I've been working with my son, who is 2 years old (28 months), on several developmental tasks and concepts, but we seem to be struggling with all of them. He is currently receiving speech therapy for a speech delay, and I know this contributes to some of the struggle. I find that toddler books are sometimes the best tool for helping him grasp a concept, so I would like to hear suggestions on books that you have found to be helpful with teaching your toddler. The concepts for which I'm seeking book recommendations are:
teeth brushing
friendship behaviors, including sharing, not hitting, and taking turns
staying with a parent/not running away (not sure there are any books for that one!)
We have the book by Yolen called "How Do Dinosaurs Play With Their Friends" (I think that's the title). What I have found in my searching are lots of books for ages 4-8, and alot of those books seem too advanced for him. If you've found books in this age range that a toddler can also understand, please let me know what they are, as well as any good books for toddlers.
S., if you looked at the Usborne Books website someone mentioned and would like to have a show, I'm a local supervisor (the link to Usborne that was shared is to a supervisor in Minnesota), and we have great hostess benefits!
Just let me know if you'd like to see some of the books, as I have quite a bit of inventory (I love doing big booth events, along with home shows).
Hi S.,
I recently bought a set of books on One Step Ahead - Hands Are Not For Hitting, Teeth Are Not For Biting, Feet Are Not For Kicking, and Words Are Not For Hurting. They are great! The whole set is about $30.
http://www.onestepahead.com/catalog/product.jsp?productId...
Also, Usborne Books has a ton of great books, I'm sure you can find something along the lines of what you are looking for there. www.usbornebooks.com
-Char
I have two suggestions and both are fun series of books. First, the Little Critter books by Mercer Mayer, There are tons of them and they cover everything: watching scary movies, behaving in public, GETTING LOST, being nice to kids who are different, accepting your siblings, and on and on. The other series are books by S. Boynton. There are all SO cute, they rhyme and have silly things in them, but my boys just loved them and my husband and I still do. My youngest was a late talker too. He didn't really start talking until he was two and was in speech therapy bi-monthly for a year. I can still remember the first book that made him laugh. It was a Boynton book called :”Red Hat, Yellow Hat, Green Hat, Oops!” and it’s about these animals getting dressed, piece by piece, along with a silly turkey who always puts the items on incorrectly. When he was around two, Nathan couldn't stop laughing at that book. He didn’t talk, but he got his point across. And learning to have a sense of humor is an important lesson too J
We have some of the books from the "Help Me Be Good" series -- "A Children's Book about Being Selfish" by Joy Wilt Berry. It's older so I'm not sure if you'll find it at stores, but you could probably order it or buy it used. My son actually loves to read this book ... and his behavior has improved because of it.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00069WGOI/sr=1-2/qid=12...=
We also read the one about teasing and whining.
We bought one of the Usborne books about going to the dentist and what happens when you go to the dentist. It goes over the importance of brushing your teeth in that too.
http://www.usbornebooks.com/
