Watch Me Grow, I'm Two Every Parent's Guide to the Lively & Challenging 24- To 36-Month-Old

Every Parent's Guide to the Lively & Challenging 24- to 36-Month-OldThis second groundbreaking volume in the acclaimed age-specific childcare series helps turn the "terrible twos" into a terrific, joyous experience for parents and their two-year-old children.Your two-year-old is less dependent on your "teaching" and more in charge of his learning than ever before. While problem solving and mastery of skills will be his major agenda for this year, improving verbal, physical, and emotional skills make him seem more capable than he really is. There's a big difference between saying "I do it" and being able to do it!) In short, the need to establish his own identity by getting his way may prove more frustrating than adorable at times. Caregivers need to see his efforts as valuable experimentation -- not defiance -- and support this exciting growth.Incorporating cutting-edge research about twenty-four- to thirty-six-month-old children, Dr. O'Brien highlights how the world looks and feels to them during this time of rapid development. With a delightful mix of the latest scientific findings and true-life stories, O'Brien demonstrateO'Brien, Maureen is the author of 'Watch Me Grow, I'm Two Every Parent's Guide to the Lively & Challenging 24- To 36-Month-Old' with ISBN 9780688168797 and ISBN 0688168795.