Best Parenting Books

Toddler Tactics

Pinky McKay

‘Do you automatically cut toast into fingers? Appreciate finger painting as much as fine art? Hear ‘no’ a million times a day? If the answer is yes, then Toddler Tactics is for you. Being the parent of a toddler can be exciting, inspiring and exhausting – all at once! Your adorable little baby has now become a moving, grooving tot with attitude, and it will take all your patience and skill to deal with these changes’ PM

Yep, it’s my favourite gal Pinky again. I can’t help it; this woman is an instinctual child raising genius! Toddler Tactics helps you with what you can do at each developmental stage and has plenty of advice on communicating with your toddler, discipline, manners, eating, routines for play and sleep, toilet training and is loaded with practical ideas for keeping those busy little people entertained and happy. All of these help�for making your experience of the toddler years memorable for the right reasons!

Shelley Gilbert

A mum of two, full-on but super cute little boys, Shelley is completely addicted to gentle attachment parenting, loves baby-wearing, fills the role of jersey cow for her youngest child, inhales books about child brain development, is happily married to her partner of 13 years and gets amongst it with the 4 yr olds on kindy parent days. Having worked in all areas of pharmacy her favourite part is – you guessed it- helping people. She is a Cert III Dispense Technician, has a Diploma of Business Management and has clocked up a whole lot of life experience that is giving her a great edge for writing for Stay At Home Mum.

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