List of Books for Parenting Toddlers

List of Books for Parenting Toddlers

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Books for Parenting Toddlers

If you are a parent of a toddler, you may need this list of books for parenting toddlers.  I am a grandparent of a toddler!  What a roller coaster ride it is to know a toddler and experience their tantrums with them.

It is not easy parenting or grandparenting toddlers!  Some days can really be a lot of fun with them–if you are lucky enough to go a whole day without a tantrum.  Then, if you are having a day full of tantrums, that is a really bad day!  Your toddler could be hungry, tired, teething, sick–who knows sometimes?  Sometimes you have a pretty good idea why they are behaving the way they are, but other days you just have no clue.  At least that is how I feel with my 2 year old granddaughter.  My goodness!!

Here are some books that may save your sanity!

List of Books for Parenting Toddlers

101 Ways to Play with a 2-year-old. Educational Fun for Toddlers and Parents (US version) (Learning Games)

The Happiest Toddler on the Block:  How to Eliminate Tantrums and Raise a Patient, Respectful, and Cooperative One to Four Year Old

By:  Harvey Karp, M.D.

The Toddler’s Busy Book:  365 Creative Games and Activities to Keep Your 1 1/2  to 3 Year Old Busy

By:  Trish Kuffner


The  5 Love Languages of Children

By:  Gary Chapman, PhD and Ross Campbell, MD

Parenting Your Powerful Child:  Bringing an End to the Everyday Battles

By:  Dr. Kevin Leman

The Christian Mama’s Guide to Parenting a Toddler:  Everything You Need to Know to Survive (and Love) Your Child’s Terrible Twos (Christian Mama’s Guide Series)

By:  Erin McPherson

 Parenting Toddlers with Love and Logic From the Inside Out

By:  Yo Myung

Strong-Willed Child

Parenting the Strong-Willed Child:  The Clinically-Proven Five-Week Program for Parents of Two- to Six-Year-Olds

By:  Rex Forehand, PhD and Nicholas Long, PhD

Parenting Toddlers:  40 Tips on Teaching Your Toddler Discipline, Proper Behavior and Responsibility for a Successful Future

By:  J J Hartley
Positive Discipline for Preschoolers:  For Their Early Years–Raising Children That Are Responsible, Respectful and Resourceful
By:  Jane Nelson Ed.D, Cheryl Erwin, and Roslyn Ann Duffy

How Toddlers Thrive:  What Parents Can Do Today For Children Ages 2-5 to Plant The Seeds of Lifelong Success

By:  Tovah Klein, PhD

 Jo Frost’s Toddler Rules:  Your 5-Step Guide to Shaping Proper Behavior

By:  Jo Frost

The Whole Brain Child:  12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind

By:  Daniel Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson

Toddlers are so much fun!!!

No Bad Kids:  Toddler Discipline Without Shame

By:  Janet Lansbury

Toddler 411:  Clear Answers & Smart Advice for Your Toddler

By:  Dr. Ari Brown and Denise Fields

Love and Logic Magic for Early Childhood:  Practical Parenting From Birth to Six Years 

By:  Jim Fay, Charles Fay, and Charles Fay PhD

 1-2-3 Magic:  3-Step Discipline for Calm, Effective and Happy Parenting

By:  Thomas Phelan

Caring For Your Baby and Young Child:  Birth to Age 5

By:  American Academy of Pediatrics

Parenting With Love And Logic (Updated and Expanded Edition) Hardcover – April 19, 2006

By:  Foster Cline, Jim Fay

Master the Daily Battles of Parenting Toddlers: Stay Calm, Raise Happy & Caring Children, and Have more Fun as a Family (Zen Parents) (Volume 2) Paperback – September 12, 2014

By:  Anna Anderson

The Secret Lives of Toddlers: A Parent’s Guide to the Wonderful, Terrible, Fascinating Behavior of Children Ages 1 to 3

By:  Jana Murphy

Common Sense Parenting of Toddlers and Preschoolers, 2nd Ed.: Practical, Effective Strategies for Raising Well-Behaved Kids and Being a More Confident Paperback – April 28, 2015

By:  Bridget Barnes, Steven York

Help! There’s a Toddler in the House! Paperback – March 10, 2011

By:  Thomas Reimers

Your Toddler Month by Month Hardcover – 2008

By:  Tanya Byron

The Toddler’s Busy Book: 365 Creative Games and Activities to Keep Your 1 1/2- to 3-Year-Old Busy Paperback – November 1, 1999

By:  Trish Kuffner

Busy Toddler, Happy Mom: Over 280 Activities to Engage Your Toddler in Small Motor and Gross Motor Activities, Crafts, Language Development and Sensory Play Paperback – May 8, 2013

By:  Gayle Jervis, Kristen Jervis Cacka

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