Terrible 2's at 18 months (Toddler Taming - Dr. Christopher Green)

Member Name: jopassmore

Product:	Toddler Taming - Dr. Christopher Green
Date:	25/08/01 (119 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Good practical advice

Disadvantages: I didn't agree with some of the recommended techniques

I acquired this book when my 18 month old started to show signs of what I always thought was the 'terrible twos'. I am reliably informed now though that this stage can start as early as 12 months (that makes me feel a bit better!).

She had started to:

scream,
bite,
pinch,
have tantrums in supermarkets,
not eat,
refuse to sleep
etc........

Basically, I was at my wits end. My perfect little baby had turned into a monster! I turned to this book for advice.

I found this book extremely helpful. This guy has obviously had experience of dealing with toddlers - so many books like this are written by people who have learnt the theory but never in a million years tried to apply it. The book was full of practical advice, quite a lot of which I have been able to apply successfully. It was also reassuring in it's advice about toddlers who don't eat properly at meal times, encouraging you not to worry but to give them healthy snacks throughout the day. Advice was also available on how to encourage them to eat properly, which has worked in our case.

The book was easy to read and laid out in clear sections. I was able to skim through it quite quickly, missing out the bits I did not need to know (or not at the moment anyway) and concentrating on solutions to problems I am encountering right now. I imagine it is the kind of book I will dip in and out of over the next few years when certain problems arise and I need some advice.

Some of the sections I found particularly useful at the moment were:

How to deal with :
eating problems
sleeping problems
antisocial behaviour
tantrums in public

The author does recommend smacking, which I am still trying to avoid, so that could be a bit off putting if you do not agree with smacking. But otherwise I would recommend you read this, if you are a parent, or at least have a copy to hand for those desperat
e situations. It will at least make you feel that your child is not the only little horror around!

Publisher: Vermilion
Price: £9.99 (£7.99 at Amazon.co.uk)
ISBN: 0091772583

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