What's a mom to do when her sweet baby's smiles and snuggles turn to tears and tantrums?
This take on everything toddlerfrom throwing food to potty training to massive toddler fitsis filled with sanity-saving advice every mom wants to hear. Helpful tips include how to:
- stop a tantrum in its tracks (or at least survive the tantrum without breaking into tears of your own)
- discipline your child in a way that demonstrates Christ's redeeming love
- make your marriage a priority when your kid is a squeaky wheel that always seems to need your time and attention
- introduce your child to Jesus in a way that leads to authentic faith
- convince a one-and-a-half year old that broccoli really is better than cookieseven if you don't believe it yourself
Moms will be entertained and encouraged by the amusing anecdotes and godly advice of this comprehensive, topical approach to parenting one and two year olds.
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| Introduction: What Happened to My Sweet Baby? |
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One Getting into the Toddler Mama Groove |
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Surviving and Thriving in the Toddler Years |
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Two Heart, Mind, and Soul |
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Getting a Handle on Toddler Discipline |
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A Requisite Course on How to Handle Toddler Tantrums |
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Five Living a Healthy Lifestyle |
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Teaching Your Toddler How to Live Healthy from an Early Age |
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Helping Your Toddler Become a Great Sleeper |
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Seven Brainiacs on (Hot) Wheels |
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Learning and Growing with Your Toddler |
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Eight Your Guide to Starting Preschool |
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Sending Your Toddler to School for the First Time |
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Nine "I've Never Seen This Before" |
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And Other Things You'd Prefer Not to Hear from Your Pediatrician |
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A Potty Training How-To from Someone Who (Sort of) Knows What to Do |
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Eleven The Christian Daddy's Guide to Parenting a Toddler |
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What Dads Need to Know About Toddlers |
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Twelve Confessions of a Stay-at-Home Mom |
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How to Manage the Hardest Easy Job Ever |
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Thirteen Confessions of a Working Mom |
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Ten Rules to Help You Find Balance Between Work and Life |
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Finding Time for You in a World of Me, Me, Me! |
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Fifteen Reinventing Date Night |
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Date Night Makes a Bold Return |
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Sixteen Doing It All Over Again |
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Getting Prepped and Ready for Round 2 (or 3 or 4) |
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| Epilogue: Treasuring Two |
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| About the Author |
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Erin MacPherson is a mom of three who never does anything halfway. When she discovered she was pregnant she decided to write about itbut then kept writing. A former staff writer and editor for Nickelodeon, Erin now entertains parents on her personal blog as well as through freelance magazine articles, devotionals and speaking. She wants to come beside her readers not only as a confidant and Christian sister, but also as a best girlfriend who understands what daily life is all about.
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