What to Expect the Second Year : From 12 to 24 Months

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The complete why, when, and how-to guide for parenting a one-year-old. When will my 13-month-old start to walk? Shouldn't my 14-month-old be talking already? How can I get my picky eater to pick something besides pasta? Sure, I can ignore a tantrum at home--but what am I supposed to do in the middle of the mall? Why does my toddler have such a hard time sharing? Taking turns? Playing nicely? When should we break the bottle habit . . . and what about the pacifier? How do I get my almost-two-year-old to settle down for bed--and stay asleep all night? Just in time for those first steps, here's the next step in What to Expect. Picking up the action at baby's first birthday, What to Expect the Second Year is the complete guide to the "wonder year"--twelve jam-packed months of amazing milestones, lightning-speed learning, and endless discoveries. Filled with must-have information on everything from feeding (tips to tempt picky palates) to sleep (how to get more of it), talking (decoding those first words) to behavior (defusing those first tantrums). Plus, how to keep your busy one-year-old safe and healthy.

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• Foreword (p. xii)
• Introduction: Bye-Bye Baby, Hello Toddler (p. xv)
• A Toddler Timeline: The Second Year at a Glance (p. 2)
• Developmental Milestones in the Second Year (p. 3)
• 12 to 13 Months
• It's Cumulative
• 13 to 14 Months
• 14 to 15 Months
• 15 to 16 Months
• 16 to 17 Months
• 17 to 18 Months
• 18 to 20 Months
• 20 to 22 Months
• 22 to 24 Months
• Chapter 1 Your Toddler on the Grow (p. 10)
• What You May Be Wondering About (p. 10)
• Growth Charts
• TWINS Different Growth for Different Folks
• Measuring Your Wiggly Worm
• The Tubby Toddler
• MILESTONE Height and Weight
• The Thin Toddler
• Potbelly
• ALL ABOUT: Growth Charts (p. 16)
• Chapter 2 Your Toddler, Head-to-Toe (p. 20)
• Hair Care
• A Sticky Situation
• Hair-Brushing Hijinks
• Time for a Trim?
• Shampoo Struggles
• Chemicals in Shampoo?
• Eye Care
• Spotting Vision Problems
• Blinking
• Getting Glasses
• Ear Care
• Signs of a Hearing Problem
• Sound Defense
• Ear Piercing
• Tooth Care
• Tooth Problems Don't Fall Far from the Tree
• Toothbrushing Tussles
• Time for Fluoride Toothpaste?
• Teething, Round Two
• Teeth and Sweets
• MILESTONE Tooth Timetable
• Gaps Between Teeth
• Preparing for the Dentist
• Visiting the Dentist
• Skin Care
• MILESTONE Keeping Clean... By Myself
• Bath Rejection
• Hand-Washing Resistance
• It's a Dirty Job
• Dry Skin
• Chapped Cheeks
• Eczema
• Other Skin Rashes
• Skin Check
• Screening Out the Sun
• Sunscreen Struggles
• Nail Care
• Nail-Trimming Trials
• Foot Care
• Funny Feet
• The Mystery of the Missing Arch
• Choosing Shoes
• Time for New Shoes?
• If the Shoe Fits ...
• Girl and Boy Parts (a.k.a. Genitals)
• Bottom Care
• Strange Stools
• The New Scoop on Poop
• The Diaper Wars
• No More Diapers?
• Playing with Diaper Contents
• ALL ABOUT: Thinking About Toilet Training (p. 61)
• Potty Ready Signs
• MILESTONE Potty Readiness
• FOR PARENTS But Are You Ready?
• Potty Able Signs
• Potty Prep
• Toilet-Training Trends
• Ready ...Set ... Go Potty
• Chapter 3 Your Toddler on the Go (p. 68)
• What You May Be Wondering About (p. 68)
• Walking
• MILESTONE Getting Up and Going
• Encouraging Walking
• TWINS Walking to Different Beats
• Delayed Walking
• Going Back to Crawling
• Coordination ... or Lack of It
• Born Early?
• Taking the Ouch Out of Falls
• Climbing
• Climbing Out of Crib
• Very Active Toddler
• MILESTONE Let's Play Ball
• Less Active Toddler
• ALL ABOUT: Getting Physical (p. 80)
• Outlets for High-Energy Toddlers
• In the Swim
• Ways to Unwind
• Chapter 4 Feeding (p. 84)
• The Second Year Diet (p. 84)
• Introducing ... Healthy Habits
• Additives Add Up
• Mix It Up
• The Second Year Daily Dozen
• Drink Your Vitamins?
• Don't Get Your Toddler Juiced
• It's Milk Time
• Serving Size Matters
• What You May Be Wondering About (p. 94)
• When to Wean from the Breast
• How to Wean: From the Breast
• How to Wean: From the Bottle
• When to Wean from the Bottle
• Cup Conflict
• Straw Power
• Sippy Savvy
• Belated Bottle Weaning
• Milk Rejection
• Milk Allergy
• Milk Measures
• Food Allergies
• Appetite Slump
• MILESTONE Self-Feeding
• Up-and-Down Appetite
• Messy Eating
• Self-Feeding Sloppiness
• Food Blowing
• Food Fetishes
• The Fussy Eater
• Try, Try Again
• Banishing Beige Boredom
• Ordering Up Trouble?
• Vegetable Snubbing
• Gratifying a Snack Attack
• Fun with Food
• Favorite Food Rejection
• Restless Mealtimes
• Mealtime Entertainment
• Switching Out of a High Chair
• A Vegetarian or Vegan Diet
• Dining Out with a Toddler
• Choking Risks
• ALL ABOUT: Food Safety (p. 123)
• Safe Produce
• Chemicals Aren't Kids' Stuff
• The Dirty Dozen ... and the Clean Team
• Safe Meat, Poultry, and Fish
• Is It Done Yet?
• One Fish, Two Fish ... No Fish?
• Safe Dairy
• A Moldy Situation
• Safe Eggs
• Safe Drinking Water
• BPA in Food Containers
• Chapter 5 Sleeping (p. 131)
• What You May Be Wondering About (p. 131)
• Bedtime Rebellion
• MILESTONE Sleepy Time
• Night Waking
• Pillow Talk
• Making Bedtime Routine
• Waking for a Reason
• Sleep Training Revisited
• Active Today, Peaceful Tonight
• Does a Whimper Mean Awake?
• Late Bedtime
• Sleep by Association
• Middle of the Night Feedings
• Early Rising
• Daylight Saving Time and Bedtime
• Crib Notes
• Catnapping
• From Two Naps to One
• TWINS A Good Night's Sleep Times Two
• Too Late Naps
• Weight for Sleep
• Too Short Naps
• Resistance to Napping
• Snoring
• Nightmares
• Nightmares vs. Night Terrors
• Moving to a Bed
• Night Wandering
• When a Threesome Isn't Your Speed
• ALL ABOUT: Establishing Good Sleep Habits (p. 153)
• Chapter 6 Behavior (p. 156)
• What You May Be Wondering About (p. 156)
• The Into-Everything Toddler
• Behavior at a Glance
• Exploring the World ... By Mouth
• Opening and Shutting
• Emptying Things
• Dropping Things
• Hello, New Baby
• The Little Destroyer
• Throwing
• Banging on Everything
• Screeching and Screaming
• Hitting
• Keeping Your Baby Safe from Your Toddler
• Biting
• Taming Aggression
• FOR PARENTS At the End of the Day
• Hair Pulling
• Aggressiveness with Toys
• Thumb Sucking
• Continued Pacifier Use
• A Comfort Object
• Comfort at a Cost
• No Comfort Habit, No Problem
• Head Banging and Other Comfort Habits
• Rituals
• Ritual Red Flags
• Embracing the Routines
• Resistance to Change
• Clinging
• No Clinging Here
• Cutting Those Strings Safely
• Separation Anxiety
• FOR PARENTS The Long Good-bye
• A Preference for One Parent
• TWINS When Twins Tarn Green with Envy
• When Baby Makes ... One Too Many for Your Toddler
• Stranger Suspicion
• No Fear of Strangers
• Wandering Off
• Teaching Street Smarts
• Fears and Phobias
• Fear of Dogs
• Facing Fears
• FOR PARENTS Is It Time for a Pet?
• Pet Prescriptions
• No Fear of Dogs
• Negativity
• Hug It Away
• FOR PARENTS When to Say ôYesö to a ôNoö
• Not Listening to your ôNoö
• Whining
• FOR PARENTS Feeling Down
• Unreasonableness
• Impatience (Now!)
• Demanding Attention
• Car Seat Conflict
• Stroller Struggles
• Arch Enemy
• A Ride to Obesity?
• FOR PARENTS Shopping with Toddlers: Mission Impossible?
• Dressing Dilemmas
• A Toddler in the Buff
• Self-Dressing Frustrations
• Having Fun Getting the Job Done
• Challenging Toddler
• Living with a Challenging Temperament
• ALL ABOUT: Taming Tantrums (p. 234)
• The ôTerrible Twosö Start Now
• What's Behind Your Toddler's Tantrums?
• Heading Off Tantrums
• FOR PARENTS Don't Be a Cave-Mom
• Being Held Hostage by Breath Holding?
• Tantrum Dos and Don'ts
• Time-Outs for Tantrums?
• FOR PARENTS Keeping Your Cool
• Public Tantrums
• After the Storm
• For-Parents-Only Tantrums
• FOR PARENTS Join the Club
• Chapter 7 Disciplining Your Toddler (p. 244)
• What Discipline Is...and Isn't (p. 245)
• Discipline Basics
• FOR PARENTS Staying on the Same Page
• Discipline Strategies That Work (p. 248)
• Discipline Methods
• Win-Win Solutions
• FOR PARENTS Take a Time-In
• Spanking: Don't Do It
• Making Discipline Effective
• Life with Limits
• ALL ABOUT: Right and Wrong (p. 254)
• Chapter 8 Talking (p. 256)
• What You May Be Wondering About (p. 256)
• Not Talking Yet
• MILESTONE Talking
• The General Idea
• Conversation Frustration
• Signing In
• TWINS Double Talk
• Loss of Vocabulary
• The Gift of Gab
• Unclear Speech
• Only One Word at a Time
• ALL ABOUT: Getting Your Toddler Talking (p. 266)
• Chapter 9 Learning (p. 270)
• What You May Be Wondering About (p. 270)
• ABCs and 1-2-3s
• Raising a Reader
• The ABCs of P's and Q's
• A Taste (Literally) for Literature
• Reading Repetition
• What's This? What's That?
• Toddler Classes
• Computers
• Teaching Time
• Educational DVDs
• TV Watching
• The Trouble with TV
• ALL ABOUT: Cultivating Curiosity (p. 284)
• Chapter 10 Playing and Making Friends (p. 286)
• What You May Be Wondering About (p. 286)
• The Power of Play
• MILESTONE Fine Motor Skills
• Toys for Toddlers
• Presenting Fewer Presents
• Clutter Control
• Righty or Lefty?
• Toy Safety and Older Sibs
• MILESTONE Playing
• FOR PARENTS Toddler Game Tedium
• A Short Attention Span
• Independent Play
• A Start in Art
• MILESTONE Color by Number
• Music Making
• Dance Fever
• Playground Trepidation
• Playground Safety
• Playdate Guidelines
• Playdate Clinging
• Starting a Playgroup
• Have a Little Slugger?
• TWINS Double the Fun
• Playing with Others
• Bad Habit Swapping
• Being a Pushover
• Trouble Taking Turns
• Difficulty Sharing
• Sharing, Caring... or Showing Off?
• When you Gotta Share
• The In-Your-Face Toddler
• No Rough Stuff
• Not-So-Nice Behavior
• ALL ABOUT: Making Friends (p. 318)
• Chapter 11 Traveling with Your Toddler (p. 321)
• On the Go with Your Toddler (p. 321)
• Wherever You Go
• Traveling By Car
• Fun on the Go
• Curbing the Queasies
• Traveling By Plane
• Passports for Half-Pints
• Junior Jet Lag
• Traveling By Train
• Tantrums to Go
• A Traveling Toddler's Tummy
• Choosing a Family-Friendly Hotel
• FOR PARENTS Toddler-Free Travels
• Chapter 12 Keeping Your Toddler Healthy (p. 341)
• What, You Can Expect at Checkups (p. 341)
• Doctor, Doctor
• Fear of the Doctor
• You Know Your Child Best
• Tell It Like It Is
• Immunizations (p. 346)
• Recommended Vaccinations
• FOR PARENTS Vaccines: They're Not Just for Kids
• When to Call the Doctor After an Immunization
• Should a Cold Delay a Shot?
• Recommended Immunization Schedule for Early Childhood
• Better Late Than Never
• The Reality About Immunization Myths
• Taking the Fears, Tears, and Ouches Out of Shots
• Immunization Precautions
• Calling the Doctor (p. 356)
• When to Call the Doctor
• Where Does It Hurt?
• No Silly Questions
• Before You Call the Doctor
• Your Toddler's Pain Threshold
• Figuring Out Fever (p. 363)
• Taking Your Toddler's Temperature
• Febrile Convulsions
• Reading the Thermometer
• Treating a Fever
• Typical Body Temperatures
• Fever: Just Part of the Picture
• Caring for a Sick Toddler (p. 369)
• At Home
• FOR PARENTS When You're Sick
• In the Hospital
• Prepping for a Hospital Stay
• ALL ABOUT: Medication (p. 373)
• Getting Medication Information
• Online Meds: A Prescription for Danger?
• Herbal Remedies
• Giving Medicine Safely
• Don't Give These to Your Toddler
• Acetaminophen or Ibuprofren?
• Helping the Medicine Go Down
• The Most Common Toddler Illnesses (p. 380)
• Common Cold
• Good News About That Runny Nose
• Your Smoking Is Bad for Your Toddler's Health
• Ear Infection
• Tubes for Toddlers
• Some Probiotics with Those Antibiotics?
• Flu
• A Sore Throat
• Croup
• Keeping Germs Contained
• Constipation
• Diarrhea
• Signs of Dehydration
• Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
• The Most Common Chronic Conditions (p. 392)
• Allergies
• Is It an Allergy? or a Cold?
• Life-Threatening Allergies
• Asthma
• Asthma...or RAD?
• Celiac Disease
• When the Food-Allergic or Celiac Toddler Steps Out
• Seizures and Epilepsy
• Hearing Loss or Impairment
• Hearing Tests
• Chapter 13 Second Year Safety (p. 404)
• Safety in the Home (p. 404)
• Being Careful Doesn't Mean Being Obsessive
• Childproofing Around the Home
• Safety Gates
• Safe Heights
• Mechanical Fascination
• Red Light Greenery
• Lead Can Lead to Trouble
• No Gun Is a Safe Gun
• Happy Holidays Without the Hazards
• Childproofing the Kitchen
• Poison Control
• Not a Do-It-Yourselfer?
• Childproofing the Bathroom
• Dressing for Safety
• Childproofing the Laundry Room
• Childproofing the Garage
• Childproofing Toddler Toys
• Delecting Trouble
• Certifiably Safe
• There's No Substitute for Supervision
• Indoor Pest Control
• Calling All Recalls
• Safety When Out and About (p. 425)
• Outdoor Safety
• A Safe Place to Play
• Safety Around Bugs
• Outdoor Water Safety
• Safety in the Snow
• Car Safety
• Sunny and Mild? Not in the Car
• A Safe Ride
• ALL ABOUT: Teaching Your Toddler to Be Safe (p. 436)
• Chapter 14 Treating Toddler Injuries (p. 440)
• Preparing for Emergencies (p. 440)
• First Aid for the Toddler (p. 442)
• Abdominal Injuries
• Bites
• Bleeding
• Bleeding, Internal
• Broken Bones or Fractures
• Bruises, Skin
• Burns
• Chemical Burns
• Choking
• Cold Injuries
• Convulsions
• Cuts
• Dislocation
• Dog Bites
• Drowning (Submersion Injury)
• Ear Injuries
• Electric Shock
• Eye Injuries
• Fainting
• Finger and Toe Injuries
• Foreign Objects
• Fractures
• Frostbite and Frostnip
• Head Injuries
• Heat Injuries
• Hyperthermia
• Hypothermia
• Insect Bites or Stings
• Lip, Split or Cut
• Mouth Injuries
• Nose Injuries
• Poisoning
• Poison Guidelines You Should Know
• Poison Ivy, Poison Oak, Poison Sumac
• Puncture Wounds
• Scalds
• Scrapes
• Seizures
• Severed Limb or Digit
• Shock
• Skin Wounds
• Stocking the Medicine Cabinet
• Making a Boo-Boo Better
• Snake Bites
• Spider Bites
• Splinters
• Sprains
• Sunburn
• Swallowed Foreign Objects
• Objects in all the Wrong Places
• Teeth, Injury to
• Tick Bites
• Toe Injuries
• Tongue, Injury to
• First Aid for Toddlers: Choking and Breathing Emergencies (p. 463)
• Check, Call, Care
• CPR: The Most Important Skill You'll Hopefully Never Need
• A-B-C
• Which Comes First
• Rescue Breathing
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR): Children Over One Year
• First Aid for a Choking Toddler
• Chapter 15 Developmental Disorders (p. 472)
• What You May Be Wondering About (p. 472)
• Autism Spectrum Disorders
• Down Syndrome
• FOR PARENTS Helping Your Child
• Sensery Processing Disorder(SPD)
• Developmental Delays
• Finding Help
• ALL ABOUT: Living With Your Special Child (p. 480)
• Helping the Healthy Sibs
• Index (p. 485)

Reviews provided by Syndetics

Publishers Weekly Review

Popular parenting guru Murkoff offers a sequel to her What to Expect in the First Year in this all-inclusive look at the toddler from 12 to 24 months. In 15 chapters the authors cover feeding, sleeping, learning, playing, health and safety, injuries and developmental disorders, discipline, and other issues with a meaty center section on behavior. The text opens with the stunning array of developmental milestones that characterize this action-packed period in a child's life, beginning at 12 to 13 months, when a toddler says two words and cruises from place to place while holding on to furniture, to 24 months when he or she can run, kick a ball, and use 50 words or more. While noting that there's a "wide range of normal," Murkoff also warns parents to "follow your gut" and check with your pediatrician if anything seems behind schedule. Murkoff covers practical matters like the importance of parents learning CPR, frequently citing professional guidelines (i.e., experts advise no TV for kids under two). She also addresses less critical topics, such as how to get a blob of oatmeal out of a toddler's hair or deal with a youngster's "wardrobe monotony." Just as expected, Murkoff offers sound advice and reassurance that will help parent and toddler stay grounded during this whirlwind period of growth and change. (May) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

Booklist Review

Hoping to continue the success of her What to Expect series, Murkoff enlists Mazel to focus on the most infamous of the single-digit years, the terrible twos. Maintaining the reassuring format parents have grown to rely on, they provide a wealth of material on just why two-year olds act in certain ways as well as resources for tackling such notorious challenges as temper tantrums, picky eating, and difficult sleep patterns. They cover such hot-button second-year concerns as the correct way to use car seats and strollers and touch on subjects looming on the horizon, including childhood obesity (they suggest that leaving that stroller behind might not be such a bad idea), spanking, and computer usage. New issues associated with today's travel routines (e.g., the longer, more intimidating security line, the lack of food options on airplanes) appear alongside such perennially relevant topics as childhood immunizations. There are few surprises, but that is key to Murkoff's success. Her series gives parents exactly what they want and need. HIGH-DEMAND BACKSTORY: With 34 million copies in print of the earlier What to Expect titles, this one launches with a 250,000 first printing and a major marketing campaign.--Mondor, Colleen Copyright 2010 Booklist