“Elizabeth Lyons is the friend you always dreamed you’d meet when you found out there were twins on the way. Now she’s back with a smart and funny guide to surviving on Planet of the Toddlers. Consider it a must-read.”
–Ann Douglas, author of The Mother of All Toddler Books
You’ve survived the sleepless nights, the inconsolable crying (yours and the babies’), the erratic schedules, the ever-growing mountain of laundry, and the cereal dinners night after night. You’ve washed more bottles and changed more diapers than you ever imagined you would. You’ve proven yourself. You’re perfectly primed to enter Phase Two: The Toddler Years. This cannot-live-without resource explores such topics as:
- Managing Tantrums Times Two in Aisle 9
- Maintaining Your Marriage (a.k.a. Secrets to Not Killing Your Spouse)
- Handling Impulsive Behavior
- Having Another Baby (Never Say Never!)
Ready or Not…There We Go! keeps parents two steps ahead of their newly mobile charges, arming them with the confidence to dive into the toddler tunnel knowing they’ll exit with their sanity (and everything else) intact.
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A FEW WORDS
Getting Here
Moving Right Along
Secrets to Exiting the Toddler Tunnel with Sanity Intact
THE SECOND YEAR
Absolutely Necessities for Moms of Twin Toddlers
They’re On the Move
Childproofing for Twin Toddlers
Gotta Get Out of This Place
Gotta Get Out of This Place With My Spouse
New Car Seats (Again)
Capturing the Kids
Venturing Out
Creating Variety in Day-to-Day Life
Beware of Incorporating Too Much Variety
Finding a Caregiver Who Can Handle Twins
Marriage
Communicating With Your Children
Guiding Twin Toddlers
Guiding Your 1- to 2-Year-Old Twins
Addressing the More Frustrating Behaviors
Got Milk?
Sleeping Through the Night No More
Competition Between Parents: The Worry Factor
Competition Between Twins
Sleep Issues
Onward and Upward: Big Kid Beds
When and How to Get Rid of the Pacifier
Bathing
Utensils, Anyone?
Traveling with Twin Toddlers
The Celebrity Factor Disappears
THE THIRD YEAR
Ten Signs You Are a “Normal” Parent of Toddlers
Converting Age from Months to Years
Having Another Baby
Fostering Independence
Eat, Baby, Eat!
Fecal Fascination
Communication
Guiding Your 2- to 3-Year-Old Twins
More Competition Between Twin Toddlers
Impulsive Behavior
Managing Curiosity
THE FOURTH YEAR
Strategies for Conserving Sanity
Preschool-Age Communication
The Bedroom Party
Strategies for Party Annihilation
Morning Mayhem
Strategies for Effective Morning Management
Getting Your Life Back
Getting Your Body Back
Dropping the Afternoon Nap
Guiding Your 3- to 4-Year-Old Twins
The Reality of the 3-Year-Old Mindset
The Child with a Selective Palate
Potty Training
STILL MOVING
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