The following resources available at the Newport Beach Public Library will offer parents sound advice on raising and guiding a child through the toddler years and beyond.
“Toddler 411: Clear Answers & Smart Advice for Your Toddler” by Ari Brown and Denise Fields: In this easy to navigate resource, readers will find valuable information on everything toddler. This all-inclusive guide provides advice on potty training, meal planning, and handling difficult discipline issues along with valuable topics covering all aspects of a young child’s development, both physical and emotional.
For parents of babies, be sure to check out “Baby 411: Clear Answers and Smart Advice for Your Baby’s First Year,” also written by Denise Fields and Ari Brown.
“The Happiest Toddler on the Block: The New Way to Stop the Daily Battle of Wills and Raise a Secure and Well-Behaved One- to Four-Year Old” by Harvey Karp: Dr. Karp uses his background in pediatrics and child psychology to create this helpful resource on toddler discipline. He details the importance of understanding toddlers’ cognitive abilities as a way to effectively put into practice successful methods of discipline that work. By connecting human evolution to toddler development, Karp hopes to facilitate parents in the practice of effectively communicating and disciplining the toddler age set!
“1-2-3 Magic: Effective Discipline for Children 2-12” by Thomas Phelan: 1-2-3 Magic provides parents with an easy-to-use counting method for discipline that works for children ages 2 through 12. When toddlers get to a certain age and begin to understand consequences, this 1-2-3 method will help stop temper tantrums before they even start.
