Tom McMahon

Kid Tips (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The Real Parenting Experts Speak Out!
For this invaluable book, Tom McMahon mounted a nationwide media campaign and gathered a wealth of tested and proven child raising tips from experienced parents in over three hundred cities across the country. Here are more than one thousand of the best, reflecting every aspect of parenting -- inside tips today's busy parents all too often don't have time to share with their family and friends. Discover fresh, unique, creative ideas that are fun, thrifty, easily accessible and pediatrician-approved for health and safety:
PLAYTIME -- from indoor activities to outdoor play to coping with clutter and cleanup
MEALTIME -- how to feed baby, deal with your finicky eater and dine out without losing your mind
HEALTH AND SAFETY -- taking medicine painlessly, soothing colicky babies, visiting the doctor, and more
DISCIPLINE -- three easy steps that short-circuit big problems before they begin!
BEDTIME -- from putting baby to bed to quieting bumps in the night
ON THE GO -- travel and vacations, errands and shopping made easy
SELF ESTEEM AND RELATIONSHIPS -- promoting healthful self-respect and respect for others
From baby basics to easy toilet training to teaching your children responsibility and more, here are fast, fabulous "fixes" that work!

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Simon + Schuster LLC
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 1998
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781439136928
• Artikelnr.: 40157999

Autorenporträt

As an educator, Tom McMahon has experience at the elementary, junior high, senior high, and college levels, including twenty years as a professor of counseling and psychology at Ohlone College in Fremont, California. Tom McMahon writes a weekly newspaper parenting column for The Oregonian, is a frequent guest speaker on parenting, and has appeared on numerous radio and television shows including Oprah, Good Morning America, and the CNN and Fox television networks. He resides in the San Francisco Bay Area with his wife and two children.

Inhaltsangabe

CONTENTS
Foreword
by Dr. Remo Cerruti, M.D., F.A.A.P.
A Personal Introduction
1
PLAY TIME
Indoor Activities
Pretend Play
Outdoor Fun
Quitting a Favorite Activity
Arts and Crafts
Recycling "Masterpieces"
Toys
Coping with Toy Clutter
Storing Toys
Quick Cleanup
2
OPEN WIDE FOR THE CHOO-CHOO
(Tips from the Kitchen)
Food and Kitchen Tips
Feeding Baby
The Finicky Eater
Dining Out
3
ADVENTURES IN THE BATHROOM
Potty Training
"Staying Dry" Through the Night
Personal Hygiene and Grooming
Bath Time
4
LEARNING
Learning Tips
School Mornings
Learning in the Car
For Love of Books
5
DEMYSTIFYING DISCIPLINE
Discipline Tips
Time-out and Corner Time
When There Are Two or More of Them and Only One of It
When Siblings Argue
6
"PLEASE PICK UP YOUR TOYS"
(Chores for Children)
Chore Tips
7
CLOTHES AND LAUNDRY
Clothing Tips
Laundry Tips
8
HEALTH AND SAFETY
Boo-boos and Owies
Time to Take Your Medicine
Visits to the Doctor
Colicky Babies
Teeth Care
Miscellaneous Health Tips
Safety at Home and Away
9
SELF-ESTEEM AND RELATIONSHIPS
Promoting Self-esteem
Family Relationships
Time Alone with Each Child
Parents Need Time, Too
If You Need a Few Minutes of Privacy
Baby-sitters and Day Care
10
ON THE GO
(with Children)
Are We There Yet? (Car Travel)
Airplane Travel
Vacations
Errands and Shopping
11
NIGHTY NIGHT
Nap Time
Baby's Bedtime
Cribs
"Time to Go to Bed"
Bedtime Rituals
Soothing a Child to Sleep
Noise Can Be Soothing -- Really!
The 3 A.m. Blues
Things That Go Bump in the Night
12
CELEBRATIONS
Gift Ideas
Thank-you Notes
Party Time
Holidays
Family Memories
13
BABY BASICS
Preparing an Older Sibling for a New Baby
Breast-feeding
Bottle Feeding
Command Central (The Changing Table)
At Arm's Reach of the Changing Table
Pacifying the Teether
Weaning (Bottles, Pacifiers, and Blankies)
Miscellaneous Tips for Baby
Parents' Bill of Rights and Responsibilities
Index
Know a Clever Child-Care Tip?