The Mighty Toddler: The Essential Guide to the Toddler Years

Robin Barker is just what you need. Not fancy or fussy or over the top. Just practical advice that encourages you to enjoy and embrace the toddler years. This is all you need to have a great time as a parent of a two year old. Puts everything into perspective.

As a medical doctor and a mother of toddler twins I have found Robin Barker's book an excellent resource in the day to day issues of raising small children.It is a comprehensive book covering major issues like sleeping, feeding and behaviour in very detailled terms. This proved particularly useful for me as through her advice I can now get two babies off to sleep with the minimum of fuss. What a lifesaver!Robin Barker provides information using the best available medical evidence as well as drawing on her own substantial experience. The resulting information is medically up to date as well as sensitive to the needs of a variety of families and their toddlers.The greatest asset of this book (as well as her other publications) is that Ms Barker never tells you what to do. Rather, she presents options, or a framework of how to deal with tricky situations. She acknowledges that you alone know your toddler the best and empowers you to make the right choice for you and your family. At last a book that respects you as a parent!I unreservedly recommend "The Mighty Toddler" to any parent (and their mighty toddler) who is looking for helpful advice on how to survive (and even enjoy) the toddler years.

The Mighty Toddler is an absolute gem! Robin Barker's book is tailor-made for thinking parents everywhere - it lays out all the options (from behaviour management techniques to sleeping to feeding), gives the pros and cons of each, then leaves the parents to make their own decisions. Frankly, I'm sick of experts telling me what I should or shouldn't be doing with my child. What I want is sensible, practical information based on sound research into my toddler's developmental stage - and The Mighty Toddler has this in bucketloads, as well as a relaxed, unpatronising tone which inspires trust and confidence. There's a great index, which means the information's easy to access in a hurry; a thoroughly researched guide to toddler development, a very useful ABC of toddler behaviour, and whole lot of other information I refer to on a daily basis. It's an essential resource for anyone with a mightly toddler in their life.

Thank you Robin Barker! At last someone has written a true, practical, funny and friendly guide to EVERYTHING you wanted to know about your little one. My sister gave me a copy of The Mighty Toddler and it has exceeded all my expectations, Barker's comprehensive book is yet to disapoint me in any area, every query is answered. It offers a comprehensive range of answers, everything from behaviour management techniques to medical condtions and day-to-day toddler care. Barker's extensive career in the early childhood world shines through. The Mighty Toddler has made me a mighty confident Mother.