Parenting books-Toddlers

Parenting with Love and Logic by Jim Fay and Foster Cline. Definitely the BEST parenting book out there. Wish I had read it when my first child was young, but unfortunately I didn't get ahold of it until I was on my 4th child!

I found these helpful. From my fav to least fav.

1. The Mother of All Toddler Books by Ann Douglas
Everything you need to know about common baby/toddler issues, including illnesses (from the mumps to ADHD, toddler behavior, milestones and parenting in general.

2. Making Children Mind without Losing Yours by Dr. Kevin Leman
All about mindset and behavior change, less tantrums and get them to be more obedient without the power struggles.

3. Toddler ABC Guide to Discipline: Quick Secrets to Loving Guidance
by Michelle Smith (Author), Rita Chandler (Contributor)

4.Toddler 411: Clear Answers & Smart Advice For Your Toddler by Denise Fields and Ari Brown M.D
For those medical questions..

5. Be the parent God wants you to be.. also by Dr. Kevin Leman

I really like The Science of Parenting by Margo Sunderland, which helps explain the development of children in general and how we can help support healthy social/emotional development for our children. It's also great because it describes their abilities/limitations and helps us dial our expectations in to that. It's delightfully easy to read and informative.

Many others love Harvey Karp's "Happiest Toddler on the Block" and another called 123 Toddlers (or something like that). I haven't read either of these, but hear good things about them.

I liked the book "How to talk so kids will listen and listen so kids will talk". It is not only directed towards toddlers though, but I think it is a good idea to start effective communication early on.

http://www.amazon.com/How-Talk-Kids-Will-Listen/dp/038081...

I recommend Positive Discipline books. They provide parenting tools that you may find useful to add to your arsenal ;-)

I also heard good things about Harvey Karp, but have not read his books.

What Babies and Children Really Need by Sally Goddard Blythe.

Tons of people have suggested Harvey Karp's, "Happiest Toddler on the Block" to me.

Hi Y.,
If you are a Christian and are looking for a great Christian parenting book I would highly recommend "To Train Up A Child" by the Pearls. They also wrote "No Greater Joy" which is awesome.

God Bless

"happiest toddler on the block" is a great book

My favorite: Mini-Methods or Madness by Janie Peterson. I recommend it every chance I get! You can purchase direct from her (www.behavenkids.com) or Amazon.