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

by Blythe Lipman

Overview

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).

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781936740482
Publisher:	Viva Editions
Publication date:	04/22/2013
Sold by:	SIMON & SCHUSTER
Format:	eBook
Pages:	188
File size:	565 KB

About the Author

An Infant Care Specialist, BLYTHE LIPMAN, CDA, has worked with babies for over twenty years. She began her career at Boston University's Neonatal Care Unit. Blythe has helped countless new, sleep-deprived parents with workshops, in-home visits, invaluable tips, and sound advice. Her work with parents, preschools, hospitals, and caregivers throughout North America earned her a reputation as one of the top infant care experts of today. She and her family live in Scottsdale, AZ.
An Infant Care Specialist, Blythe Lipman, CDA, has worked with babies for over twenty years. She began her career at Boston University's Neonatal Care Unit. Blythe has helped countless new, sleep-deprived parents with workshops, in-home visits, invaluable tips, and sound advice. Her work with parents, preschools, hospitals, and caregivers throughout North America earned her a reputation as one of the top infant care experts of today. She and her family live in Scottsdale, AZ.John Duffy is a clinical psychologist and certified life coach with a thriving private practice in the Chicago area. He is also a national parenting and relationships expert on The Steve Harvey Show. Duffy consults with individuals, groups and corporations in a number of areas, including Emotional Intelligence, stress management, balancing work and family, conflict resolution, goal-setting and the power of thoughts in bringing about change. Dr. Duffy's highly satisfied clients include Sears, Allstate, General Electric, Household Financial, Exxon Mobil, Accenture, Bank of America and Hewitt Associates. The Duffy family lives in Chicago, Illinois.

Read an Excerpt

So who is this cranky, clingy, picky, screaming, biting, hitting, not listening rambunctious little being that is trying to rule your world?.....Your Toddler, Of Course! Yes, he’s adorable, but what a handful. Where are the instructions?

Toddlerhood is all about becoming independent. Toddlers have never-ending energy and immediate gratification is the name of the game. They want it their way and they want it NOW!

So what’s a parent to do when they won’t take their finger out of their nose, refuse to use the potty, bite and hit their baby sister, won’t go to sleep, throw themselves on the floor in the grocery store and so many other charming behaviors? Help! My Toddler Came Without Instructions…Every Parent’s Guide For a Happier Child can help.

What Makes This Book Unique?
• Each chapter is set up in an easy-to-use list form. No cumbersome reading here. Parents just need to go down the list and choose the tip that best fits the problem.

• This book will easily fit into a purse, carry-on or diaper bag.

• Each tip is pediatrician-approved and parent-tested.

• This book not only has great tips, but parent-friendly charts to help with potty training and positive reinforcement. Also included are checklists to use when interviewing nannies, preschools and babysitters as well as recipes and fun activities to do with toddlers.

• This book contains tips for “Keeping the Magic in Your Marriage” as well as dealing with proud but meddling grandparents.

• I have used each and every tip in this my book for the past thirty years and know they can help make those toddler struggles disappear. No fluff here.

The chapter titled, Toddlers Gone Wild contains over forty tips to calm down your rowdy little angel. Tips that include setting up daily routines, using a kitchen timer for activity transitions, offering choices and so much more.

And the forty+ tips in Mr. Sandman, Bring Me Some Dreams will have your toddler snoring before you can count to ten. Warm bath versus bedtime snack, night-light versus total darkness, music versus white noise machine- this chapter will answer all those questions along with many others.

It’s My Potty and I’ll Try If I Want To will make potty talk the envy of your friends. And let’s not forget, Take Your Finger Out Of Your Nose with “hands-on” tips for those embarrassing toddler moments.

Also included are Breaking Up With Your Binky, Mary Poppins, Are You Out There and I Promise I Won’t Meddle are just a sample of some of the other great chapters in this book.

Help! My Toddler Came Without Instructions is guaranteed to make life with a toddler easier and a lot more fun! It’s a must-have book for every parent’s library. And I know you’ll agree, there’s nothing better than watching your amazing toddler reach his or her milestones while learning about our big, wonderful world.

Blythe Lipman has cared for over 1000 babies, toddlers and their families for the past thirty years. She is the author of the award-winning Help! My Baby Came Without Instructions. Blythe is a regular on Arizona Midday and hosts a weekly radio show called Baby and Toddler Instructions. Blythe has two grown children and lives in Arizona.

Table of Contents

1. Nighty-night My Toddler

2. Potty Training

3. Mommy, I'm Scared...Toddlers Fears

4. Ouch, That Hurt!...Aggressive Behavior

5. Time-out...Toddlers and Discipline

6. But I Love my Binky...Giving Up Precious Possessions

7. I'm Going to be a Big Sister...Welcoming a new Sibling

8. Traveling With Your Toddler

9. I'm Ready to Start Preschool

10. Playgroups...the Do's and Don’ts

11. I Love My Babysitter...How to Find the Best!

12. Holidays and Celebrations

13. Grandma Tips

14. A Little of This and That

15. Favorite Parent and Grandparent Stories

16. Fun Activities to do With Toddlers

17. Helping Your Toddler Achieve Important Milestones

Editorial Reviews

"From tantrums and potty training to biting and bedtime, author and parenting expert Blythe Lipman has toddlerhood issues covered."
—Jewish News

"Quick solutions to toddler troubles."
—South Jersey Times

"Help! My Toddler Came Without Instructions is chalk full of tips that are presented in a way that isn’t all dry and factual. Blythe shares humor and tips on how you can raise a toddler and experience less stressed-out parenting."
—Central Minnesota Mom

"What a wonderful, helpful, and specific book. How nice to have suggestions from an expert. I’d recommend this book to all new parents!" — Irma Ross M.S., C.P.C., N.C.C.; Norwalk, CT

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