Guiding Your Toddler's Development:
Eating, Sleeping, Toilet Training and More
By Calvin A. Colarusso, M.D.,
Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, University of California at San Diego
Product Description
You knew the terrible twos were coming. You were warned. But now they’re here, along with questions you never thought to ask. Why won’t he go to sleep? Where should she sleep? How long can you be away without causing permanent trauma? Who should care for your tot if you can’t be there? Exactly why is there cereal everywhere in your once clean kitchen however in her mouth? Can you really win an argument with the little guy? When does potty training start? Why on the planet is she having fun with poop? If you do this wrong, will your child be damaged forever?!
Surprisingly, there are answers, and with a little humor, plenty of understanding, and 50 years’ experience, eminent authority in the field of development, child psychiatrist, and master clinician Cal Colarusso, M.D. will ease the mind, answer your questions and supply step-by-step guides that will not only reassure your frazzled parent mind, but also make your most important job - raising your child - a little easier.
Guiding Your Toddler’s Development: Eating, Sleeping, Potty training and More gives clear explanations of the toddler’s behavior and practical recommendations, including what to say when the going gets tough.
The book includes:
• Developmental concepts
• Examples of how your tyke deals sees the world, and what that means for you as a parent
• Separation anxiety (yours too!)
• Choosing the best caretaker for your toddler
• How to cope with difficult behaviors
• Toilet training guidelines
• And perhaps most of all, the word every two year old loves: NO!
How you guide your toddler’s development sets a foundation for the rest of his life. Use the strategies in this book to be an effective parent of a happy child.
Dr. Colarusso is a board-certified Clinical Professor of Psychiatry in the University of California at North park, where he served for two decades as Director from the Child Psychiatry Residency Training course.
He is also a Training and Supervising Analyst in child and adult psychoanalysis at the San Diego Psychoanalytic Institute as well as an internationally known lecturer to students, professionals, and also the general public on many aspects of normal and pathologic development.
His six books have been published in English, Korean, and Spanish. See http://amzn.to/calcolarusso.