Product Description

As babies grow, so their routines and patterns change. In The Contented Toddler Years Gina addresses the many changes in sleeping and feeding habits that arise during the second and third year. She offers invaluable advice and insight into these crucial stages of a child's development, from walking and talking, to teething and potty training and also shows you how to: -deal with tantrums, food refusal and sibling jealousy -prepare for the arrival of a second baby, including how to cope physically, emotionally and financially, and how to adapt her routines when caring for a baby and toddler -make teeth-cleaning fun and put an end to habits such as thumb-sucking, nail-biting and eating dirt -decide what type of childcare is best for you and your toddler. Gina's advice is derived from hands-on experience of dealing with children. Parents can be confident that her techniques, which have been tried and tested many times and have proved successful with many different children, can also work for them. She has listened to the concerns of thousands of parents via her consultations and website. Reassuring and down-to-earth, parents will find Gina's advice can help make the passage from contented baby to confident child a happy and stress-free experience for the whole family.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1188 in Books
• Published on: 2006-04-06
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 208 pages

Review
Gina Ford is the Delia Smith of parenting --YOU Magazine

For me she was an absolute godsend
--Kate Winslet

From the Publisher
Following on from her bestselling The New Contented Little Baby Book, Gina Ford offers more practical, down-to-earth solutions to the problems parents encounter in the first three years

About the Author
Gina Ford has over twenty years' experience of looking after babies and young children. She has worked as a maternity nurse all over the world for all kinds of people, from lawyers and bankers to newspaper editors, pop stars and other high-profile media personalities. She is the author of seven parenting titles and her own website www.contentedbaby.com

Customer Reviews

Fantastic book - highly recommended!
At last, Gina has answered my prayers and given a book with routines for toddlers and for a new baby when you already have a toddler!! It is full of advice that Gina gives from her years of experience working with hundreds of babies - AND IT WORKS! I have used Gina's routines with both my children since they were weeks old - they are so content, they sleep well and eat well, and they have have two very happy and proud parents. Thank you Gina Ford!

Useful and informative
Having followed the routines in the Contented Little Baby Book, I welcomed Gina Ford's "sequel"! My daughter continues to thrive and is happy and content (as am I!).
This book has useful chapters on toddler behaviour and having a second child. A must if you find Gina's advice helpful or if you just need that extra help with the "terrible twos"!

an honest, practical, useful reference book
After following the Contented Baby book, it was with great relief that i found Gina Ford had written a Toddler book as well. I have found the toddler years to be much more challenging, and this book has proved invaluable as a reference for the huge amount of issues that bringing up a toddler involves. It doesnt give you all the answers, but treats you as an adult who is bringing up your toddler in an loving, organised way and points you in the right direction.