| New Toddler Taming: The World's Bestselling Parenting Guide | 
 enlarge | Author: Christopher Green
Publisher: Vermilion
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  31 reviews
Sales Rank: 868
Media: Paperback
Edition: Revised edition
Pages: 448
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 8.7 x 6.1 x 1.2
ISBN: 0091902584
Dewey Decimal Number: 649
EAN: 9780091902582
ASIN: 0091902584
Publication Date: November 16, 2006
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| Customer Reviews:
 Spot on October 29, 2008
This book is worth reading because it helps you see the world through your toddler's eyes and it has made me think more compassionately towards my son when his behaviour makes me want to run away! I now feel like I want to make more time for my son which is a positive feeling, especially with a new baby in the house taking up so much time. Dr Green is not at all patronising or overly directive as some parenting books are. He makes sensible suggestions based on all of his experiences and I have really felt that this guy knows what he's talking about. The book covers all aspects of parenting a toddler and I find myself nodding away to the scenarios and feelings he describes us parents having. He's got an entertaining way of writing which actually makes it quite an enjoyable read - not something I would usually say about this genre!
my bible! September 15, 2008
What can I say .. I couldn't have got by without it! It was my bible and is again for our latest edition .. each one has different challenges! We're just investing in the next level, it will probably be my new bible for the next 7 years!
You MUST buy this book, don't hesitate ....
 Long winded waffle July 28, 2008
7 out of 12 found this review helpful
I found the chatty style just too long winded when what I am after is to the point advice. But for me it wasn't the rope trick (tying the child's door so they can't open it at night) but suggesting that after the toddler comes into the parent's bedroom for the third time at night, that was the time to use a smack if you chose to smack! And this is the "world's best selling parent guide" - god help us and our children!
"Confident parents are positive and positive parents are very powerful people" April 8, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Toddler Taming is a great resource for first time parents. It covers a wide range of topics, which includes tantrums, eating, sleeping, toilet training and common toddler illnesses. It also includes a valuable set of appendices that cover child development milestones and immunisations.
Despite the wealth of general knowledge that is covered within the book, I personally found that some of the methods that were suggested for dealing with common toddler behavioural problems were either impractical or contradictory. However, the main value of the book lies in the fact that it educates the parents about toddlers and their characteristics and common traits. It also helps ingrain the fact that these challenges that are faced by parents are in fact the norm rather than the exception. Armed with this knowledge, confidence in parenting is likely to increase, and customising some of the methods suggested in this book to suite your parenting style could make noticeable difference, if not to your child's behaviour then at least to your reaction, understanding and ability to cope with such behaviour!
The book is written in a way that makes it accessible to all, and the author's use of humour made the educational experience all the more enjoyable.
The sleep section really works February 20, 2008
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
I had bought this book purely for tips on how to cope with challenging toddler behaviour, but to my delight I found a section on sleep problems. My 16 month old has NEVER slept through the night and since Christmas has slept in bed with us, so On Sunday night I started the controlled crying technique and although he cried for a hour and a half at 2 in the morning by the second night it only lasted 45 mins and the third night he slept from 7-5am(unheard of in our house) and last night he slept from 7-7am. I still cannot believe it has been this easy and we are both keeping our fingers crossed that tonight will be the same, but if it's not I now have the confidence to see it through to conclusion. Christopher Green's sleep training process is easy to follow and is not as harsh as some of the other authors on the market, which I had bought at the same time as this one! If you want to change your child's sleeping habits but are looking for a gentler approach with 100% success then this is for you and there are lots more to the book too.
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