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Title: Your One-Year-Old : The Fun-Loving, Fussy 12-To 24-Month-Old by Frances L. Ilg, Louise Bates Ames ISBN: 0-440-50672-7 Publisher: Dell Pub. Date: 01 May, 1983 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (8 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Your One-Year-Old: The Fun-Loving, Fussy 12-To 24-Month Old
Comment: This series is wonderful. I relied on it heavily in raising my children after being raised myself in a way I did not want to imulate. My now grown children comment fondly on their childhoods, and are both compassionate, interesting people with good family and career goals of their own.
These books helped me figure out what "the small stuff" was, so, I could identify "normal" behavior and relax. If you are determined to raise your children in a nurturing, supportive way, without a lot of criticism and policing, this series will help you. Knowing what developmental stage your child is in really helps keep the anxiety level low.
Be forewarned, though, no matter how relaxed you are as a parent, teenagers probably never are completely "normal." Some are only mildly wacky. Some are very wacky. We had one at each end of the spectrum. The key with them must be to remember they are still a work in progress. Humans take a long time to get "done." Set standards, hold your breath, pray a lot,and wait--never give up.
Rating: 5
Summary: Very informative!
Comment: I must disagree with the above reviewer who complained that the book is 15 years old and is therefore outdated. That criticism would be more vaild if it concerned a book about teenagers or pre-teens, since our culture has changed so much in just 15 years. However, one-year-old children have behaved in similar fashion since the beginning of time. They learn to stand, to totter, they grab ahold of everything in sight. This book is short, easy to read, and packed with a lot of insight. I especially like the suggested toys section--old magazines, blocks, plastic play hammer, old purse, etc. One-year-olds are fascinated by everything, so concentrate on simple, unbreakable items instead of spending hundreds on smashable toys. Good read!
Rating: 2
Summary: Silly book!!
Comment: I have not read this book cover-to-cover, but I think I get the idea from reading large sections throughout the book. I don't like it. First of all, much of the contents is OK, but seems like very basic common sense, so I didn't find it that useful. Things that bugged me, though, were:
Talking about how this age is good for using a harness and leash. (not that I haven't considered this!! :-) )
They gave an example of a child's dexterity by talking about how she picked up a toy simultaneously with a cigarette that had fallen out of her father's cigarette pack. I think the authors are European, so smoking is rampant in Europe. But to me, this is an odd example in a book that's supposed to be teaching good practices for parents.
Lastly, they talk about how children at a certain age aren't very social and how they consider people to be like inanimate objects. They gave the example of how toddlers in a stroller don't engage at all with the person pushing the stroller, and that there may as well be a machine pushing the stroller. Therefore, they don't like engaging much with people. Well . . . can you imagine sitting in a stroller facing out and trying to engage with the person pushing you from behind? My child loves to engage with me and others, but in a stroller it's practically impossible!
These examples, and the fact that they totally miss the mark in describing my child - saying they aren't interested in books at all at this age (she loves books! And spends long periods flipping through pages, babbling away, and letting me read to her), among other strange generalizations, make me glad i bought this book used instead of new. It may be helpful to someone out there, but didn't help me.
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Title: Your Two-Year-Old : Terrible or Tender by Louise Bates Ames ISBN: 0440506387 Publisher: Dell Pub. Date: 15 July, 1980 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: Your Three-Year-Old : Friend or Enemy by Frances L. Ilg, Louise Bates Ames ISBN: 0440506492 Publisher: Dell Pub. Date: 15 August, 1980 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Your Four-Year-Old : Wild and Wonderful by Louise Bates Ames ISBN: 0440506751 Publisher: DTP Pub. Date: 01 November, 1989 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Your Five Year Old: Sunny and Serene by Louise Bates Ames ISBN: 0440506735 Publisher: Dell Pub. Date: 15 February, 1981 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Your Six-Year-Old : Loving and Defiant by Frances L. Ilg, Louise Bates Ames ISBN: 0440506743 Publisher: DTP Pub. Date: 15 April, 1981 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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