Publisher's Synopsis
Many parents wonder how the sweet, chubby baby which gurgles happily at them for the first twelve months changes so suddenly into a bellowing, tantrum prone, heel drumming, carpet biting toddler. What's gone wrong? Whose fault is it? What can be done about it? Dr Christopher Green's classic bestseller on coping with infants has now been revised and updated in this new edition to answer these questions and others like them in a way that parents of the 1990s will instantly grasp. He quickly calms fears of 'abnormal' bad behaviour, points out that the inevitable strains of bringing up children, and offers invaluable practical advice on all fronts from discipline to sleeping problems, tantrums to toilet training. Updated advice on breastfeeding, smacking, discipline, children's medication, sleep problems, food, hyperactivity, sibling rivalry, vaccinations. Light-hearted and authoritative, Toddler Taming is a must for family sanity!
