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What to Expect the Toddler Years

What to Expect the Toddler Years

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: A Great Help For Those Of Us Who Need It
Review: I really like this book. It starts at 13 months and goes all the way up to a little over 3 years old. From 13 months to 3 years old, it tells what your toddler should be doing, and when they most commonly start doing it. Whatever questions you may have about raising your toddler (and I know that a lot of you, like me--a first time mother, have a lot of questions about raising your toddler that neighbors, friends or relatives don't have the answers to!). There are also other topics such as toilet training, first aid do's and don'ts, discipline techniques, and special sections for parents who adopted their kids and for fathers, too! If you are the parent of a toddler, and would like some answers to your questions, this is the book to buy. I liked it so much, I gave a copy to my mother (yes I know she has some expertise in that area, but I just wanted to be on the safe side--raising kids in the 2000s is a lot different than raising kids in the 1970s!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: If you have a toddler, you need this book!
Review: I own all the books in this series ("What to Expect While You Are Expecting," "What to Expect the First Year" and this one), and they are a life-saver! They cover any and all topics for having and raising children and I don't know how I would survive without them! I have owned several other types of these books in each of these categories, but none of them are as good. I would highly recommend them to anyone!

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Excellent
Review: As always the "What To Expect" books have a great way of answering your questions while putting your mind at ease. I would recommend you have this whole series handy before you even have a baby.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: A Handy Reference
Review: This book is filled with easy to access information. For those who said they couldn't find anything - you might want to check the thing in the back they call an "index".

True, the opinions on breastfeeding a toddler do go against what many health organizations say. You need to educate yourself - all books are filled with opinions. Talk to your doctor (who also has preset notions) and do your research. However, you cannot tell me that there is any benefit to keep your child sucking on a bottle past 12 months. I have a neice and nephew that were victims of bottle mouth (which can happen with a breastfed child, unfortunately) and it is so sad and so unnecessary.

This book if filled with answers to so many questions every parent of a toddler will ask. I don't know what I'd do without it as I make decisions with my own brain on how to raise and care for my child.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Life saver
Review: This has become the new "bible" of the house since my son turned 2. A definate compliment to the series.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: What to expect from this book? Garbage!
Review: The authors' tone is that of know-it-alls, yet, I see their credentials nowhere in the book! Hmmm...maybe, they have none!?
The information given is simply their opinion presented as facts.
The question/answer format is maddening and redundant.

I stopped reading the book when I got to the section on why you MUST wean at 1 year old. Their reasons (read:opinions) are not based on any scientific data or research, and they go against what the American Academy of Pediatrics and all other medical organizations in the world recommend.

Why an educated parent would want to get his/her info from a source as this obviously ignorant pair of women is beyond me...

If publishers didn't just care about money, they wouldn't let this kind of garbage be printed.

My copy of this book was picked up with th erecycling yesterday. Good riddance.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Owner's Manual for Children
Review: This book, and its relatives (What to Expect When Your Expecting and What to Expect the First Year) are so comprehensive, with so much information on virtually any situation, behaviour, development, need, concern, diaper problem, etc. that my wife and I refer to it as "The Owner's Manual."

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: I never finished it, and I never look at it.
Review: I read a bit of it.... to tell the truth you would be better off to but a years subscription to "parants magazine" or some other such...

Most of the information will probably not be applicable to your child.. and you'll have many issues not addressed in the book. The questions/answer were to specific in nature to make the applicable unless you just happened to have the exact same problem. (unlike "the first year" when problems are usually more clinical, cut and dry)
And, most of the "advice" is things you have hear 1,000 times anyway, or just common sense.

The only thing that is moderately useful is the medical section, but the layout of the book makes it impractical in emergencies... there are much better suited books for this purpose out there.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: This book is poorly fomatted and inaccurate
Review: As the parent of a toddler, I find very few uses for this book. The question and answer format is impractical and difficult to navigate if you're in a hurry (and what parent isn't?). The section on common illnesses is poorly categorized by the name of the illness (if I knew that, I wouln't be looking it up). In addition, much of the information is just plain wrong. For example, the authors state that breastfeeding loses its value after the first year. This is in direct conflict with the World Health Organization's statement that children should nurse for at least two years. There are many other inaccuracies in the book. In short, I would avoid this book.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Not a good reference book.
Review: I have What to expect when expecting and the first year, and loved them. So I naturally bought this one when the time came. I am so disapointed in it. On more than one occasion I have gone to it with a question or problem and have found nothing about it. Simple stuff too. But they tend to cover more obscure subjects. I have no idea where they have gotten their "questions." I have found this book shoved under the nightstand for months, whereas the other two were practically under my arms 24/7. When I do take it out because I have a concern, 9 times out of 10, it hasn't helped a bit. I am now searching for a new book that will give me some piece of mind.


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