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What to Expect the Second Year: From 12 to 24 Months Paperback – April 15, 2011
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- When will my 13-month-old start to walk?
- Shouldn’t my 14-month-old be talking already?
- How can I get my picky eater to pick something besides pasta?
- Sure, I can ignore a tantrum at home—but what am I supposed to do in the middle of the mall?
- Why does my toddler have such a hard time sharing? Taking turns? Playing nicely?
- When should we break the bottle habit . . . and what about the pacifier?
- How do I get my almost-two-year-old to settle down for bed—and stay asleep all night?
Just in time for those first steps, here’s the next step in What to Expect. Picking up the action at baby’s first birthday, What to Expect the Second Year is the complete guide to the “wonder year”—twelve jam-packed months of amazing milestones, lightning-speed learning, and endless discoveries. Filled with must-have information on everything from feeding (tips to tempt picky palates) to sleep (how to get more of it), talking (decoding those first words) to behavior (defusing those first tantrums). Plus, how to keep your busy one-year-old safe and healthy.
- Reading ageBaby - 12 years
- Print length540 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Dimensions6 x 1.13 x 9.06 inches
- PublisherWorkman Publishing Company
- Publication dateApril 15, 2011
- ISBN-109780761152774
- ISBN-13978-0761152774
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Heidi Murkoff is the author of the world’s bestselling What to Expect® series of pregnancy and parenting books, with over 43 million copies in print in 44 languages. She is also the creator of WhatToExpect.com and the WhatToExpect app, a community of 20 million parents, and the face of the app’s week-by-week pregnancy and first year videos. Using the power of the WTE platforms, Heidi works closely with the CDC, HHS, AAP and other public health organizations to share vital messages about maternal and infant health and safety. Her passionate commitment to the wellbeing of all moms and babies led her to found the What to Expect Project, a nonprofit organization dedicated to ensuring that every mom receives the empowering information and nurturing support she needs to deliver a healthy pregnancy, safe delivery, and healthy future to herself and the baby she loves. Along with the WTEP, Heidi advocates actively in Congress for legislation and policies supporting expecting and new moms and families, including military families. Since 2013, she has hosted close to 300 Special Delivery baby showers for tens of thousands of military moms and dads serving far from family and friends at bases around the world. In 2022, she and her husband Erik received the Elizabeth and Zachary Fisher Distinguished Civilian Humanitarian Award for their support of military families.
Visit Heidi on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @HeidiMurkoff and @WhattoExpect.
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- ASIN : 0761152776
- Publisher : Workman Publishing Company; 1st edition (April 15, 2011)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 540 pages
- ISBN-10 : 9780761152774
- ISBN-13 : 978-0761152774
- Reading age : Baby - 12 years
- Item Weight : 1.39 pounds
- Dimensions : 6 x 1.13 x 9.06 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #10,854 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #32 in Children's Health (Books)
- #66 in Baby & Toddler Parenting
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Heidi Murkoff is the author of the What to Expect®; series and author of Eating Well When You're Expecting, The What to Expect Pregnancy Journal & Organizer, What to Expect the First Year, The What to Expect Baby-Sitter's Handbook, and the What to Expect Kids series from HarperCollins. Her interactive website is www.whattoexpect.com, and she lives with her family in Los Angeles, California.
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You might need additional books or resources for more in depth coverage of certain problems if they go above and beyond "typical" toddler issues, but this is a comprehenive book that is sure to cover most of the questions you may have during your child's second year.
I would buy a book for the 3rd year if it were available!
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It is still well written and full of information like the other books but I do not read it on a regular basis like the other two. I rather use the What to expect webpage if there is some problem coming up because information is easier to find.


Covers everything from tantrums to teeth brushing (she actually suggests flossing a baby! Only in America! ....If I could only brush adequately we'd be pleased as punch!); I think just about every topic that has crossed our minds is covered and the material is interesting, insightful and easy to read.