Toddler Parenting Books

[civilspouse]

When I was pregnant I read all kinds of books on childbirth, infants, sleep books, etc, but since ds has been born I haven't read much. DS is sixteen months now. I'd like to find some good books on toddlers. I saw the your-one-year-old, two-year-old, etc books mentioned in another thread and plan to look into those. What other books have you liked?

[spotty_dog]

For toddler-specific, the Happiest Toddler by Karp is pretty good. Otherwise, I felt like toddlerhood was the time when all the "raising children in general" books became applicable. Some of my favorites: Secret of Parenting by Anthony Wolf. Parent Effectiveness Training by Gordon. Playful Parenting. Kids Are Worth It. How to Talk so Kids will Listen. Unconditional Parenting. Raising Our Children, Raising Ourselves. I plan to look into Kids, Parents, and Power Struggles by Kurcida (sp? love her sleep book), and Scream-Free Parenting (highly recommended by our preschool/parenting/early education advisor as well as by some of the parents).

[moonlight]

Girlfriends guide to toddlers. Get it now, he is the exact right age for you to read it! You are well out of baby, but not too far into toddlerhood.

[Thirteen]

We own Scream-Free Parenting, and I like it.
We also have a Love and Logic primer of sorts. With our very different backgrounds and childhood experiences, DH and I have been talking about hypotheticals for a long time.


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[MrsK]

I've read the Girlfriends' Guide (good for comiserating and making you feel like you are not alone) and Happiest Toddler. The peditrician recommended Beyond Discipline but it's hard to find.

[ladymoreta]

Love and Logic Magic for Early Childhood was great! I also loved Happiest Toddler on the Block.


Laurie

[civilspouse]

Thanks for the suggestions, I'll have to head to the library. We did read one of the love and logic books and like some of the ideas in there. I have lots of experience around kids from babysitting and doing some nanny work so I feel fine with our day to day things, but my goal there was to keep the kids safe and happy. My main concern now with my own child is that I'd like him to be respectful, happy, confident...grow into a wonderful man. We are still finding out what our parenting style is as we go, but I think it will be helpful to read some of these things and get some new ideas.

[moonlight]

Thanks for the suggestions, I'll have to head to the library. We did read one of the love and logic books and like some of the ideas in there. I have lots of experience around kids from babysitting and doing some nanny work so I feel fine with our day to day things, but my goal there was to keep the kids safe and happy. My main concern now with my own child is that I'd like him to be respectful, happy, confident...grow into a wonderful man. We are still finding out what our parenting style is as we go, but I think it will be helpful to read some of these things and get some new ideas.

I think being a mindful parent is half of the battle! I'm sure you are doing a great job. Let us know if you find one that you really enjoy.