Toddler Development

Toddlers are savages. They scream, shout, rebel, slap, destroy, throw food, and purposely withhold their love and affection–just to watch your soul snap and your spirit shatter. And all before eight a.m. And yet, they’re also misunderstood creatures: funny and beautiful–endearing little marvels that brighten up your day. But mostly they’re savages.

Say goodbye to uncertainty and frustration, and start thriving during the toddler years! Parenting a toddler is like navigating a ship through a stormy sea–both exhilarating and challenging. Every day, you watch them explore, grow, and learn; it can be magical, but it also comes with its own set of challenges. From heightened emotions to finicky eating, and bedtime battles to difficulties with sharing, toddlerhood can be one of the most challenging phases to parent.

Navigating the world of fatherhood for the first time can be exhilarating and overwhelming. Rookie Dad Diaries illuminates the path for those standing at the threshold, offering insight, compassion, and practical wisdom. This book isn’t just a collection of tips and advice, but rather a compass helping new fathers to navigate through the myriad emotions, responsibilities, and transformative moments encountered while embracing their new role.

Introducing the Peaceful Nights Bundle: 2 in 1 Bundle—your ultimate guide to achieving restful nights for both you and your little ones. Whether you're a new parent or navigating the sleep challenges of a growing toddler, the Peaceful Nights Bundle equips you with the knowledge and tools to ensure a good night's sleep for the whole family.

Busy parent with little to no time to read? Crafted with you in mind, here's my audiobook version of Parenting Compass for Navigating the Early Childhood Years! Much like a compass shows you where you're heading, this audiobook is meant to help orient you as you navigate the early childhood years. Derived from scientific research and years of experience in the field of early childhood education, the strategies and philosophies in this audiobook can help you with a range of common challenges parents face as their children go through infancy, toddlerhood, and preschool age.

Viel zu viele Kinder sind in ihrem Betreuungsalltag psychischer Gewalt durch Erwachsene ausgesetzt weiß die Pädagogin und Psychologin Dr. Anke Elisabeth Ballmann. Kinder erleben aggressives und respektloses Verhalten von Personen, denen sie vertrauen können sollten wie schmerzhafte, unsichtbare Schläge. Die Autorin weist anhand zahlreicher Beispiele aus ihrer langjährigen beruflichen Praxis auf Missstände in Kitas hin. Sie erläutert die späteren Konsequenzen und fordert zum Umdenken auf.

Motherhood is full of little highs: the smell of a newborn baby's head, the feeling of a small hand holding yours, the infectious sound of laughter, first words, first steps, the first day at school, endless tiny but significant hints of the person your child is to become. But motherhood is not without its lows either: tears and tantrums (your child's and your own), fears, self-doubt, sleepless nights, and that's not to mention the mum fails.

Hedvig Montgomery begleitet uns in diesem Hörbuch bei den ersten Schritten unseres Babys und führt uns durch die verschiedenen Entwicklungsphasen: Wie erschaffen wir einen geschützten Raum für uns und unser Kind? Was ist wirklich unsere wichtigste Aufgabe als Eltern während der ersten zwei Jahre? Die erfolgreiche Familientherapeutin gibt uns die Werkzeuge und das Wissen an die Hand, die wir benötigen, um uns sicher und kompetent in diesen innigen und turbulenten ersten 24 Lebensmonaten unseres Kindes zu fühlen.

Wie können Eltern in allen Situationen und Phasen der Erziehung ihrer Kinder souverän und entspannt handeln? Das vermittelt die norwegische Familientherapeutin Hedvig Montgomery im ersten Band ihrer Hörbuchreihe 'Die Hedvig-Formel' klar, einfach und klug. Wie kann das Familienleben für alle glücklich und bereichernd gestaltet werden? Was ist unsere wichtigste Aufgabe in den ersten Lebensjahren unserer Kinder? Und wie stärken wir ihr Gefühl von Sicherheit und Vertrauen, das sie ein Leben lang tragen wird?

Als Bibiane Biber von der erfolgreichen Präsentation ihres Naturschutzprojektes nach Hause zurückkehrt, herrscht Chaos: Schmutzwäsche und gebrauchtes Geschirr, so weit das Auge reicht. Bevor die Feierlaune verschwindet, kommt Giovanni Giraffe vorbei und hilft Bibiane Biber, den Blick auf das Wesentliche zu richten. Prompt stellt sich die ersehnte Leichtigkeit ein. Was für ein Glück! Auch Eusebius Eule und Rea Reh wünschen sich im Advent dasselbe wie ihre Kinder, nämlich jede Menge Weihnachtsstimmung und Harmonie in Hülle und Fülle.

Part memoir, part popular science, and part social commentary, Bottled Up probes breastfeeding politics through the lens of Barston’s own experiences as well as those of the women she has met through her popular blog, The Fearless Formula Feeder. Incorporating expert opinions, medical literature, and popular media into a pithy, often wry narrative, Barston offers a corrective to our infatuation with the breast. Impassioned, well-reasoned, and thoroughly researched, Bottled Up asks us to think with more nuance and compassion about whether breastfeeding should remain the holy grail of good parenthood.

This guide, written with compassion and understanding, is designed for parents who are seeking a more balanced and harmonious family life. It offers practical strategies and insightful advice to help you transform your parenting approach, fostering a sense of calm while deepening the bonds within your family. It will take you from reactive to proactive, from stressed to composed, and from disconnected to intricately connected with your children.

Eating for Two draws on the latest research and supplies evidence-based information on prenatal nutrition as well as ways a mother can minimize her exposure to harmful toxic substances in our food and water that could harm the baby.

Are you exhausted from hearing your baby crying for what seems like forever? Were you taken off guard by your baby’s illness or teething, not knowing how to help them and make them feel better? You need Nonna’s parenting strategies. This is not another theoretical lecture. It is a practical guide for parents to help them work out what is going on with their baby and ease their anxieties. Your baby’s first year doesn’t have to be difficult. With this guide, you’ll be able to tackle the concerns you have as a new parent, and enjoy more of those happy moments with your baby.

If you are wondering whether or not you're giving your baby enough stimulation and you're looking for better ways to support their growth and development, this is the guide for you! Your little lump of joy leaves you feeling fulfilled and happy, don’t they? Their adorable little hands grasping your thumb, their eyes opening and closing gently. When they coo and babble, you're over the moon! But there are also times when your little one makes you worry and feel insecure.

Mommy and Me is a comprehensive guide for expected and new mothers, offering a unique approach to early childhood education that begins in the womb. This book delves into the science of brain development, highlighting the powerful impact of classical music and structured routines on a child's cognitive growth. With detailed lesson plans tailored for both the prenatal period up to the age of two, Mommy and Me equips parents with the tools to foster their child's learning from the very start.

Without any doubts, toddlers can be either tricky or lovely. When my children were small, I felt that I was struggling to get them to do things (without using any punishment, of course!). Sometimes, the only alternative was to bribing, threatening, or putting them into time out. I always worked as a teacher in Montessori education. Montessori method, named for the Italian physician Maria Montessori, stresses the importance of the development of a healthy self-concept: “One becomes a well-balanced adult only if one has fully been a child.”

Having a baby in the house can be scary, but it doesn’t need to be! Written by qualified nutritionist and a mother of three, this audiobook will educate you on the milestones you can look forward to month by month, as well as changes you can expect to make to your care routine as your baby grows. But it’s not all about that little bundle of joy of yours. Elizabeth Newbourne also cares about mommy and daddy and their well-being during this transition. Don’t wait until it's too late, gain the proper knowledge needed to set your family up for success.

De un día para otro, el covid-19 provocó que millones de pandemials se toparan de frente con el duelo, la enfermedad, el desempleo de los padres, la escuela a distancia, el maltrato familiar, el aislamiento y la incertidumbre. La pandemia los puso, de golpe, en una situación para la que nadie los había preparado... y para la que ninguna mamá, papá, maestro o tutor estaba listo. Este libro busca solucionar ese problema. Convocados por la periodista Alejandra Crail, los mayores expertos en infancia y adolescencia despliegan una gran baraja de opciones emocionales y terapéuticas.

This is your essential guide for navigating toddler feeding from the age of 10 months up until five years of age. Covering the science of this important developmental stage for your little one, as well as those big questions on grains, introducing cows milk and toddler milk, dietary fat, and tips to manage sugar. Plus Dr Julie's top strategies for how to actually get food into them especially the strong willed toddler. With detailed meal plans for each stage, a dozen recipe ideas, guidance on more specialist areas (like constipation and allergies) and more!