Toddlers
The
New Baby and Toddler Sleep Programme
Dr John Pearce
Vermillion, paperback, 172 pages, £7.99
This book is subtitled ‘how to have a peaceful night, every night’
and if the tips inside live up to that claim, it must be destined to
become a handbook for every parent.
There is certainly plenty of information inside, and unusually the
book does not just concentrate on getting a tiny baby into a sleep
pattern, it warns that even the best of sleepers may go through a
resistant phase as a two-year-old and offers advice for that too.
There is great emphasis on finding a good night ‘phrase’- one
that reassures your child that all is well because it is used night
after night.
Packed with clear guidelines and useful tips, the book is written
by an Emeritus (retired) Professor of Child Psychiatry with three
children of his own so he has seen and coped with a fair few cases!
NCT Book of
Toddler Tantrums
Penney Hames
NCT/Thorsons publishing, paperback, 150 pages, £5.99.
Coping with toddler tantrums is never going to be an easy task but this book will
at least offer some hope that life can get better.
Packed with strategies for coping with, and avoiding, tantrums, readers get a real
understanding into why the Terrible Twos exist and why toddlers feel they have to test the
boundaries every time.
Triggers and trouble spots are identified and parents are given tips on setting consistent
limits to beat off the demon of tantrums. A true guide to life with a child aged over 18
months.
