Monday, April 4, 2011

What To Expect The Second Year (Review + Giveaway)

From America's bestselling parenting series, What To Expect, comes a new book that is geared specifically toward your toddler. What To Expect The Second Year is a complete why, when and how-to guide to your toddler's wonder year (from 12 to 24 months). It features everything you need to know about caring for, nurturing, understand and keeping up with your incredible 1-year old. What To Expect The Second Year covers everything parents need to understand and enjoy in this important year in a child's life.

When I was pregnant with Princess P, I read What To Expect When You're Expecting from cover to cover. I just loved everything the book featured and how well organized it was. So, it's no wonder that when I received What To Expect The Second Year, I found the same thing.
What to expect the second yearWhat To Expect The Second Year features 15 chapters on everything toddler. From traveling with your toddler to playing and making friends, this book covers it all. I love how well laid out this book is and I really enjoyed "The Second Year at a Glance", which highlights your little one's development in a timeline.

Taken from Chapter 9: Learning, this is a excerpt on how to help your toddler foster a love of reading.

"Be Creative. You know what interests your toddler better than any author does. So if your child seems confused or frustrated by the language, don't feel obliged to read the words as written. Doing a little creative editing can greatly enhance your toddler's comprehension and interest level."

What To Expect The Second Year is a great resource for common things like "When to call the doctor?" and "Up and down appetites". But it is also great at helping parents tame their toddlers aggression and teaching them how to discipline effectively. I have found this book to be very educational and it has also helped me gain insight into a toddler's world.

Buy It: What To Expect The Second Year will be released on April 5th, but you are able pre-order it at www.barnesandnoble.com for $16.14.

Giveaway Giveaway
What To Expect Prize Pack
One lucky reader will win a What To Expect The Second Year Prize Pack (valued at $75)!

*This giveaway is now closed.*
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Giveaway will end on April 18th at 11:59pm ET. The winner will be chosen by random.org and announced here as well as emailed. The winner will have 48 hours to contact me or a new winner will be chosen. Giveaway open to US residents.

This review is based strictly my opinion. Others may have a different opinion or experience with the product listed above. I was provided a copy of the book free of charge and I provided my honest opinion. No other type compensation was received for this review.

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