Synopsis
Author Vicki Iovine, a monthly columnist for Child magazine, offers moms ways to handle the ups-and-downs of their toddler--from how to get them to eat their veggies to how to say "no" and mean it.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 1999-02-01 |
| Size | | Length: | 288 pages | | Height: | 9.5 in | | Width: | 6.3 in | | Thickness: | 0.8 in | | Weight: | 11.2 oz |
Publisher's Note
The blockbuster series of "Girlfriends' Guides" takes the next logical step--with toddlers. In her trademark wise, witty, and always honest fashion, Iovine takes on the big issues of the toddler years: tantrums, saying "no" and meaning it, and potty training.
With a combined total of over 300,000 Girlfriends' Guides in print, Vicki Iovine offers the kind of tongue-in-cheek humor and straight-from-the-hip advice that has made her one of today's most popular authorities on child rearing. Now she takes the next step in the Girlfriends series by helping mothers deal with that mysterious, baffling, often adorable and frequently alarming being their baby has become--a toddler.
Industry Reviews
Child magazine columnist and author of several other Girlfriends' Guides, Iovine offers entertaining anecdotes and sage advice on raising kids from ages one to three. What makes Iovine an expert? The mother of four openly admits her main qualification is that she and her friends have spent many years raising their own toddlers, and she states that her advice anecdotal and emotional isn't endorsed by medical professionals or nutritionists ("we [Iovine and her girlfriends] don't know our enzymes from our electrolytes"). That said, this seasoned mom knowledgeably walks readers through the toddler trenches, covering such age-appropriate concerns as potty training, play dates, sleep and eating habits with an emphasis on how mothers can cope. Though Iovine is witty, she can also be philosophical and sentimental, as when she talks about what a toddler really is (somewhere between a baby and a child) or about how for mothers a child's "first cut is really the deepest." Iovine's fans will be delighted with this latest volume in the Girlfriends' series, and new mothers warily approaching their child's toddlerhood will find that Iovine's take on these challenging years is as reasonable as that of any "expert" and quite a bit funnier. (Feb.)
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