ob Baby oder Kindergartenkind, mit flinken Wackelfingern landen Sie immer einen Volltreffer und damit die Fingerspiele auch nach endlosen Wiederholungen nicht langweilig werden, finden Sie in diesem Buch eine bunte Riesenauswahl an tollen Ideen für jede Situation!

En Cuidando a tu bebé. Un camino de amor y aprendizaje, te sumergirás en un viaje lleno de conocimientos y cariño, diseñado para guiar a padres y cuidadores en el cuidado infantil. Con un enfoque informativo y atractivo, esta guía te acompañará desde el primer llanto hasta los primeros pasos de tu bebé, brindándote las herramientas necesarias para criar y nutrir a tu pequeño ser con confianza y comprensión.

Your baby is unique, just like you, and this means that what works for one child might not work for another. The key lies in finding a balanced approach that encourages healthy eating. For many parents, baby-led weaning is the answer, but how can you make this method work for you without taking up hours of your day? With this easy-to-follow guide, you'll take the guesswork out of the weaning process. Rather than trying to follow strict rules that are unrealistic for the modern parent, you'll discover how to simplify and streamline the weaning process for you and your baby.

Most parenting books out there only seem to be for mothers - but you’ve probably already noticed that. No one is helping the dads through the responsibilities of fatherhood. Fatherhood can be one of the most beautiful roles you take on in your lifetime, if you play your cards right. Inside, you will find the resources you need to travel down the line with your newborn and create an everlasting bond between father and child.

Is it even possible for toddlers to do as they’re told? Can parents guide their kids effectively without resorting to punishment and yelling? How can we avoid that overwhelming guilt we feel after being too tough with them? For those who are used to dealing with toddlers, it can seem like all our little ones want to do is misbehave and get into power tussles with us.

This is a book about holding it together (or not) amidst the chaos. It's about my life and all I've learned, all I've got wrong, and everything that makes this mad, frustrating, wonderful patchwork family work. It's about the stuff we don't teach our kids in school, having heartbreaking conversations and healing from being broken. It's about all of us living these messy, amazing lives. It's never perfect, but it's magic and it's mine and I wouldn't have it any other way.

You don’t have to sacrifice all your time for your toddler and give up the things you enjoy. Of course, you still have to find a balance–your toddler needs a present and involved dad. But if you have a practical guide that offers realistic parenting tools and strategies, you can make your toddler, your partner, and yourself calmer and happier with enough quality time for all.

Since its publication in 1993, this groundbreaking book has persuaded countless parents, teachers, and managers that attempts to manipulate people with incentives may seem to work in the short run, but they ultimately fail and even do lasting harm. Drawing from hundreds of studies, Kohn demonstrates that we actually do inferior work when we are enticed with money, grades, or other incentives—and are apt to lose interest in whatever we were bribed to do. Rewards and punishments are two sides of the same coin—and the coin doesn't buy much.