Watch Me Grow: I'm One-Two-Three: A Parent's Essential Guide to the Extraordinary Toddler to Preschool Years

After just a few pages of reading, I actively used some advice given and it made a real difference in relating to my 16 month old. Each section describes several aspects of a particular age group: Brain and cognitive development, physical and emotional challenges, and my favorite, the toddler's perspective. The "Toddler's Perspective" sections give a typical scenario seen through the eyes of a toddler with their limited language and logic. This was, for me, the most helpful and unique part of the book and it really did help me have more patience with my son. It also helped me use play-time to better advantage, matching his level of understanding and his needs. The author imparts scientific information in a highly readable way and I had a lot of fun reading Watch Me Grow and putting her advice to use.

Wow, I have the complete opposite take than the other reviewer. I absolutely love this book-it is so in depth and really explains children at every single developmental/emotional stage ages 1-3. Most books have a paragraph or maybe a few pages for every "problem" or developmental stage-this book has whole, very descriptive chapters. I recommend this book to all the new parents I know. There is a lot of reading but I love to read and soak in knowledge so this book is perfect to me.