Toddler Tips from Penelope Leach and Kyle Pruett
Toddler Tips from Penelope Leach and Kyle Pruett: What talks, walks, bites, hugs, throws tantrums, laughs easily, says "no," pays little attention, is fiercely independent and yet still requires help getting dressed? Join host Dr. Winnie King to learn about the strange species we call TODDLERS. This is a unique and difficult time in a child's development, for both the child and the parent/caregiver. Renowned experts Penelope Leach and Kyle Pruett will teach you how to handle your toddlers - deal with their behavior, learn the right ways to talk and discipline them and recognize when they are merely imitating what they learn from adults. You'll also learn ways to encourage and enhance a toddler's development. Join us and find out there's much more to toddlers than meets the eye.
Topics Covered:
- How advanced is a toddler's language?
- Toddler doesn't always have to mean tantrums, biting, scratching
and hair pulling. - Should you yell at your toddler?
- How much is a toddler's behavior based on imitating those around them?
- How toddlers view and perceive their world.
- Setting boundaries with toddlers.
- Saying "no" to toddlers.
Guests:
Penelope Leach, PhD
Fellow of the British Psychological Society; World Association for Infant Mental Health; Vice President of the Health Visitors' Association and President of the Child Development Society all in the UK; sits on the professional board of the Institute for Child, Adolescent and Family Studies in the US, and also works in various capacities for parents' and childrens' organizations concerned with prenatal education and birth; pre-school education especially those concerned with children's rights. Author of many books on child care and child development including, Babyhood, Baby and Child: From Birth to Age Five, Your Growing Child, The Parents A-Z, The First Six Months: Coming to Terms with Your Baby
and Children First.Kyle D. Pruett, MD
Clinical Professor, Psychiatry and Nursing at Yale Child Study Center, New Haven, CT; Former President, Zero to Three - The National Center for Infants, Toddlers and Families; Clinical Psychiatrist in Infant, Child, Adolescent and Family Psychiatry; Author of Me, Myself and I: How Children Build Their Sense of Self: 18 to 36 Months, The Nurturing Father: Journey Toward the Complete Man and FatherNeed : Why Father Care is as Essential as Mother Care for Your Child.Susan Sullivan Gottridge - parent of twins
Things to Know:
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Toddlers are generally young children in the age group from 1 to 3 - once they start walking (or toddling) until they go to preschool.
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With a toddler you're dealing with an in-between phase, in between babyhood and childhood.
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Typical toddler behaviors are saying "no" to everything, throwing tantrums, hitting, kicking, biting and never sharing.
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Toddlers are also beginning to develop a sense of humor and the ability to interact in truly human ways.
Parent/Caregiver Take Away Message:
Parents/Caregivers must be patient and have a sense of humor to truly appreciate this stage of a child's development. It can be wonderful!
Resources:
Books/Publications:
Books by Kyle D. Pruett, MD:
- Me, Myself and I: How Children Build Their Sense of Self: 18 to 36 Months
- The Nurturing Father: Journey Toward the Complete Man
- FatherNeed : Why Father Care is as Essential as Mother Care for Your Child.
Books by Penelope Leach, PhD:
- Babyhood
- Baby and Child: From Birth to Age Five
- Your Growing Child
- The Parents A-Z
- The First Six Months: Coming to Terms with Your Baby
- Children First
Websites/Phone Numbers
Zero to Three
http://www.zerotothree.org/American Academy of Pediatrics
http://www.aap.org/Baby Center
http://www.babycenter.com/
