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Toddler Tactics

How to make magic from mayhem
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Toddler Tactics by Pinky McKay offers practical advice for navigating the often challenging toddler years with positivity and patience. This parenting guide provides insights into understanding toddler behavior, effective communication strategies, and fostering development and independence in a supportive environment.
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This book may appeal to you if you're a parent seeking engaging and practical advice on navigating the toddler years. With a friendly and down-to-earth approach, it offers strategies for common toddler challenges, providing reassurance and support as you foster a nurturing environment for your child's development.

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Do you automatically cut toast into fingers?Appreciate finger painting as much as fine art?Hear 'no' a million times a day?If the answer is yes, then Toddler Tactics is for you.

Sensible, realistic advice from baby-parent expert to turn the toddler years from despair into delight.

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Do you automatically cut toast into fingers? Appreciate finger painting as much as fine art? Hear 'no' a million times a day? If the answer is yes, then Toddler Tactics is for you.

Being the parent of a toddler can be exciting, inspiring, and exhausting β€” all at once! Your adorable little baby has now become a moving, grooving tot with attitude, and it will take all your patience and skill to deal with these changes.

Parenting expert Pinky McKay explains what to do at each stage of development and offers fuss-free advice on:

  • communicating with your toddler
  • discipline and good manners
  • good eating habits
  • routines for play and sleep
  • toilet training
  • family dynamics

Toddler Tactics is bursting with practical strategies for making the toddler years the exhilarating experience they should be.

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Toddler Tactics by Pinky McKay is highly praised for its practical advice and empathetic approach to navigating the challenges of parenting toddlers. Reviewers appreciate McKay's emphasis on understanding and respecting children's developmental stages while offering real-world strategies for managing common toddler behaviours. The book is seen as an accessible resource that resonates well with parents, providing both reassurance and actionable insights.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780143005810

Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 04 February 2008

Country: Australia

Imprint: Penguin Random House Australia

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 24.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 181.0mm

Weight: 284g

Pages: 336

About the Author

An International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC), certified infant massage instructor and sought-after keynote speaker at conferences for parents and health professionals internationally, Pinky McKay is the author of Toddler Tactics, Sleeping Like a Baby and 100 Ways to Calm the Crying. Her books are approved and recommended by respected bodies such as the Australian Breastfeeding Association, the Australian Association of Infant Mental Health, La Leche League International and the Centre for Attachment (NZ). Pinky writes and blogs for Practical Parenting magazine (Australia) and contributes to various national and international publications and websites including Littlies magazine (New Zealand), Attachment Parenting International (US), Pathways to Family Wellness (US) and Opposing Views (US). She runs a busy private practice in Melbourne and, thanks to modern technology, also supports clients around the world with gentle baby care, breastfeeding, settling and sleep solutions through her e-newsletter, website, blog, teleseminars, workshops and private consultations. The mother of four adult 'children' and a now-teenage 'bonus baby' (the baby you have when your other kids can run their own baths, tie their own shoelaces and even drive their own cars!), Pinky's greatest pleasure is enjoying the precious giggles and cud

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